McDermott Wraps Up Ichthys LNG Campaign
onshore processing facility and a 890 kilometer pipeline uniting them for an expected operational life of 40 years.The project involves liquefying natural gas lifted from the Ichthys gas-condensate field offshore Western Australia at an onshore gas liquefaction plant constructed in Darwin, Northern Territory, and producing and shipping approximately 8.9 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and approximately 1.65 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak. Approximately 70% of the LNG produced by Ichthys LNG
Ichthys Completes Subsea Installation
to more than 25,000 tonnes of foundation piles. The Ichthys LNG Project—in essence three mega projects in one—incorporates some of the world’s biggest and most advanced offshore facilities off the Western Australian coast, massive onshore processing facilities in the Northern Territory, and an 890 kilometre pipeline to unite them.
Australia Fighting Invasive Carp with 'Koi Herpes'
Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) in managing European carp numbers in Australia. European carp (Cyprinus carpio) – an invasive species of Australian waterways – was first introduced within the country more than 100 years ago and has since established in every state except the Northern Territory, adversely affecting the health of the nation’s rivers and wetlands. With tolerance for a wide range of conditions and habitats, including low-oxygen and brackish water, the carp is considered one of the country’s major aquatic pests since it has massively spread
Statoil Wins Exploration License off Australia
Statoil expands in Australia with the award of 100% equity share in a large exploration permit located in the prolific Northern Carnarvon Basin on the Northwest shelf of Australia. This is Statoil’s third asset in Australia, adding to the onshore operatorship in the Northern Territory’s South Georgina basin and four BP-operated offshore permits in the Great Australian Bight. The permit WA-506-P covers an area of more than 13,000 square kilometres, situated 300 kilometres off Western Australia in water depths of 1,500-2,000 metres. The permit has been awarded
Australia Priced Out of LNG Sector? Analysts
cost of US$80bn. In the interest of continuing the development, Woodside and its partners have now turned to FLNG vessels as a practicable alternative, says Douglas-Westwood's 'DW Monday' piece. More recently, Santos and GDF Suez have also scrapped plans to build gas plants off the Northern Territory Coast of Australia. Projects that have gone ahead have seen significantly increased costs. At approximately 80% completion, the Gorgon LNG project is now estimated to cost US$54bn – a sharp contrast to the original budget of US$37bn (46% over-budget). In the meantime, despite
AXYS Delivers Two Buoy Sytems
AXYS Technologies Inc., has delivered two buoy systems through its Australian partner Metocean Services International Pty Ltd. (MSI), to assist PB Sea-Tow (Australia) Pty Ltd with setting up the loading operations at Bing Bong, Northern Territory, Australia. Sea-Tow will deploy two systems: a WatchMate buoy equipped with Nortek 1MHz Z-Cell current profiler and AXYS’ HydroLevel payload, and a TRIAXYS with Currents Directional Wave Buoy. The HydroLevel payload on the WatchMate buoy uses DGPS to provide mean sea level. The GPS receiver on the buoy receives corrected vertical positioning via
UTEC Awarded LNG Pipeline Contract
, lay and post-lay installation of a 42-inch-diameter, 889-kilometer-long pipeline which will connect the Ichthys LNG Project’s offshore central processing facility situated some 200km off the coast of Western Australia with its onshore gas processing plant near Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. To be installed in water depths up to 275 meters, the pipeline is the longest subsea gas pipeline in the Southern hemisphere and the fifth longest in the world. Offshore activity will commence in May 2014 and it will see UTEC providing survey and positioning services on a range of Saipem-owne
FLNG Support Facility Contract for Decmil Australia
Decmil Group wins $25-million Shell Australia contract in support of the Prelude Floating LNG facility in the Northern Territory. Decmil has been engaged by Shell as the principal contractor for construction of the Darwin Onshore Supply Base to support the Prelude Floating LNG Facility. As project manager, Decmil will have responsibility for the design and construction of the facility including detailed engineering, contracting, procurement, fabrication, transportation and all statutory and regulatory approvals. CEO Scott Criddle said: “We are delighted to welcome Shell as a new client.
February 2024
