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Scarborough Energy Project, Australia – update

Image of Scarborough platform

Photo by Woodside Energy

27th February 2026

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Scarborough Energy Project.

Location
About 375 km off the coast of Western Australia.

Project Owner/s
The Pluto Joint Venture (JV), including the Pluto foundation assets, comprises Woodside Burrup (90%), Kansai Electric Power Australia (5%) and Tokyo Gas Pluto (5%).
The Pluto Train 2 JV comprises Woodside Burrup Train 2 A (51%) and Global Infrastructure Partners (49%).
Woodside is the operator of Pluto LNG and the Pluto Train 2 JV.

Project Description
The Scarborough project will include the installation of a floating production unit, with eight wells drilled in the initial phase and 13 wells drilled over the life of the field. 

The gas will be transported for processing at Pluto LNG through a new 430-km-long trunk line. An estimated five-million tonnes a year of Scarborough gas will be processed through Pluto Train 2, with up to three-million tonnes a year processed through the existing Pluto Train 1. 

The Scarborough reservoir contains less than 0.1% CO2. Combined with processing design efficiencies at the floating production unit (offshore) and Pluto Train 2 (onshore), as well as the modified existing Train 1, the reservoir will deliver one of the lowest carbon intensity projects for liquefied natural gas sold to Asian markets. 

Potential Job Creation
The Scarborough project is expected to generate more than 3 000 construction phase jobs in Western Australia.

Capital Expenditure
$12-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
First LNG cargo is targeted for 2026.  

Latest Developments
The Scarborough project is 94% complete, as of end-December 31, 2025, and remains on track for first LNG in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
SNC Lavalin (engineering subdesign contract); and KBR (engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Woodside Energy, on behalf of the Pluto JV).

Contact Details for Project Information
Woodside, tel +61 8 9348 4000 or email investor@woodside.com.au.

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