Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project (Western Australia, Australia)

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Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project is a discovered oil and gas project in Western Australia, Australia.


The project consists of the following units:

  • Torosa Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)
  • Brecknock Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)
  • Calliance Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)

Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project is also sometimes referred to as Browse to North West Shelf (NWS).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Browse to North West Shelf Discovered[1][2] Woodside Energy[1] Woodside Browse Pty Ltd (30.6%); BP Developments Australia (44.33%); Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) (14.4%); PetroChina (10.67%)[1] 2025 (expected)[3][4] 2026 (expected)[5] Conventional[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
condensate 2C resources 390 million bbl 2022 [6]
gas 2C resources 393600.45 million m³ 2022 [6]

Location

Table 3: Project-level location details for Browse to North West Shelf Oil and Gas Project

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Browse Western Australia, Australia[5] Offshore[7] -13.99, 121.98 (approximate)[5]

The map below shows the approximate location of the project:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108232203/https://www.woodside.com/what-we-do/developments-and-exploration/browse. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20241203004706/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/05/woodside-gas-drilling-plan-browse-basin-epa-scott-reef. Archived from the original on 03 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/oil-and-gas-final-investment-decisions-half-yearly-market-analysis/#:~:text=Oil%20and%20Gas%20Investment%20Market%20Report%20Overview&text=Globally%20in%20the%20upstream%20sector,to%20receive%20FIDs%20in%202023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115031731/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/bp-to-grab-biggest-slice-of-woodside-s-30b-browse-gas-project-20230328-p5cvzg.html. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Resources and energy major projects". Department of Industry, Science and Resources. 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108225744/https://www.woodside.com/docs/default-source/our-business---documents-and-files/burrup-hub---documents-and-files/browse---documents-and-files/proposed-browse-to-nws-project---supplement-report-to-the-draft-eis-%28epbc-2018-8319%29.pdf?sfvrsn=231f858b_3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)