THE DEVELOPMENT OF GORGON AREA GAS

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
I.J. Grose
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
North West ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
The North ◽  
Competitive Prices ◽  
Exxon Mobil

Australia will increasingly need to turn to natural gas to offset declining oil production and meet an expanding global need for clean energy. The Gorgon Development Joint Venture Participants, (ChevronTexaco/Exxon- Mobil/Shell), are poised to develop the significant Gorgon gas reserves located 130 km offshore the North West Australian coast to help fulfil this need.The Gorgon Development has access to extensive proved reserves of 13.8 Tcf and a development plan that can supply gas to a Barrow Island landfall at world competitive prices. Several concepts are being considered for development of the Gorgon reserves.Technology will play a key role, with the extensive use of subsea production facilities and innovative LNG design concepts being considered.The focus is on a design that would have a low unit cost and also provide new benchmarks in safety and environmental performance. The development of the Gorgon reserves could also facilitate the establishment of other gas-based industries in Western Australia and offers the opportunity for new gas-to-liquid (GTL) plants to lead Australia’s transition to a gas-based economy.The Gorgon Development is expected to attract nearly A$4 billion investment for an LNG development and a further A$2 billion for a major industrial gas consumer. Total export income could reach A$2,500 million per year for 30 years.

Distribution and estimates of Australia's identified energy commodity resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Barry E. Bradshaw ◽  
Meredith L. Orr ◽  
Tom Bernecker
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Energy Provider

Australia is endowed with abundant, high-quality energy commodity resources, which provide reliable energy for domestic use and underpin our status as a major global energy provider. Australia has the world’s largest economic uranium resources, the third largest coal resources and substantial conventional and unconventional natural gas resources. Since 2015, Australia’s gas production has grown rapidly. This growth has been driven by a series of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on the North West Shelf, together with established coal seam gas projects in Queensland. Results from Geoscience Australia’s 2021 edition of Australia’s energy commodity resources assessment highlight Australia’s endowment with abundant and widely distributed energy commodity resources. Knowledge of Australia’s existing and untapped energy resource potential provides industry and policy makers with a trusted source of data to compare and understand the value of these key energy commodities to domestic and world markets. A key component of Australia’s low emissions future will be the development of a hydrogen industry, with hydrogen being produced either through electrolysis of water using renewable energy resources (‘green’ hydrogen), or manufactured from natural gas or coal gasification, with carbon capture and storage of the co-produced carbon dioxide (‘blue’ hydrogen). Australia’s endowment with abundant natural gas resources will be a key enabler for our transition to a low emissions future through providing economically competitive feedstock for ‘blue’ hydrogen.

NORTH WEST SHELF 3-D SEISMIC—A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENTS

1993 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
P.S. Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Joint Venture ◽  
Spatial Sampling ◽  
Seismic Surveys ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Technological Developments

Woodside as Operator, on behalf of three Joint Venture groups, over the last decade has acquired eight 3-D seismic surveys covering some 4 600 km2 over the Rankin Trend and Dampier Sub-Basin Production Licences and Exploration Permits on the North West Shelf of Australia. This area represents approximately 45 per cent coverage of the present Woodside operated acreage in the area. The acquisition, processing and interpretation technology and also the benefits derived from the 3-D technique have changed remarkably since the first North West Shelf 3-D survey in 1981. This paper focusses on the main technological developments in 3-D seismic, particularly involving multi-source and streamer technology, increased spatial sampling and interpretation techniques which have changed the role of 3-D seismic in Exploration strategies through the 1980s and into the 1990s.

scholarly journals Techno-economic study on grid-connected PV system for major cities in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Amjad Ali ◽  
Muzafar Hussain ◽  
Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman ◽  
Shahbaz Tahir ◽  
Kashif Irshad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Pv System ◽  
North West ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
The North ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
Pv Penetration

This paper presents the economic, technical, and environmental performance of a GridConnected PV System (GCPVS) designed for a residential building consisting of 14 families for six major cities of Saudi Arabia. HOMER Pro was used in this study for the evaluation of the techno-economical & environmental performance of the GCPVS. Neom, which a newly developed city on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, which has never been investigated before for such conditions, is also considered among the selected cities in the current study and thus makes the work novel. This analysis demonstrates that CO2 emissions are considerably higher as compared to their counterparts in both; grid alone and grid + PV systems. The studies concluded that the grid + PV system was feasible for all cities. Parameters like Net Present Cost (NPC), Cost of Energy (COE), and excess electricity were proportional to the PV penetration, but with the increase of PV penetration, CO2 emissions decreased. For the grid + PV system, Neom was found to be the most economical as it demonstrated the lowest NPC ($80, 199) and CO2 emissions (63, 664 kg/yr), among others. Neom, as a rapidly developing city in the North-West of Saudi Arabia, possesses great potential for PV. The results of this study can be used to study further PV systems in different climate zones of Saudi Arabia.

A NEW TECTONO-STRATIGRAPHIC SYNTHESIS OF THE NORTH WEST CAPE AREA

1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.J. Malcolm ◽  
M.C. Pott ◽  
E. Delfos
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Landsat Imagery ◽  
Block Rotation ◽  
Surface Mapping ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Transfer Faults

The North West Cape area in the Exmouth Sub-basin was the site of the first onshore oil flow in Australia at Rough Range-1 in 1953. Subsequently, exploration focused on two large surface anticlines, Cape Range and Rough Range. By 1984, 30 unsuccessful wells had made it clear that the subsurface was far more complex than indicated by the surface mapping and limited seismic data. A detailed reappraisal of the subsurface structure and stratigraphy was needed.A joint venture group operated by Ampol Exploration began a new phase of exploration by recording over 1200 km of seismic data, both regional and detailed, between 1985 and 1989. An integrated interpretation of seismic data, well information and Landsat imagery has improved the understanding of structural and stratigraphic complexities and has given direction to the current exploration effort.Five of the most significant tectonic episodes to affect the North West Cape area have been recognised. They are Late Carboniferous and Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) rifting phases, Callovian-Oxfordian and Berriasian-Valanginian syn-rift pulses related to break-up and, finally, structural inversion in the Late Miocene. Each of these episodes is associated with characteristic structural styles and stratigraphic sequences.Significant lateral displacement along transfer faults during Sinemurian rifting and again during the Berriasian- Valanginian syn-rift pulse has resulted in the formation of tear faults that swing westward and merge with the plane of the transfer faults. Fault-block rotation and uplift associated with these tear faults provide potential structural and stratigraphic traps. The influence that transfer faults have on the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the North West Cape area has been recognised, including their role in the distribution of reservoir and source rocks.These tectono-stratigraphic concepts have provided a sound framework for future exploration in the North West Cape area, and may have implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity in other parts of the North West Shelf and on passive margins elsewhere.

US gas pipeline shortage may drive energy diversity

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

Subject The effects of natural gas pipeline supply constraints in the US North-east. Significance The shale 'revolution' has caused a sharp rise in US natural gas production, but it has been located in areas without gas infrastructure. Production has been concentrated along the Gulf Coast, and the pipeline network is oriented from that region to the North-east and Pacific North-west. Newer areas of energy production, such as Bakken in North Dakota, Eagle Ford in South Texas, and Marcellus in Appalachia, have poor connections to major markets, and constraints have led to pricing spikes in the North-east. Impacts The majority of proposed pipelines for the next several years target areas in the upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South-east markets. Manufacturers in the North-east will face competitive disadvantage from paying the highest energy costs in North America. Pipeline constraints will not dampen enthusiasm for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, especially out of West Coast ports.

Remote ops: a new way of delivering traditional field operations

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 572
Author(s):  
Michael Little
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Gas Fields

Santos GLNG is a joint venture that supplies clean energy to global markets. The business produces natural gas from Queensland’s coal seams in the Bowen and Surat basins and converts it to liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its new facility on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, prior to export. From its inception, Santos GLNG has been committed to minimal impact and maximum efficiency, with safety before all else. Delivering on this commitment, in the context of a vast geographic footprint, required innovation—a new way of delivering traditional field operations. As a result, Santos GLNG successfully developed a high-tech $10 million operations centre that delivers the ability to centrally monitor the production and progress of its assets in the gas fields in real-time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Located in Brisbane (more than 450 km away from the gas fields), the centre comprises 90 large screens, one of the world’s largest touch screens, six simultaneous video conferencing facilities, and 30 km of wiring. Key benefits include: Real-time monitoring of the performance and production of all assets in the field, including compressors, pumps, wells, flow lines, pressure vessels, and pipelines. Remote start-up or shut-down capacity, which ensures facilities operate to the highest standards of production. Virtual collaboration and knowledge sharing across multiple sites and assets through the latest teleconference and video conferencing technology. In 2015, the operations centre successfully took control of a range of newly commissioned assets. Most notably, this included Santos GLNG’s three new major compression hubs, which together at nameplate capacity will be able to process 555 terajoules of gas per day.

THE GOLDFIELDS GAS PIPELINE: 'OPENING A NEW FRONTIER'

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 599
Author(s):  
B.M. Ride
Keyword(s):  
Joint Venture ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Liquid Fuels ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
North West ◽  
Demand Growth ◽  
The North ◽  
New Frontier

Gas exploration and development in the northwest Pilbara in WA has increased due to the commitment of the Goldfields Gas Transmission Joint Venture to a 1,380 km gas pipeline linking the north west Pilbara to the east Pilbara iron ore region and the northern and central Goldfields. Construction of the GGT pipeline was approved in January 1995 and it is expected the pipeline will be servicing major mining operations in Newman, Mt Keith, Leinster and Kalgoorlie by August 1996. Other existing mining operations located near the pipeline are expected to convert from distillate for power station fuel to gas in 1996-97. Major new mining prospects in these highly prospective minerals provinces also offer potential for increased gas demand and GGT Pipeline throughput.The commercial arrangements for GGT Pipeline services are the first in Australia to be offered under the open access arrangements espoused by the Federal and WA Governments, and have set a benchmark for other pipelines in Australia. The innovative distance related pipeline tariff arrangements offer prospective gas shippers a simple method for evaluating use of the GGT pipeline and securing gas transmission services.The GGT Pipeline has had and will continue to have a major effect on the WA gas scene, stimulating gas exploration by capturing an established base load energy market currently dependent on liquid fuels and stimulating further WA gas demand growth.

scholarly journals Liquefied Natural Gas Development: Overview and the Growth of Future Gas Supply for the North American Market

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Black ◽  
Peter A. Bryan ◽  
Jeffrey D. Scobie
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
North American ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
The North ◽  
North American Market ◽  
Natural Gas Development ◽  
Accepted Practice ◽  
And Storage

The business of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has very quickly become a topical and important energy concern. While the liquefication process has been developed and refined for a number of decades and importation of LNG is an accepted practice in the Middle East, Japan, Korea and parts of Europe, it is a relatively new source of supply in North America. However, increased North American demand for natural gas, coupled with diminishing production from accessible basins in Western Canada and the reduced costs and efficiencies of ships, liquefaction plants and storage terminals, have rendered LNG a viable and price competitive supply alternative. The LNG industry provides unique challenges to producers, regulators, consumers and stakeholders. Producers must not only negotiate development, joint venture and sale and purchase agreements, but also arrange for shipping and transportation and terminal services agreements. In North America, while regulators have divided jurisdiction over LNG terminal facilities on the basis of the location of the facility, the stage of production and the degree of integration with related infrastructure, they also appear to be encouraging further development by facilitating regulatory approval. As the Fairwinds and Qatar Petroleum projects demonstrate, the evolution of the LNG industry is dependent upon a delicate collaboration of governments, regulators, producers, financiers, consumers and stakeholders.

PESA year in review 2019 – development and production

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Matthew Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Coal Bed ◽  
Coal Bed Methane ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Carnarvon Basin

Australia’s production has been steadily increasing since 2013 with the main contributors being the large liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. The North Carnarvon Basin accounted for over half of Australian production in 2019, dominated by North West Shelf LNG, Gorgon, Wheatstone and Pluto. Just under a quarter of production was from the Bowen-Surat Basin, with the highest producing project being the Condabri, Talinga and Orana cluster of coal seam assets. The next most prolific basin was the Browse Basin at just over 10%, with Prelude and Ichthys, followed by the Gippsland at 7%. During the year, the Greater Enfield Project, in the North Carnarvon Basin, was brought onstream, which involved a 30-km tie-in of the Laverda and Cimatti fields to the Ngujima-Yin floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Vincent Field via sub-sea pipelines. Also brought into production during 2019 was the Roma North and Project Atlas, Bowen-Surat Basin, coal bed methane projects. Gas from Roma North is exclusively contracted to the Gladstone LNG consortium while Project Atlas gas will be supplied to domestic customers.

‘Back to the Future' A review of Australian reservation and other natural gas export control policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
James Plumb
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Export Market ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gas Market ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Controls ◽  
Land Reserve

Despite record levels of domestic production, forecasters are predicting that the east coast Australian gas market will remain tight in 2019. The introduction of the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) by the Federal Government in 2017, and the proposal announced by the Australian Labour Party (ALP) to bolster the mechanism, have again thrust the issue of political intervention in the export gas market into sharp focus. This paper provides an overview of the current regulatory intervention at the state and federal level, and looks back at the history of controls imposed upon the Australian gas export market. The paper is divided into two parts: Part 1, which looks at current regulatory controls engaged by various State and Federal governments: (a) the development and implementation of the ADGSM; (b) the development and implementation of the Queensland Government’s Prospective Gas Production Land Reserve policy (PGPLR); and (c) the Government of Western Australia’s (WA Government) domestic gas policy. The paper also reviews policy announcements made by the ALP in the lead up to the 2019 Federal election. Part 2 provides a broad overview of the history of controls on gas exports in Australia, from the embargo on exports from the North West Shelf between 1973 and 1977, through the increasing liberalisation of Australian energy policy during the 1980s and 1990s (and the associated conflict with state concerns of ensuring sufficiency of the domestic supply of gas), up to the removal of federal controls on resources exports (including liquefied natural gas) in 1997.

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