Woodside Starts Gas Supply from North Rankin Project

Woodside, as operator of the North West Shelf Project in Western Australia, has said that the North Rankin Redevelopment Project has achieved start-up and has exported gas to the Karratha Gas Plant.

The A$5 billion North Rankin Redevelopment Project has involved the construction and installation of a second platform, North Rankin B, and modification and refurbishment of the existing North Rankin A platform.

Located approx. 135 km offshore Karratha, the North Rankin B platform will enable the recovery of approx. 5 trillion cubic feet of low pressure reserves from the North Rankin and Perseus fields.

Woodside Chief Executive Officer, Peter Coleman, said achieving start-up as planned and on budget.

The North Rankin Redevelopment Project participants are: Woodside Energy Ltd (Operator 16.67%), BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd (16.67%); BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%); Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (16.67%); Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd (16.67%); and Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (16.67%).

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