Woodside Inks Domestic Gas Supply Agreement
Australia’s Woodside Energy has entered into a long-term gas sale and purchase agreement with Worsley Alumina joint venture for the supply of approximately 40 petajoules (1bn m3) of pipeline gas, it said July 24 without offering further details.
The gas is being supplied to the joint venture from Woodside’s portfolio of domestic gas facilities, including the North West Shelf, Pluto and Wheatstone, the company said. Worsley Alumina joint venture is held by South32 (86%), Japan Alumina Associates (10%) and Sojitz (4%).
“Over recent months we’ve commissioned the Pluto pipeline gas and LNG truck loading facilities and started domestic gas production at Wheatstone, building on our foundation domestic gas business at the North West Shelf,” Reinhardt Matisons, executive vice president at Woodside, said.
“Our agreement with Worsley Alumina, which makes a significant contribution to jobs and prosperity in its local community, is a further demonstration of Woodside’s commitment to supplying domestic gas to consumers in Western Australia from our diverse supply portfolio,” he added.