North Rankin A to Withnell Bay Pipeline
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The North Rankin A to Withnell Bay Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from the North Rankin A Platform in the Indian Ocean to Withnell Bay, Western Australia.
Project details
- Operator: Woodside Energy
- Parent company: Woodside Energy Ltd.; BHP Group Ltd; BP Developments Australia; Chevron Australia; Japan Australia LNG (MIMI); Shell Development (Australia)
- Capacity: 131.75 million cubic feet per day / 139 terajoules per day
- Length: 134 kilometers[2]
- Status: Operating
- Start year: 1984
Background
The pipeline was commissioned in 1984 as part of the North West Shelf Project.[3] North Rankin A was the then-largest gas production platform in the world, capable of producing 1815 million cubic feet (51.4 million cubic meters) of gas per day and up to 47400 barrels per day (7540 cubic meters per day) of condensate.
Modifications have increased the facility's capacity by 50% and it remains one of the world's largest gas platforms. It is located 135 kilometers northwest of Karratha and can accommodate more than 120 people. It services 25 production wells in the North Rankin and Perseus fields.[4] In 2012 the North Rankin B Platform was built and connected to North Rankin A by two bridges.[5] At the time of its construction North Rankin B was the largest offshore gas platform in the world.[6]
TSEP to NWS Pipeline
In 2004 a second pipeline from North Rankin A to Western Australia was commissioned, the TPES to NWS Pipeline. This 130-kilometer pipeline connects to the Karratha Gas Plant.[2] It is operated by Woodside Energy and owned by the consortium that owns the North Rankin Platform: Woodside Energy Ltd.; BHP Billiton Petroleum; BP Developments Australia; Chevron Australia; Japan Australia LNG (MIMI); Shell Development (Australia.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Northwest Shelf, Woodside, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Petroleum and Minerals Industries in the Northwest Marine Region, IRC, Oct. 29, 2007, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ Western Australia gas developments: in the pipeline, The Australian Pipeliner, Mar. 16, 2016, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ North West Shelf Venture, Wikipedia, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ North Rankin Complex Operations , Woodside Energy, Jul. 2013, archive accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ North Rankin Redevelopment Australia, Offshore Technology, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
