By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 20 -- First gas is now flowing into the North West Shelf Australia LNG Pty. Ltd. consortium's second trunkline, more than doubling the group's production capacity off Western Australia.
The 42-in.pipeline was constructed to meet expected additional LNG demand from Asia and other markets. It delivers natural gas 130 km from three offshore production facilities to the consortium's onshore gas processing facilities at Karratha on the Burrup Peninsula. (OGJ Online, Nov. 8, 2002).
The $800 million (Aus.) trunkline increases the venture's offshore production capacity to 3,850 MMscfd from 1,650 MMscfd and complements the original 40-in. trunkline, which has been operating since 1984.
NWS Australia LNG President John Banner said the group also would commission its fourth LNG processing train this year.
The six equal participants in the North West Shelf Venture are operator Woodside Energy Ltd., BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd, BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd., ChevronTexaco Australia Pty Ltd., Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd., and Shell Development (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
