Wheatstone LNG Terminal
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Chevron / Shell / Apache
- Website: http://www.chevronaustralia.com/
- Location: Ashburton North, in north Western Australia
- Capacity: 8.9 million tons/annum
- Status: Under Construction
+++ Technical Details
- Storage capacity:
- Constructor:
* **Bechtel:** FEED * **GE Oil & Gas:** Supply of compression technology * **WorleyParsons:** Construction management services * **BAM Clough:** Design and construction of a 1.2 kilometre jetty with operations platform, a product loading platform with a single LNG and condensate load out berth, and associated piping modules and piping installation * **CB&I:** Outside battery limits modules and associated units
- Licensor:
+++ History
- August 2004 – Chevron discovered the Wheatstone gas field.
- March 2008 – Decision announced to develop the wholly owned WA-17-R and WA-253-P petroleum titles as a greenfield onshore LNG and domestic gas project.
- June 2008 – Three potential sites identified for further investigation, based on a site screening study.
- September 2008 – The environmental approval process is started
* (based on three short-listed sites).
- December 2008 – Ashburton North as the preferred site announced
- February 2009 – Environmental Scoping Document submitted
- March 2009 – Engineering and environmental studies on the Ashburton North site begun
- May 2009 – A two-train LNG development for the first phase announced
- August 2009 – Front-End Engineering and Design phase begins
- October 2009 – Local subsidiaries of Apache Corporation and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) signing deals to join the project as natural gas suppliers and 25 percent equity partners.
- 2009 – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) sign Heads of Agreement to take 4.1 mtpa of LNG, become a 15 percent owner of the Wheatstone gas resource and an 11.25 percent owner of the gas plant.
- 2011 - Chevron Welcomes Shell to the Wheatstone Project
- 2011 - The Environmental Protection Authority recommended conditional environmental approval
- 2011 - Final federal environmental approval
- 2011 - Final Investment Decision
- 2011 - WorleyParsons is awarded a contract for construction management services
- 2011 - Groundbreaking ceremony
- 2012- Technip awarded detailed design contract for the offshore gas processing platform
- 2012 - BAM Clough Joint Venture awarded jetty contract
- 2012 - Chevron and TEPCO Sign Equity and Additional LNG Sales Agreements
- 2014 - Apache announces sale of stake to Woodside
- 2015 - Sale of Apache stake completed
+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status
- Design process ongoing
- Final investment decision was made in 2011
- First production is expected in [[[Lng Terminals To Be Completed In 2016 | 2016]]]
+++ Suppliers / Customers
- Suppliers: Chevron, Apache Corporation and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company
* Apache will supply from the Julimar Offshore Gas Field and Brunello Offshore Gas Field * Chevron will supply gas from Wheatstone and Iago Gas Fields
- Customers:
* The Wheatstone partners agreed to supply TEPCO with 4.2 mtpa of LNG for up to 20 years * Chevron, together with Apache and Kufpec, will deliver up to 0.7 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG to Kyushu Electric for up to 20 years * 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG is to be delivered to Chubu for up to 20 years * The partners will deliver 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to Tohoku for up to 20 years
+++ Other Information
- Chevron is one of the largest global players in the LNG business and a major player in Australia in particular. It is a partner in the [[[North West Shelf LNG]]] venture, which is an operational LNG plant. It also has interests in [[[Barrow Island LNG Terminal]]] and the [[[Gorgon LNG Terminal]]], two major
Links
- Project Webpage
- Bechtel Awarded FEED Contract in Australia
- Chevron Moves Wheatstone Project in Australia Closer to Commercialization
- Chevron Welcomes Shell to the Wheatstone Project
- EPA Report 1404 - Wheatstone Development - Gas processing, export facilities and infrastructure
- GE Oil & Gas Supplying Compression Equipment for Wheatstone Project in Western Australia
- Apache, Partners Sign Agreements to Sell LNG from Wheatstone to Tokyo Electric Power
- Chevron Secures Wheatstone LNG Sales Agreements with TEPCO
- Chevron Welcomes Western Australian Government Environmental Approval for Wheatstone
- Julimar/Brunello environmental approval
- Chevron and Kyushu Electric Sign Wheatstone LNG Sales Agreements
- Chevron Welcomes Australian Commonwealth Government Environmental Approval for its Wheatstone Project
- Chevron Gives Wheatstone Project Green Light
- Contract award for construction management services with Chevron Australia
- Chevron Announces Natural Gas Discoveries Offshore Western Australia
- Groundbreaking Marks Start of Wheatstone Construction
- BAM Clough Joint Venture awarded A$400 million Wheatstone LNG Project
- Chevron and Chubu Sign Wheatstone LNG Agreement
- Thiess wins Wheatstone site clearing and preparation project
- Chevron, Tohoku Sign Agreement for Wheatstone LNG
- Chevron and TEPCO Sign Equity and Additional LNG Sales Agreements
- AusGroup announces Allseas contract for Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project
- Chevron and Chubu Electric Sign Wheatstone LNG Agreements
- CB&I Announces LNG Award in Australia
- Apache Corporation announces the sale of Wheatstone and Kitimat LNG projects to Woodside Petroleum Limited
- Apache Completes Sale Of Wheatstone LNG, Provides Updated Closing Date For Previously Announced Kitimat LNG Sale