• Phaseddrillingofapproximately20developmentwells
• Installationofumbilicals,risersandflowlines(URF)andrelatedsubseainfrastructureincludingChristmastreesandmanifolds
• Constructionofthe882-km-longsubseasectionofthe889-km-longgasexportpipeline(GEP)fromtheIchthysFieldintheBrowseBasintoBlaydinPoint,Darwin
• Hook-upofacentralprocessingfacility(CPF)andfloatingproduction,storageandofftake(FPSO)vessel
• Precommissioning,commissioningandstart-upofalloffshorefacilities.
Thepurposeofthisfactsheetistoprovideanoverviewoftheseproposedactivitiesandincludesthefollowingdetails:
• thelocationsofactivities• theapproximatetiminganddurationsofthoseactivities• abasicdescriptionoftheactivities• communicationandfeedbackchannels.
DetailedinformationontheIchthysProjectoffshoreactivitiesthatINPEXproposestocommenceoverthenext18monthsandmanagementofassociatedenvironmentalsensitivitiesiscontainedinthefollowingindividualconsultationfactsheets:
• Developmentwelldrilling• Umbilicals,risersandflowlines(URF)installation• Gasexportpipeline(GEP)construction.
AllIchthysoffshoreactivitiesarealsooutlinedintheIchthysProjectDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(EIS)anditssupplement(seebackpagefordetails).
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IchthysProject
S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
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Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
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Ichthys Project offshore activitiesOverviewofconstructionactivitiesfrom2013to2016
Figure1:RepresentationoffutureIchthysProjectoffshorefacilities
KEYOFFSHOREACTIVITIES
INPEX,onbehalfofthejointventureparticipantsoftheIchthysGasFieldDevelopmentProject(IchthysProject),willundertakeanumberofoffshoregas–condensatefieldconstructionandinstallationactivitiesfrom2013to2016.
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IchthysProject
ProjectoverviewTheIchthysProjectisaworld-classprojecttodevelopthenaturalgasandcondensatefield(IchthysField)thatwasdiscoveredintheBrowseBasin,offthenorth-westcoastofWesternAustralia.
TheIchthysFieldconsistsoftwohydrocarbonreservoirs,BrewsterandPlover.Thefieldcontainsresourcesestimatedatmorethan12trillioncubicfeetofgasandapproximately500millionbarrelsofcondensate.ThelatterrepresentsthelargestdiscoveryofhydrocarbonliquidinAustraliain40years.
TheUS$34billionIchthysProjectwillberankedamongthelargestgasandcondensateprocessingdevelopmentsintheworld.Duringoperationstheprojectisexpectedtoproduceapproximately8.4milliontonnes(Mt)ofliquefiednaturalgas(LNG)andapproximately1.6Mtofliquefiedpetroleumgases(LPGs)perannum,alongwithuptoapproximately100000barrelsofcondensateperdayatpeak.
TheIchthysProjectisajointventurebetweenINPEXgroupcompanies(theOperator),majorpartnerTotalgroupcompaniesandtheAustraliansubsidiariesofTokyoGas,OsakaGas,ChubuElectricPowerCompanyandTohoGas.
Projectdevelopmentactivitiesarebrieflyoutlinedbelow.
Figure2:IchthysFieldlocationoffshorenorth-westWesternAustralia,includingthegasexportpipelineroutetoBlaydinPoint,Darwin
Offshore activities – Ichthys Field and gas export pipeline
INPEXintendstoinstallafloatingcentralprocessingfacility(CPF)todeveloptheIchthysField.WellstreamswillflowfromthefieldthroughsubseainfrastructureforpreliminaryprocessingontheCPFtoremoveliquids—includingthegreaterpartofthecondensate—fromthegas.Theseparatedliquidswillflowviaasubseaflowlinetothenearbyfloatingproduction,storageandofftake(FPSO)vesselwherethecondensatewillbetreatedandtransferredtoofftaketankersforexport.GasfromthefieldwillbedirectedfromtheCPFthroughan889-km-longgasexportpipeline(GEP)(882kmsubsea,7kmonshore)totheprocessingplantatBlaydinPointonMiddleArmPeninsulainDarwinHarbour.
Onshore activities – Blaydin Point, Darwin
ThegaswillbeprocessedintoLNGthroughatwo-trainprocessingplant.TheplantwillalsoseparateoutandexportLPGsandtheresidualcondensatethatwillbecarriedtotheplantwiththegasstream.
ConstructionoftheLNGprocessingplantandassociatedharbourdredgingactivitiesareunderwayandareexpectedtobecompletedintimetoachievefirstproductionbytheendofthefourthquarterof2016.TheproductsprocessedattheplantwillbeshippedfromDarwinHarbourtooverseasmarketsinLNG,LPGandcondensateships.
IchthysProject
S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
E enquir [email protected]
Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
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S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
E enquir [email protected]
Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
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LocationofoffshoreactivitiesOffshoreactivitieswilltakeplaceinandaroundtheIchthysField,whichislocatedinproductionlicencesWA-50-LandWA-51-LintheBrowseBasin,approximately220kmoffthecoastofWesternAustraliaand820kmsouth-westofDarwin.Thefieldcoversanareaofaround800km²,withitsreservoirslocatedbelowseadepthsofabout235–275mandmorethan4000mofrock.TheIchthysFieldlocationandgasexportrouteareshowninFigure2.
Subseainfrastructureattheoffshoredevelopmentareawillconsistofthefollowing:• approximately50subseawellsdrilledfrombetween12to15drillcentres,developedoveraperiodof40years,andwith
about20ofthesewellsbeingdrilledbetween2013and2016• controlumbilicals,servicelines,risersandwet-gas,corrosion-resistantinfieldflowlines.
ThissubseainfrastructurewillbetiedbacktotheCPFandFPSObyaseriesofflexibleumbilicals,risersandflowlines(URF).TheCPFwillbeconnectedtotheFPSObytransfersystemsconsistingofflexiblerisersandflowlines.BoththeCPFandFPSO,shownschematicallyinFigure1,willbemooredinpositionfortheexpected40-yearlifeoftheProject.
TheGEPwillbeinstalledfromtheseabedbeneaththeCPFtoMiddleArmPeninsulainDarwinHarbour.ItwilltravelnearshorethroughDarwinHarbourparalleltotheexistingBayu–UndanGasPipeline.ApipelineshorecrossingwillcompletethesubseaportionoftheGEP,bringingthegastotheonshoreprocessingfacilities.
Keyoffshoreconstructionactivities
Development well drillingDevelopmentoftheIchthysFieldwillrequirethedrillingofapproximately50wellsovertheProject’slifetime.WellswillbedrilledfromdrillcentresingroupsofapproximatelyfivetooptimisetheefficiencyofrigoperationsandtominimisetheProject’sfootprintontheoceanfloor.
ScheduleThefirstphaseofdrilling,comprising20wellswithintheBrewsterreservoirisanticipatedtostartinmid-2014andtakeapproximately40months.Remainingwellsanddrillcentreswillbeaddedtomaintaingasproductionasthetworeservoirsaredepletedovertime.Wellheadsandmanifoldswillbeinstalledattheendofdrillingandwell-testing(seeFigure3).
VesselsAnumberofvesselswillberequiredtocompletethedrillingactivitiessafelyandefficiently.TheENSCO5006semi-submersiblemobileoffshoredrillingunit(MODU)picturedinFigure4willconductthefirstphaseofdrillingsupportedbytwoanchor-handlingsupplyvesselsforthedurationofthedrillingandrig-movingoperations.LogisticsupportwillbeprovidedfromBroome.Asalegislativerequirement,a500-m-radiussafetyzonewillbemaintainedaroundtheMODUandnounauthorisedvesselswillbepermittedwithinthisarea.
Formoredetailedinformationaboutthisactivity,pleaserefertoINPEX’sIchthysfactsheetDevelopmentwelldrilling.
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Figure4:ENSCO5006MODU
ScheduleMostoffshoreconstructionworkwilltakeplacebetween2013and2016,asoutlinedbelow.From2016onwards,additionalwellswillbedrilledandtiedbacktoexistingoperations
Figure3:Ichthyswellheadsandcollectionmanifolds
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Umbilicals, risers and flowlines (URF) installation
Thisscopeofworkincludestheinstallationandprecommissioningofsubseaflowlines,supportstructuresandcontrolsystems,andtheconnectionofthesesystemstotheotheroffshorecomponents.TheURFprogramalsoincludestheinstallationofthemooringsfortheCPFandFPSOandtheconnectionofbothfacilitiestotheirmooringsystems.TheseactivitieswillbeperformedonbehalfoftheProjectbyMcDermottInternationalandHeeremaMarineContractors.KeysubseainfrastructureisshowninFigure5.
SchedulePreparatoryworkisplannedtocommenceinmid-2014,withkeyinfrastructurebeinginstalledoverthefollowing18months.TheFPSOandCPFarescheduledtoarriveatthefieldinlate2015forconnectiontomoorings,umbilicals,flexiblerisersandcontrolsystems.OtherURFinfrastructureandwellheadconnectionswillbeinstalledbetweenmid-2015andmid-2017.
VesselsURFinstallationactivitieswillinvolveseveralkeyoffshoreconstructionandinstallationvessels,includingtheEmeraldSea,AegirandNorthOcean102(orsimilarclassvessel),whichwillbesupportedbysupplyandstandbyvessels,tugsandbarges.
Formoredetailedinformationaboutthisactivity,pleaserefertoINPEX’sIchthysfactsheetUmbilicals,risersandflowlines(URF)installation.
Gas export pipeline (GEP) construction
ThesubseaportionoftheGEPwillbeinstalledonbehalfoftheProjectbySaipem(Portugal)ComercioMaritimoSULda(Saipem).Twodifferentpipelayvesselswillcarryouttheinstallation,onespecialisinginshallow-waterpipelayandtheotherindeep-waterpipelay.
Afterpipelayhasbeencompleted,theGEPwillbehydrotestedwithfilteredandtreatedseawater.Itwillthenundergoprecommissioningtoremovetheseawaterandresidualsalt.
SchedulePipelineroutedredgingoperationsinDarwinHarbourareplannedtocommenceinlate2013.PipelayisscheduledtobegininDarwinHarbourinthesecondquarterof2014andfinishintheIchthysFieldin2015.Finalprecommissioningofthepipelineisexpectedtobecompletebytheendof2015.
VesselsDredgingoperationswithinDarwinHarbourwillbeperformedbyBoskalisAustraliaPtyLtdusingseveralvessels,includingtheQueenoftheNetherlandstrailingsuctionhopperdredgerandtheBaldurbackhoedredger.PipelaywillbeperformedbytheSemac1(Figure6)inshallowwaterandbytheCastorone(Figure7)indeepwater.
Formoredetailedinformationaboutthisactivity,pleaserefertoINPEX’sIchthysfactsheetGasexportpipeline(GEP)construction.
Figure6:Saipem’sSemac1shallow-waterpipelayvessel
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Figure5:RepresentationofURFinfrastructureandassociatedoffshorefacilities
Figure7:Saipem’sCastoronedeep-waterpipelayvessel
IchthysProject
S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
E enquir [email protected]
Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
INPE
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Shop 15 Allendale Arcade, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 | P: (08) 9325-5619 | E: [email protected]
“Making a Colourful Impression”
S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
E enquir [email protected]
Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
INPE
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Shop 15 Allendale Arcade, 77 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 | P: (08) 9325-5619 | E: [email protected]
“Making a Colourful Impression”
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Central processing facility (CPF) hook-up
TheCPFwillbeusedforgas–liquidseparation,gasdehydration,gascompressionandexportandfutureinletcompression.Itwillalsoexportacommingledliquidstreamofcondensate,monoethyleneglycol(MEG)andproducedwatertotheFPSOandacceptflashgasbackfromtheFPSO.(MEGwillbeusedasahydrateinhibitor(anti-freeze)topreventriskofblockageinlinesontheseafloorwheretheseawatertemperaturewillbeabout4°C.TheMEGwillbeinjectedintoproductionfluidsatthewellheads.MEGisanon-toxicbiodegradableorganiccompound).
ScheduleTheCPFwillbeconstructedbySamsungHeavyIndustriesCo.Ltd.inKorea.ItwillbetowedtotheIchthysFieldinlate2015,whereitwillbehookedupto28anchorchainsbyMcDermottInternational.ItwillthenbecommissionedbyINPEXtobereadytoreceivereservoirhydrocarbonsinmid-2016.
Adetailedfactsheetforthisactivitywillbeavailablein2014or2015.
Floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel hook-up
TheFPSOwillbeusedforcondensatedewatering,stabilisation,storageandexport.TheFPSOwillalsobeusedforMEGregeneration,produced-watertreatmentandflashgascompressionandexporttotheCPF.
ScheduleTheFPSOwillbebuiltbyDaewooShipbuilding&MarineEngineeringCo.Ltd.inKorea.ItsinternalturretwillbeconstructedbySBMOffshoreNVintheKeppelShipyardinSingapore.FollowingconstructiontheturretwillbetransportedtoKoreaandintegratedintotheFPSOhull.ThecompleteFPSOwillbetowedtotheIchthysFieldattheendof2015.McDermottInternationalwillpermanentlymoortheFPSObyhookingup21anchorchainstotheweathervaningturret.FollowinginstallationtheFPSOwillbecommissionedbyINPEXtobereadytoreceivereservoirhydrocarbonsinmid-2016.
Adetailedfactsheetforthisactivitywillbeavailablein2014or2015.
Figure8:CPF
Figure9:FPSO
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TheIchthysProjectisoperatedbyINPEXinjointventurewithmajorpartnerTotalandTokyoGas,OsakaGas,ChubuElectricPowerCompanyandTohoGas.
IchthysProject
S E C U R I N G T H E F U T U R E
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company, with more than 70 active projects globally. Since 1966, INPEX has been growing steadily, from the core areas of Indonesia and Australia, into the Middle East, the Caspian Sea region and South America.
In Australia from 1986, INPEX has been gaining strategic interests in a range of successful projects, including the Griffin Fields, Darwin LNG and the proposed Ichthys Project.
INPEX is securing the future – future energy supply to our customers, and the future sustainability of the communities in which we operate.
SECURING THE FUTURE
Level 22 100 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Western Austral ia 6000P +61 8 6213 6000 F +61 8 6213 6455
E enquir [email protected]
Level 8, Mitchell Centre59 Mitchell Street, Darwin
Northern Territory Australia 0800P +61 8 8924 3100 F +61 8 8924 3111
INPE
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EnquiriesandfeedbackFurtherinformationonoffshoreactivitiescanbefoundintheIchthysProjectDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(EIS)anditssupplement,locatedontheINPEXwebsitewww.inpex.com.au/projects/ichthys-project/environmental-documentation.aspx(atthebottomofthewebpage).
Youcanalsorequestcopiesofthefactsheetsspecifictoeachoffshoreactivity(astheyaremadeavailable).
Ifyouwouldliketoprovidecommentorseekfurtherinformation,orifyoudonotwishtoreceivefuturecommunicationsaboutIchthysoffshoreactivities,pleasecontactusbyanyofthefollowingmeans:
Contact: BillTownsend GeneralManager,ExternalAffairs/JointVenture
Subject: IchthysProjectoffshoreactivities
E-mail: [email protected]: (08)62136000Fax: (08)62136455Post: Attention:GeneralManager,ExternalAffairs Level22,100StGeorgesTerrace, PerthWA6000
Website:www.inpex.com.au
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