Santos GLNG completed the first of its three major gas processing hubs in its Queensland gas fields, in Australia.
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Image of Santos GLNG 's largest gas hub. From Santos GLNG. |
The hub, located in the Fairview field north of Roma, is now fully operational, with commissioning progressing well at Santos GLNG’s two other major processing hubs.
The $18.5 billion venture will convert coal seam natural gas to LNG for export to global markets. Once fully commissioned and in operation, the pipeline will transport up to 40MMcm/d of natural gas from Santos GLNG’s gas fields to its gas liquefaction plant on Curtis Island, off Gladstone, where it will be cooled to minus 161 degrees Celsius and shipped to customers as LNG.
“Santos GLNG alone is projected to deliver ongoing investment in this state of an average of US$1 billion a year from 2016-2020, and an average of half a billion dollars a year after that,” says Trevor Brown, Santos VP Queensland. “This adds to the $6.2 billion we’ve invested with Queensland businesses in building our project to this point, and the $200 million invested in roads, hospitals, schools, weed management, and events.
Brown went on to say that LNG is without doubt the new shining light of the Australian economy. In just a few short years, LNG will overtake coal and become Australia’s second-largest export behind iron ore – that is a staggering statistic that demonstrates the massive investment underway today.
First gas is scheduled to arrive at the plant on Curtis Island later this year, as the project is approaching 90% complete.
According to Santos, the hubs will be able to process 555 terajoules of gas per day at peak capacity, which is the equivalent daily consumption of over 9 million homes or over 30 million people.
Last month, after two and a half years, Santos GLNG fed natural gas into its 420km gas transmission pipeline for the first time using its primary compressor station in the Fairview field.
In September, the final two modules arrived for the Santos GLNG project. The modules were built in the Philippines and make up the two LNG processing units that will convert natural gas into liquid.
Santos GLNG is a joint venture between Santos (30%), Petronas (27.5%), Total (27.5%) and Kogas (15%).
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