Chevron produces first gas from Gorgon Stage 2

Chevron Australia has begun producing gas from its Gorgon Stage 2 development project offshore Western Australia.

Chevron said that the development expands the existing subsea gas gathering network of the Gorgon project and involved installation of 11 additional wells in the Gorgon and Jansz-Io fields along with offshore production pipelines and subsea infrastructure with the aim of maintaining gas supply to the LNG and domestic gas processing infrastructure on Barrow Island.

The development adds to the initial $40 billion (Aus.) spend on Australian goods and services from the project since 2009 and supports the longevity of the LNG and domestic gas production, the company said.

Chevron is operator with 47.3%. Partners are ExxonMobil (25%), Shell (25%), Osaka Gas (1.25%), Tokyo Gas (1%), and JERA (0.417%).