Crux Gas Pipeline

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Crux Gas Pipeline is a proposed gas pipeline in Australia.

Location

The pipeline is proposed to run from the Crux gas field in the Browse Basin offshore northwest Australia to near Broome, Western Australia, where it would end at the Prelude FLNG Terminal.

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Project details

• Operator: Royal Dutch Shell
• Owner: Royal Dutch Shell (82%), Seven Group Holdings (15%), Osaka Gas Holdings (3%)
• Parent company: Royal Dutch Shell, Seven Group Holdings, Osaka Gas Holdings
• Capacity: 550 MMcfd
• Length: 165 kilometers
• Diameter: 26 inches
• Status: Proposed
• Start year: 2027
• Financing: FID was approved in May 2022
• Associated infrastructure: Prelude FLNG Terminal

Background

A final investment decision was expected to be made in 2020, but Shell delayed this in April 2020 due to weaker global LNG demand and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shell took final investment decision (FID) on the Crux project in May 2022. The project is expected to begin commercial production in 2027. The Crux project is the primary source of backfill gas for the Prelude FLNG Terminal.

As of July 2023, Shell has submitted an environmental plan to Australia's offshore energy regulator, NOPSEMA, and is awaiting approval to begin the installation of the drilling template on the Crux gas field.