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Sunrise FLNG Terminal, also known as Beaco LNG Terminal, is a proposed LNG export terminal in Timor-Leste.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise FLNG Terminal | Timor Sea, Australia and East Timor, Timor-Leste[1] | -10.0, 127.0 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise FLNG Terminal | export[2] | proposed | – | – | True | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise FLNG Terminal | export[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise FLNG Terminal | export[2] | proposed | 2023 | 2021 (Pre-FID) | – | – | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise FLNG Terminal | export[2] | proposed | Woodside Energy Group Ltd [33%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [10%]; Government of Timor-Leste [56%][3][3][3] | Government of Timor-Leste [56.6%]; Woodside Energy Group Ltd [33.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [10.0%] | – |
Background
Sunrise FLNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in East Timor and Australia.[4] As of 2017, Australia was the second largest LNG exporter after Qatar. The country exports almost 44 million tons a year. [5]
The Sunrise LNG Terminal would be located at the Sunrise and Troubadour fields. The fields are located approximately 93 miles south-east of East Timor and 280 miles north-west of Darwin. They hold 5.13 trillion cubic feet of gas and 225.9 million barrels of condensate.[6] The terminal had a proposed capacity of 3.6 mtpa.[7]
Forbes reported in 2016 Greater Sunrise’s gas reserves are potentially worth more than $8 billion to East Timor.[8]
In February of 2016, Rigzone reported that the Sunrise development had stalled on the account that the Australia and East Timor governments had yet to agree on their maritime borders.[6]
In October 2018 ConocoPhillips sold its 30% share in the Sunrise gas project to the government of Timor-Leste for $350 million, and in November 2018 Shell Australia sold its 26.56% share in the gas project to the government of Timor-Leste for $300 million.[9]
As of July 2023, the Sunrise Joint Venture, comprising Woodside, Timor Gap, and Osaka Gas, was in the midst of the concept selection for LNG production.[10]
In July 2024, Riviera reported that Wood Group has been contracted by the Sunrise Joint Venture to conduct concept studies of the LNG project.[11]
In May 2025, Woodside Energy CEO Meg O'Neill told Upstream that the project remained "mired in diplomatic and regulatory complexity," and that it had yet to move forward as negotiations had stalled.[12]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/9%C2%B038'39.1%22S+128%C2%B005'06.0%22E/@-9.6442,128.0824197,1266m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-9.6442!4d128.085?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/79058/shell_gas_find_supports_w_australia_floating_lng_plan/?hmpn=1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.naturalgasworld.com/dili-to-go-it-alone-in-high-stakes-gamble-lng-condensed-75762.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Sunrise Floating LNG Terminal, A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017
- ↑ Diane Munro, "Qatar Moves to Ensure LNG Dominance," Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, April 17, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chee Yew Cheang, "Timor-Leste Prepares for Sunrise Project Even as Development Stays Elusive," Rigzone, February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbloom - ↑ Damon Evans, "East Timor's Gas Dream Is Doomed, ConocoPhillips And Woodside Have Failed," Forbes, December 12, 2016.
- ↑ Shell sells 26.56% stake in Greater Sunrise to East Timor for $300m, S&P Platts Global, Nov. 22, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:0 - ↑ "Study begins on massive Greater Sunrise floating LNG project". Riviera. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ↑ "'Very complicated': Woodside's CEO talks Sunrise, wider LNG plans and challenges". upstreamonline.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
