'content_type' : '', [1] It has one liquefaction and purification train, a 311 mile (500 kilometre) offshore facility, and a subsea pipeline from Bayu-Undan field in the East Timor Sea to Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. The spokesman confirmed the company is still looking at both the Caldita gas discovery and the Greater Sunrise field as possible sources of gas for the second train. The LNG plant features: A 92m-diameter, 47m-high LNG storage tank to hold up to 188,000m³ of gas; LNG process area – for treating and liquefying raw gas NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner said the Labor government would contribute $250,000 to a $625,000 feasibility study into building a second LNG production train at the LNG plant’s Wickham Point site and underpinning it with gas from multiple fields. [12] In mid-March 2020, Macquarie Wealth Management warned that a prolonged collapse in oil prices could result in delays to capital expenditure infrastructure projects, including Santos's AUS$7 billion Barossa gas project. The state, which accounted for more than half of Australia’s LNG exports last year, pumped 43.7m tonnes of output last year, up 5% year on year. According to the company website, since 2006, an average of one cargo per week has been shipped to its Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Gas customers. Bayu-Undan, operated by Santos, has been a major contributor to the Timor-Leste economy for 16 years. Woodside and ConocoPhillips, operators of Australia’s two oldest LNG plants, Darwin LNG Terminal and North West Shelf LNG Terminal, are considering cheaper development options for their Browse and Barossa gas fields to compete against Qatar. [9], ConocoPhillips owns 37.5 percent of the Barossa gas field. 'content_origin' : 'Other', Santos currently has 11.5% in the first two and 25% in Barossa. Bayu-Undan and Darwin LNG. [7] Darwin has not halted plans for train expansion. These facilities operate three LNG trains with a combined production capacity of 12.6 million tonnes per annum. ICN helps Peddle Thorp WKM win contract to design off-plant buildings for the $34b Icthys LNG Project. The GEP is the longest subsea pipeline in the southern hemisphere and the fifth longest on the planet. Darwin LNG is a crown jewel in the ConocoPhillips portfolio. ConocoPhillips has a 30% stake in Greater Sunrise alongside operator Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL.AU) with 33.4%, Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) with 26.6% and Osaka Gas Co. (9532.TO) with 10%. Inpex completed construction last year on its first LNG project, the $45 billion Ichthys LNG project in Darwin at the north end of Australia, and shipped its first LNG cargo last October. According to the International Gas Union's 2017 report, because of declining natural gas feedstock, Darwin considered backfilling existing liquefaction and purification trains instead of building more expansion trains. Sally Bogle / Perth CONOCOPHILLIPS, OPERATOR OF the Darwin LNG facility, is continuing to LNG expansion. [3], In March 2020 Santos announced that would sell its 25% stake in the Darwin LNG facility and in the Bayu-Undan gas field off Northern Australia to SK E&S of South Korea for $390 million. The plant was officially commissioned in January 2006. Qatar added to the fears of Australia’s LNG owners in July 2017 when it announced a 23 million ton-a-year increase in gas exports. Darwin LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Northern Territory, Australia. Located at Wickham Point, Darwin LNG is a single train liquefaction and storage facility that started production in 2006. The Territory Labor Government will contribute $250,000 towards a feasibility study into the potential expansion of ConocoPhillips’ Darwin Liquified Natural Gas (DLNG), which could create thousands of jobs in the NT. [13] Confirmation that the Barossa project has been officially delayed came on March 23 when Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher announced that all of the company's expansion projects were being put on hold, with no indication given as to when Barossa would be advancing. Ichthys LNG’s 890-kilometre gas export pipeline (GEP) delivers gas and some condensate from the Ichthys Explorer central processing facility (CPF) in the Browse Basin to onshore processing facilities at Bladin Point near Darwin, in preparation for export.. 'longevity' : '', [11] In November 2018 it was reported that ConocoPhillips was still considering the expansion. Gas export pipeline. Darwin LNG is a one-train project that is run by Conoco, part-owned by Santos and has been producing since 2006. [9], In April 2017 Australia’s Northern Territory government set aside A$250,000 for a feasibility study into the potential expansion of the Darwin LNG plant. 'published_date' : '2007-05-29', The gas will then be processed at INPEX’s historic Ichthys LNG … [2], Construction began in June 2003. Australia’s Northern Territory government has set aside A$250,000 (US$187,700) for the feasibility study into the potential expansion of ConocoPhillips-operated Darwin LNG plant at Wickham Point. Inpex's Darwin processing facility sits on a 300-hectare site, giving it plenty of room to expand. ConocoPhillips is the majority interest holder and operator of the Bayu-Undan gas field facility, the pipeline and the Darwin LNG plant. "We are still doing appraisal work and doing the economic and technical evaluations, so we can't give a timeframe.". Darwin LNG Train 2 study gets government’s support. The Barossa field, 300 kilometres north of … Work is under way to prepare for replacement gas to feed Conoco's Darwin LNG plant. The Darwin LNG Terminal is an onshore LNG terminal in Northern Territory, Australia. Darwin LNG accomplished the new aeroderivative turbine based design for $40 more per ton ($370 / ton instead of $330 / ton) compared with the heavy duty industrial turbine based Egyptian LNG. In April 2017, the company announced it would conduct a feasibility study to asses whether a second train should be added to the facility. 'Region' : 'AustralAsia', The oil and gas giant is looking to add another train to its Wickham Point LNG joint venture, but a company spokesman said rumors construction will start within months are incorrect, with lots of work still to be done. 'author' : 'Alex Wilson', It also operates and is the majority owner of the Darwin LNG facility, which has a capacity of 3.7 million tonnes per annum of LNG and significant expansion potential. Darwin is a globally-significant LNG hub and home to the Darwin LNG and Ichthys LNG projects. The Darwin LNG project was built in two phases: a 502km, 26in-diameter subsea pipeline and a 3.24mtpa-capacity LNG plant. 'industry_sector' : '', Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day, The Darwin LNG Terminal is an onshore LNG terminal in Northern Territory, Australia. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH 4, with some mixture of ethane, C 2 H 6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport.It takes up about 1/600th the volume of natural gas in the gaseous state (at standard conditions for temperature and pressure).It is odorless, colorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive. ssdl.editorialMetaData = { 'Country' : 'Australia', "Greater Sunrise would be one of the options that would be considered along with a number of others," he said. 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ConocoPhillips and upstream resource owners, Evans Shoal, Caldita-Barossa, Poseidon, Cash Maple and Bonaparte LNG Terminal's offshore facility, will fund the remaining 60%. April 19, 2017. The head of Japanese energy giant Inpex has flagged potential plans to expand the Ichthys LNG onshore processing facilities in Darwin. It is the pervasiveness Santos has a large discovered resource base across Northern Australia that is well positioned to backfill and expand the existing LNG infrastructure. Energy giant ConocoPhillips coud become the second company, after Japan's Inpex, to transport gas from a field off the Western Australian coast to an LNG processing plant at Darwin.Conoco's Australian ConocoPhillips and its partners are considering expanding their Darwin liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia, with backing from other companies with undeveloped gas resources that could feed the plant. Asset Darwin LNG DARWIN LNG PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS. 'company_sentiment' : '', Major LNG projects: Navigating the new terrain | 2 Overview: This paper is intended to provide an overview of the issues that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is facing in extending into new terrains during its unprecedented wave of expansion. The country exports almost 44 million tons a year. The joint venture partners have permit from the government to boost output to up to 10 million metric tons a year, but ConocoPhillips said it is too early to say what the size of the second processing train will be. Expansion of these facilities is likely with brownfields sites now available for five more LNG … Glenn Campbell. 'tag' : 'LNG_Trends', Wickham Point, a joint venture with Inpex Holdings Inc. (1605.TO), Santos Ltd. (STO.AU) and Tokyo Gas Co. (9531.TO) currently has a capacity of 3.2 million metric tons of LNG a year, using gas from the Bayu Undan field in the Timor Sea. Multiple options are being considered.[6]. [4], Darwin LNG is trying to find new sources of gas. ConocoPhillips (COP) Tuesday dispelled rumors a decision on a planned expansion of its Darwin liquified natural gas plant is imminent and said both … [10] In February 2018 it was reported that Santos was considering exporting Bonaparte Basin gas through the Darwin terminal. "We are looking for additional supplies of gas, but at this stage, that is all work that is ongoing," he said. The Northern Territory (NT) has an abundance of natural resources, a large mining and energy industry, major construction and infrastructure projects. The US oil major has also previously said an expansion in the current market would be challenging due to low oil and LNG prices, and costs that have risen steeply since Darwin LNG … [14], {"type":"SATELLITE","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"400px","height":"300px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":14,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":-12.5221,"lon":130.8663,"icon":""}]}. 'company' : 'Santos_Ltd,ConocoPhillips,Inpex,Tokyo_Gas,Osaka_Gas', Santos to sell 25% of Darwin LNG, Bayu-Undan assets for $390 mln, "David Tollner: Malcolm Turnbull and Michael Gunner need to come to arrangement on onshore gas,", "Woodside’s Browse plant and ConocoPhillips to take on Qatar,", Darwin LNG Train 2 study gets government’s support, Exploration & Production of Bonaparte LNG in focus as Santos targets Asia, Oil Search halts sale talks, cuts spending as global prices collapse, Hunkering down: Santos delays $7b project, slashes spending, https://www.gem.wiki/w/index.php?title=Darwin_LNG_Terminal&oldid=196618, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Many of the issues are not novel -- they have plagued other megaprojects. [8] There have been no development updates since 2017 and the train 2 expansion project is presumed to be shelved. INPEX has an 11.37812 per cent interest in the Bayu-Undan offshore gas and condensate field in the Timor Sea and a corresponding interest in the Darwin LNG facility (DLNG) at Wickham Point near Darwin. [2] As of 2017, Australia is the second largest LNG exporter after Qatar. 'audience' : '', Inpex initial target was to produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG per annum, 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, and 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak capacity. The Northern Territory government will contribute 40% of the feasibility study cost. Darwin LNG prioritises backfill over expansion Darwin LNG, one of Australia’s oldest export plants, is expected to exhaust its supplies early next decade, meaning operator ConocoPhillips is searching for backfill gas. But the Northern Territory, as home state to the Darwin LNG terminal, recorded the biggest jump of 11% in LNG production. This was to be achieved through the Phase 1 development, to produce LNG from two LNG trains (this scope), with plans to extend the project to include another two LNG trains. The study will examine the viability of developing a second LNG train at the Darwin LNG plant at Wickham Point. It has one liquefaction and purification train, a 311 mile (500 kilometre) offshore facility, and a subsea pipeline from Bayu-Undan field in the East Timor Sea to Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Natural gases are soon to flow through the longest subsea pipeline in the southern hemisphere: 889km from the Ichthys gas field to Darwin. ConocoPhillips (COP) Tuesday dispelled rumors a decision on a planned expansion of its Darwin liquified natural gas plant is imminent and said both the Caldita and Greater Sunrise gas resources remain possible sources for a new processing train. var ssdl = ssdl || {} 'sector' : 'Production', ConocoPhillips has a 56.9% stake in Darwin LNG and Bayu-Undan, with 37.5% in Barossa, and is the operator of all three. A feasibility study into the potential expansion of ConocoPhillips’ Darwin Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) will examine the viability of developing a second LNG train Wickham Point plant. The company prefers Barossa gas to feed the Darwin LNG Terminal.