Wheatstone Project Plant, Onslow WA (image courtesy of Chevron Australia).
Wheatstone Project
OVERVIEW
DECEMBER 2015
The Wheatstone Project is a world-class asset delivering near-term
production to Woodside’s expanding LNG portfolio.
BACKGROUND
Woodside holds a 13% non-operated interest in the Wheatstone
offshore platform, the pipeline to shore and the onshore plant located
near Onslow, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The onshore plant
includes a two-train 8.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) (1.16 mtpa
Woodside share) LNG development and a 200 Terajoule per day
domestic gas plant. LNG and condensate will be exported and
domestic gas will be transported via pipeline to the Dampier Bunbury
Natural Gas Pipeline.
Woodside is also operator of the Julimar Project with a 65%
interest in the Julimar and Brunello fields. The Julimar Project is
a subsea development that will supply raw gas and condensate
from the Julimar and Brunello fields located approximately 180 km
west-north-west of Dampier to the Chevron-operated Wheatstone
Platform. The platform is within Commonwealth waters and 225 km
from the onshore plant site.
In September 2011, the Wheatstone participants made a final
investment decision to proceed with the Wheatstone Project and
construction commenced in December that year.
The Wheatstone Project has made a significant contribution to the
Australian economy through employment, government revenue and
local business opportunities during its construction phase and will
continue to do so in the operations phase.
The Wheatstone Project has generated more than 7,000 direct
jobs in Australia through the project and its contractors. Since
construction began in 2011, more than $320 million has been
contributed to over 75 Onslow businesses and organisations for site
construction contracts and town-based services.
In addition, more than $250 million has been committed to social
infrastructure projects in Onslow, which will include upgrading
community facilities, education and health services and roads and
water infrastructure.
Woodside is proud to be a joint venture participant in the project
and is committed to supporting Chevron through our learnings
from more than 30 years of project construction and operations in
Western Australia.
The Wheatstone Project is a joint venture between Woodside
Energy Julimar Pty Ltd (13%) and Australian subsidiaries of Chevron
(64.14% operator), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company
(13.4%), and Kyushu Electric Power Company (1.46%), together with
PE Wheatstone Pty Ltd, part owned by TEPCO (8%).
WOODSIDE EQUITY
The Woodside-operated Julimar and Brunello fields will supply
20% of the Wheatstone Project’s foundation capacity of natural
gas with the remaining 80% supplied from the Chevron-operated
Wheatstone and Iago fields. The diagram below explains
Woodside’s equity in the Wheatstone Project product.
Julimar Project
Wheatstone Project
Julimar
Wheatstone
Brunello fields – Woodside 65%
Iago fields – Woodside 0%
20% Gas supply to
Wheatstone Project
80% Gas supply to
Wheatstone Project
Offshore platform – Woodside 13%
Offshore pipeline – Woodside 13%
Onshore plant – Woodside 13%
Products
LNG
Woodside 13%
Wheatstone Platform, July 2015 (image courtesy of Chevron Australia).
Pipeline gas
Woodside 13%
Condensate
Woodside 13%
All figures are approximate. Product percentage depends on supply gas composition.
WOODSIDE-OPERATED JULIMAR PROJECT
The Julimar Project consists of a number of phases commencing
with the Brunello reservoir development, which is closest to the
Wheatstone Platform. Subsequent phases will be developed over the
next 20 years.
The first phase consists broadly of:
ƒƒFive production wells clustered around the Brunello subsea
production manifold;
ƒƒThe Brunello cross-over manifold that provides a tie-in point for
the Brunello production fluids and facilitates future expansion;
ƒƒTwo 22.5 km corrosion resistant alloy 18 inch production
flowlines from the Brunello cross-over manifold to the
Wheatstone platform; and
Installation of the Julimar-Brunello subsea infrastructure
commenced in 2014 in accordance with the Julimar Project
Environment Plans and Field Development Plan.
As operator, Woodside is executing the remaining subsea
infrastructure installation phase and will commission and operate
the Julimar and Brunello gas and condensate wells and flowlines.
Woodside’s operations are characterised by strong safety and
environmental performance in remote and challenging locations.
We are confident that with our extensive offshore experience and
commitment to industry leading health, safety and environmental
performance, we can uphold our reputation and deliver a
quality project.
The Julimar Project is a joint venture between Woodside Energy
Julimar Pty Ltd (65%, operator) and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum
Exploration Company (35%).
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Image courtesy of Chevron Australia.
If you require further information about Woodside’s interest in the Wheatstone Project or the Julimar Project,
please contact the Wheatstone team:
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