Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)

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Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Western Australia, Australia.

Along with Iago Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia), Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Wheatstone/Iago Gas Complex (Western Australia, Australia).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Wheatstone Operating[1] Chevron[2] Chevron (64.1%); Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (13.4%); Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (13.0%); Kyushu Electric Power Company (1.46%); PE Wheatstone (8.0%)[3][4][2] 2004[5] 2011[3] 2017[3] Conventional[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity gas 2.8 million m³/y 2023 [6]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Wheatstone Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Western Australia, Australia[7] Offshore[8] -19.9305, 115.3355 (approximate)[7]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Wheatstone/Iago complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240412171235/https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/chevron-to-ramp-up-production-at-australias-wheatstone-gas-field/. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240515165117/https://australia.chevron.com/-/media/australia/publications/documents/wheatstone-project-overview.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230314220158/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/wheatstone-project-carnarvon-basin/. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240517163443/https://www.chevron.com/what-we-do/energy/oil-and-natural-gas/assets/wheatstone. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518023540/http://australia.chevron.com/our-businesses/wheatstone-project. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240528155001/https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/triple-whammy-hits-australian-gas-production/2-1-1385339?zephr_sso_ott=urGWzD. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "DMIRS Data and Software Centre". Government of Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation, and Safety. 2020. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)