Crux Gas Pipeline

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Pipeline Name is a proposed gas pipeline in Australia.

Location

The pipeline would run from the Crux gas field in the Browse Basin offshore northwest Australia to near Broome, Western Australia, where it would end at the Prelude FLNG Terminal.

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Project details

• Operator: Royal Dutch Shell
• Parent company: Royal Dutch Shell (82%), Seven Group Holdings (15%), Osaka Gas Holdings (3%)
• Length: 165 kilometers
• Diameter: 26 inches
• Status: Proposed
• Financing: FID slated for 2021
• Associated infrastructure: Prelude FLNG Terminal

Background

A final investment decision was expected to be made in 2020, but Shell delayed this in April 2020 due to weaker global LNG demand and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.