Public gets to ‘Browse’ Woodside's plans
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the upstream component for its proposed Browse liquefied natural gas development in Western Australia.
The draft EIS covers the construction, operation and decommissioning of all the offshore aspects of the development, including offshore processing platforms, wells, subsea pipelines and infrastructure.
Woodside said the Browse development had the potential to create 6000 onshore jobs and 2000 offshore jobs during construction and generate A$50 billion for the Australian economy.
Woodside and its partners are expected to make a final investment decision on Browse next year with first gas exports targeted for 2017 at the earliest.
The proposed development is aimed at commercialising the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa gas and condensate fields in the Browse basin, 425 kilometres off the Kimberley coast.
Output is initially planned at a combined rate of 12 million tonnes per annum through three trains, but Woodside is aiming to eventually export 25 mtpa through additional trains.
The development will be phased with construction and commissioning of the Calliance and Brecknock infield platforms first, followed by the Torosa infield platform and infill wells at Calliance, Brecknock and Torosa.
The draft upstream EIS will remain open for public review and comment until 25 January and can be accessed here.
Woodside holds a 50% stake in Browse and is partnered by BP with 16.67%, Chevron with 16.67%, BHP Billiton with 8.33% and Shell on 8.33%.
Published: 14 November 2011 07:07 GMT | Last updated: 14 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
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