Name of the Project
Scarborough gasfield development.

Location
In the Carnarvon basin, about 375 km west-north-west of the Burrup Peninsula, in Western Australia.

Project Owner/s
The project is a joint venture (JV) between Woodside Petroleum and BHP. The JV partners Woodside and BHP reached an agreement in February this year to align their participating interests across the Scarborough and North Scarborough titles, resulting in Woodside’ holding a 73.5% interest and BHP holding the remaining 26.5% interest in both titles.

Project Description
Woodside is proposing to develop the Scarborough gas resource, which has a contingent resource of 11.1-trillion cubic feet and supports the recovery of volumes of more than 500-billion cubic feet per well.

The new offshore facilities will initially have seven high-rate, subsea gas wells tied back to a semisubmersible floating production unit moored in 900 m of water close to the Scarborough field.

Woodside’s preferred concept is to process Scarborough gas through a brownfield expansion of the existing Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore facility.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
$11.4-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
First production from the Scarborough gasfield has been targeted for 2026.

Latest Developments
Woodside Petroleum is in the final stages of working out costs on its Scarborough gas and Pluto LNG expansion project, as it faces rising labour and steel costs.

The Scarborough development will feed an expansion of Woodside's Pluto LNG plant, with the combined project previously estimated at $11.4-billion.

Woodside is targeting a final investment decision with BHP within the next six months.

The Western Australian government has approved Woodside's plan to cut emissions from the Pluto LNG project by 30% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, which the state's environment Minister has said represents a sharp reduction in emissions from levels approved in 2007.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
SNC Lavalin (engineering subdesign contract).

Contact Details for Project Information
Woodside, tel +61 8 9348 4000.