Barrow Island LNG power station

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Barrow Island LNG power station is an operating power station of at least 590-megawatts (MW) in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia. It is also known as Gorgon LNG project.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barrow Island LNG power station Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia -20.77708, 115.461583 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: -20.77708, 115.461583

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 118[2] gas turbine[3] not found 2015[3]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 118[2] gas turbine[3] not found 2015[3]
3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 118[2] gas turbine[3] not found 2015[3]
4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 118[2] gas turbine[3] not found 2015[3]
5 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 118[2] gas turbine[3] not found 2015[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; Chevron Corp [47%]; Shell PLC [25%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25%]; other [1%][4][4][4][4][4] Chevron Corp [47.3%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25.0%]; Shell PLC [25.0%]; other [1.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1.2%]
2 Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; Chevron Corp [47%]; Shell PLC [25%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25%]; other [1%][4][4][4][4][4] Chevron Corp [47.3%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25.0%]; Shell PLC [25.0%]; other [1.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1.2%]
3 Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; Chevron Corp [47%]; Shell PLC [25%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25%]; other [1%][4][4][4][4][4] Chevron Corp [47.3%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25.0%]; Shell PLC [25.0%]; other [1.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1.2%]
4 Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; Chevron Corp [47%]; Shell PLC [25%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25%]; other [1%][4][4][4][4][4] Chevron Corp [47.3%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25.0%]; Shell PLC [25.0%]; other [1.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1.2%]
5 Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; Chevron Corp [47%]; Shell PLC [25%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25%]; other [1%][4][4][4][4][4] Chevron Corp [47.3%]; ExxonMobil Corp [25.0%]; Shell PLC [25.0%]; other [1.4%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1.2%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[3]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/20%C2%B046'37.5%22S+115%C2%B027'41.7%22E/@-20.777075,115.4593943,947m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sgorgon+lng+project+australia!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d-20.7770795!4d115.4615832. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20220906104604/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/gorgon-lng-project/. Archived from the original on 06 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624223323/https://www.ge.com/news/reports/huge-ge-gas-turbine-generator-starts-up-at-one-of. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107125613/https://australia.chevron.com/our-businesses/gorgon-project. Archived from the original on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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