RENEWABLES
THE GORGON NATURAL gas project helmed by the Chevron company is finally coming to fruition . From its general development of the greater Gorgon gas fields to creating a liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island , the project has been far-reaching . It includes a subsea gas-gathering infrastructure along with a domestic gas component , with a budget of over $ 54 billion .
The Gorgon gas field off the coast of Western Australia is an area approximately 130 kilometres off Western Australia ’ s northwest coast in waters that are around 200 metres deep . There are over 200 exploration wells in this fertile area .
Oil fields with a rich history The Gorgon fields have ties to West Australian Petroleum ( WAPET ), a pioneering company in the Western Australian petroleum industry . WAPET founded many wells in area waters , including the Gorgon field in 1981 . While WAPET was involved in numerous joint ventures with Texaco , Shell , Ampolex and Chevron , a merger of Chevron and Texaco eventually led to Chevron becoming the operator of WAPET ’ s petroleum assets . Once completed , the Gorgon Project will become Australia ’ s fourth liquefied natural gas export development .
The focus is on the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields within Greater Gorgon area , approximately 200 kilometres off Western Australia ’ s northwest coast . The Gorgon Project is attributed to Chevron due to their nearly 48 percent stake it it ; however ,
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