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is a hotbed of gas-production activ- Field characteristics ity, with numerous facilities besides

Condensate Reservoir Wheatstone, North Rankin and Pluto in

CO H S 2 2

FieldType pressure to gas ratio development or on the drawing board, all (mol %) (ppm) (psia) (bbl/MMscf) within pipelining distance from Equus.

MentorcCretaceous1288 40 <2 0

Hess listed several other nearby facili-

Australasia ties in its government flings, including

Bravo Cretaceous996 40 <2 0

Chevron’s huge Gorgon development

NimblefootCretaceous860 40 <2 0 (under construction with startup planned

Cretaceous /

Chester 1253 10 5-6 8 for 2015-16) 46 miles (75km) southeast

Triassic of Equus. Also listed was Reindeer about

GlencoeJurassic 903 20 <2 2 140 miles (220km) to the east and Angel

GlenlothTriassic 903 10 5-6 8 137 miles (220km) to the northeast.

In addition, Hess’ papers on fle men-

BriselsTriassic 916 10 <2 1 tioned three planned or existing major

Cretaceous /

Rimfre 977 10 <2 8 pipelines, Jansz 30 miles (50km) to the

Triassic east, Echo Yodel 160km to the east and would be one of Australia’s deepest- Cossack Wannaea 125 miles (200km)

Field water projects. northeast.

Three candidate receiving facili- The nearest production facility to locations ties for Equus’ gas were listed in Hess’ Equus at the time of the February 2012 government flings: Chevron-operated fling was the John Brookes unmanned

Wheatstone; Woodside’s Pluto, or platform, about 60 miles (100km) to

Woodside-operated North Rankin, which the east. John Brookes’ gas is sent to a is part of the Northwest Shelf Venture, Varanus Island processing facility via a

Australia’s oldest LNG export project 35 mile (55km) pipeline. Varanus Island, (startup in 1989). about 100 miles (155km) southeast of

Wheatstone (under construction Equus, is site of a number of other pro- with startup targeted for 2016-2017) is duction facilities.

approximately 60 miles (100km) to the Land-based facilities on Barrow Island east of Equus; Pluto (in operations since are 85 miles (135km) to the southeast,

April 2012) is about 90 miles (150km) tonnes in 2013. When the new plants Hess’ flings says.

northeast and North Rankin is about 150 are completed and operating at capacity, In any case, Hess, 100% owner of

The Strength of Experience...

miles (250km) northeast. Australia should approach world leader Equus, is unlikely to suspend or drop the

Chevron has had nothing to say pub- Qatar’s level of exports, providing around project given that in 2007 it committed to the Power of Innovation licly about any talks with Hess. 20% of global LNG supplies, according to spend $500 million on exploration and

But Woodside managing director Peter BREE’s report. development in order to win the rights to

Coleman in a December investor telecon- “Beyond these projects, there are a WA-390-P. The commitment was a record

For over 45 years, Delmar Systems, Inc. ference confrmed his company has had number of other LNG projects at the for Australian permit lease auctions.

has been serving the oil and gas industry discussions with third-party producers feasibility and proposal stages, which if A 22-well exploration and appraisal around the world, including the Arctic. With about shipping their gas to Northwest brought into operation would increase operation from 2008 through 2011 used an unwavering commitment to developing

Shelf and to Pluto (which started Australia’s LNG capacity to more than the Transocean semisubmersible rig Jack the most highly quali? ed and skilled operation in April 2012). He offered no 100 million tonnes a year and make Bates and confrmed discovery of eight professionals and innovative technology, specifcs on a possible link-up with Hess Australia one of the world’s largest LNG commercially viable felds. Reserve esti-

Delmar ensures that every job is performed safely, effectively, and ef? ciently. but said there are a growing number of exporters by the end of the decade,” the mates run from 1-3Tcf of gas, and Equus options for gas producers. report predicts. Among those pending is expected to have an operational life of “The good news is there’s extra com- projects is Equus. 25 years.

petition in the marketplace now with But there are reasons for caution in The eight felds comprising Equus respect to getting their resources pro- forecasting, the report says, and these have been dubbed Mentorc, Bravo and cessed,” Coleman said. factors which may have contributed to Nimblefoot in Cretaceous strata; Chester

Equus, indeed, is part of a much bigger delaying the Equus FID. and Rimfre in the Cretaceous/Triassic; picture. Among the factors are rising develop- Glenloth and Briseais in Triassic and

Australia-wide, from the far east to ment costs, the shale gas revolution and Glencoe in the Jurassic. Reserve pres-

Engineering Subsea SupervisionMooring EquipmentProject Management the far west, seven new LNG projects growing competition from US, Canadian sures range from 860psi in Nimblefoot to are underway, according to the October and other international LNG exports. 1,288 in Mentorc.

2013 gas market report from the Australia New foating LNG operations (Shell’s The felds are 5200ft (1.6km) to

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Darwin and Pluto), the new projects will remote offshore gas resources,” BREE’s The three Cretaceous felds have the boost Australian export capacity to 80 report says. highest condensate to gas ratio, 40bbls www.delmarus.com million tonnes by 2018 from 24.3 million The Carnarvon Basin around WP-390-P per million standard cubic feet of gas,

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