Barossa Area Oil and Gas Field Development

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Santos
  • Country: Australia
  • Location: 300 kilometres north of Darwin
  • Production start: 2025 expected
  • Partners:
  • Type: Gas & Condensate
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Barossa gas field is located in Australian waters off the Northern Territory of Australia. The Project will develop the Barossa gas field and link it by pipeline to the Darwin LNG Terminal for LNG production, which is expected to start around 2025.
  • It will comprise a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, subsea production wells, supporting subsea infrastructure and a gas export pipeline tied into the existing Bayu-Undan to Darwin LNG pipeline.

Contractors

  • MODEC:
    • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Barossa FPSO
    • Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of the Barossa FPSO, including topsides processing equipment as well as hull and marine systems.
  • INTECSEA
    • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for thesubsea infrastructure including umbilicals, flowlines, risers and gas export pipeline
  • Subsea 7
    • Project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of 36 km of flowlines and associated client-supplied risers, umbilicals and subsea structures
  • TechnipFMC
    • Supply of subsea trees and associated control systems, manifolds and wellheads, as well as installation and commissioning support

History

  • 2005 - Caldita field discovered
  • 2012 - SK Group takes a stake in the project
  • 2018 - FEED contracts awarded
  • 2021 - FID announced for the project
  • 2021 - Jera bought a 12.5% stake in the gas field
  • 2023 - Environmental plan accepted
  • 2024 - The Federal Court of Australia dismissed a legal challenge for the pipeline

Geology

Links

  1. New gas field discovered offshore Northern Territory
  2. SK E&S to fund up to US$520 million in carry obligations and contingent milestone payments
  3. Barossa project awards FEED contracts
  4. MODEC Awarded Contract to Supply FPSO for Barossa Field offshore Australia by ConocoPhillips
  5. Santos announces FID on the Barossa gas project for Darwin LNG
  6. Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Australia
  7. TechnipFMC Receives Notice to Proceed for Subsea Contract for Santos Barossa Project Offshore Australia
  8. JERA to Invest in the Barossa Gas Field in Australia to Secure a Stable LNG Supply
  9. Barossa Development Drilling and Completions Environment Plan (EP) accepted
  10. Barossa Gas Project Update