Scarborough gas project

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf natural gas development project
gptkbp:approvalYear 2021
gptkbp:capitalExpenditure US$12 billion
gptkbp:carbonEmissionsEstimate ~1.6 million tonnes CO2 per year (direct)
~878 million tonnes CO2 (lifetime, including downstream)
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2021
gptkbp:controversy legal challenges
climate change impact
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:developmentConcept subsea wells tied back to floating production unit
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1979
gptkbp:distanceFromMainland 375 km
gptkbp:employmentImpact thousands of jobs during construction
hundreds of jobs during operation
gptkbp:environmentalCertification NOPSEMA 2021
gptkbp:environmentalImpact carbon emissions
impact on marine life
gptkbp:estimatedReserves 11.1 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:expectedProductionStart 2026
gptkbp:formerOperator gptkb:BHP
gptkb:ExxonMobil
gptkbp:fuelType dry gas
gptkbp:gasField Scarborough gas field
gptkbp:gasFieldBlock WA-1-R
WA-61-L
WA-61-R
WA-62-L
WA-62-R
gptkbp:gasFieldType offshore conventional gas field
gptkbp:hasResource natural gas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scarborough gas project
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Australian_Conservation_Foundation
Conservation Council of Western Australia
gptkbp:LNGTrain Pluto Train 2
gptkbp:LNGTrainCapacity 5 million tonnes per annum
gptkbp:location offshore Western Australia
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Saipem
gptkb:Bechtel
gptkb:McDermott
gptkbp:market gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:maximumDepth 900 meters
gptkbp:notableProject under development
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Woodside_Energy
gptkbp:opposedBy environmental groups
climate activists
gptkbp:parentCompany Woodside Energy Group Ltd
gptkbp:partner gptkb:BHP
gptkbp:pipeline 430 km
gptkbp:pipelineDestination Pluto LNG plant
gptkbp:plannedProductionCapacity 8 million tonnes per annum LNG
gptkbp:processingFacility gptkb:Pluto_LNG
gptkbp:regulates National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Woodside_Petroleum
gptkb:Woodside_Energy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7