Woodside, BHP approve massive LNG project
Woodside and BHP have announcement their investment decision to move forward with the Scarborough to Pluto Train 2 project off the coast of WA.
The LNG development is worth $16 billion and will utilise gas from the Scarborough recourses processed at Woodside’s Pluto LNG facility on the Burrup Peninsula.
A scone LNG train will be constructed as part of the development at the Pluto site. ‘
The project is anticipated to create 3,200 jobs through the construction period, and once fully functional will support around 600 jobs.
To align with the WA Domestic Gas Policy the project will make gas equivalent to 15 per cent of its LNG exports available to domestic markets and consumers.
State Development, Jobs and Trade Minister, Roger Cook, said, “LNG can be used globally as a transition fuel to displace more carbon-intensive fuels such as coal and there is strong demand in international markets that have made commitments to net zero emissions.”
The development has been condemned by a number of groups including the Australasian Association for Corporate Responsibility, and environmental groups are anticipated to continue their push back and stance against the decision.