Overview
- The approximately 70,000-tonne semi-submersible arrived about 375 km off Karratha after a tow of more than 7,400 km from China.
- The facility will process, dry and compress gas from initial wells before sending treated gas through an approximately 433 km pipeline to the Pluto LNG plant for liquefaction and export.
- Woodside reports the Scarborough development is about 91% complete, with mooring work underway ahead of hook-up and commissioning.
- Once fully operational, the expanded Pluto site is planned to produce about 5 mtpa from the new Train 2 plus up to 3 mtpa from upgraded Train 1, totaling roughly 8 mtpa tied to Scarborough gas.
- The joint venture is led by Woodside with a 74.9% stake alongside JERA at 15.1% and LNG Japan at 10%, as the company cites significant economic benefits and faces environmental objections including a reported 1.37 billion tonnes of lifecycle emissions by 2055.