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Longford Gas Conditioning Plant
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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
Other Information
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
- Process Group Oil And Gas Processing References
- Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Approval
- CB&I Receives Esso Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Project Contract