Longford Gas Conditioning Plant

Summary Information

• Ownership: Exxon
• Website:
• Location: Longford, Victoria, Australia
• Capacity: 400 million cubic feet per day of gas

Brief Description

• Situated 20 kilometres from Sale in South Gippsland, Victoria, Longford is the onshore receiving point for oil and gas output from Bass Strait.
• The four plants that make up the Longford complex are situated on 169 hectares of land.

Related Oil and Gas Fields

• Gas from the Bream Oil And Gas Field is treated here
• The facility will process gas from the Kipper Gas Field, Tuna and Turrum fields in Bass Strait
• The process will reduce the CO2 content of treated gas to less than three per cent
• The Gas Conditioning Plant processes gas associated with the largest domestic gas development on Australia’s eastern seaboard, the multi-billion dollar Kipper Tuna Turrum (KTT) Project.

Ongoing Projects

• The complex is being expanded and mercury removal is being added

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History

• 1969 - The first gas production plant, Gas Plant 1, was constructed
• 1970 - Crude Oil Stabilisation Plant came on line
• 1976 - Gas Plant 2 was added
• 1983 - Gas Plant 3 went into operation
• 2012 - CB&I awarded engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction contract
• 2017 - Esso Australia completed construction of a Gas Conditioning Plant

Links

1. Process Group Oil And Gas Processing References
2. Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Approval
3. CB&I Receives Esso Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Contract