Chevron today confirmed its first shipment from its landmark LNG Gorgon Project.
The cargo will be shipped from the Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia to one of Chevron’s foundation buyers, Chubu Electric Power, in Japan.
Mike Wirth, executive vice president, Chevron Midstream and Development, said: “Departure of the first cargo from the Gorgon Project is a key milestone in our commitment to be a reliable LNG provider for customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
“This is also important for our investors as we begin to generate revenue from a project we expect will operate for decades to come.”
Chevron’s Asia Excellence will ship the LNG cargo. The operator is currently in the final stages of its largest shipbuilding and fleet modernization program in recent history, which includes the addition of six new LNG carriers to its operated fleet.
The Gorgon Project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields, located within the Greater Gorgon area, between 80 miles (130 km) and 136 miles (220 km) off the northwest coast of Western Australia. It includes a 15.6 MTPA LNG plant on Barrow Island, a carbon dioxide injection project and a domestic gas plant with the capacity to supply 300 terajoules of gas per day to Western Australia.