LNG Production Gets Underway at Australia's Wheatstone LNG Project
2017年10月10日 - 12:11PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Western Australia's Wheatstone LNG Project commenced production
of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Project, in which PE Wheatstone
Pty. Ltd. (PEW) participates, is located in the Ashburton North
Strategic Industrial Area 12 kilometers west of Onslow in Western
Australia. PEW is a subsidiary of Pan Pacific Energy K.K. (PE),
which is jointly owned by four Japanese entities - Mitsubishi
Corporation (MC), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), JERA
Co., Inc. (JERA) and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
(JOGMEC). The Project processes natural gas produced from the
Wheatstone and Iago gas fields located in the offshore area of
Western Australia's North West Shelf into LNG for export.
The production of the first batch of LNG marks the start-up of the
Project, just over five years after PEW obtained interests
comprising a 10% stake in gas fields and an 8% stake in LNG plant
facilities in June 2012.
The Wheatstone LNG Project is led and operated by Chevron
Australia, which is also undergoing construction work on a second
liquefaction train. The Project will have a combined capacity to
produce 8.9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG. PEW's equity
share of production, approximately 0.7 MTPA of LNG, will be
supplied to JERA under a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement
(SPA).
The number of countries importing LNG has been increasing in light
of increases in world energy consumption due to overall population
growth. There is also a growing global trend towards a preference
for clean energy sources such as natural gas and LNG in keeping
with measures aimed at tackling climate change. Against this
backdrop of growing global demand, it is critical that Japanese
players secure stable sources for ensuring long-term sustainable
natural gas supplies. The Project also carries profound
significance in terms of securing energy resources through
cooperation between public and private sectors.
The first cargo of LNG fro the Project will be shipped in the
coming weeks.
About Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC; TSE:8058) is a global integrated
business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across
virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy,
metals, machinery, chemicals, foods, and environmental business.
MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional
trading operations as its diverse business ranges from natural
resources development to investment in retail business,
infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial
goods. With over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80
countries worldwide and a network of over 500 group companies, MC
employs a multinational workforce of nearly 60,000 people. For more
information, please visit www.mitsubishicorp.com.
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation
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