Woodside resumes NWS LNG production

“Woodside has recommenced LNG and domestic gas production from the North West Shelf project following Tropical Cyclone Narelle,” the spokesperson said.

“Our priority remains the safety of our people, the environment, and our assets as we progress a controlled return to normal operations,” the spokesperson said.

“Woodside continues to support Western Australia’s energy security through the supply of domestic gas from Macedon and Pluto,” the spokesperson added.

Woodside resumed ship loading operations at its Pluto LNG terminal in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Sunday.

The company said on Sunday that it was remobilizing its offshore workforce, following the production interruption at its Karratha gas plant.

The Karratha gas plant is part of the Woodside-operated North West Shelf project.

The NWS project has supplied energy to Australian and international customers since the 1980’s.

Last year, Woodside completed the permanent retirement of the second LNG train at its NWS LNG terminal due to declining natural gas supplies.

This resulted in a reduction of the Karratha gas plant’s capacity from 16.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 14.3 mtpa.

Including the retired train, the plant has five LNG trains, launched between 1989 and 2008, and most of these volumes supply customers in Japan.

The facility also has domestic gas trains, condensate stabilization units, and LPG units.