ExxonMobil Starts Construction on Longford Gas Conditioning Plant

Esso Australia, a part of the ExxonMobil Australia, has announced the start of construction on the new Longford Gas Conditioning Plant.

The plant will process gas from the Kipper Tuna Turrum Project, Australia’s largest domestic gas development located on the eastern seaboard.

“The Gas Conditioning Plant project is part of Esso and BHP Billiton’s significant investment program in natural gas projects in Gippsland,” said Richard Owen, Chairman of ExxonMobil Australia.

Upon completion in 2016, the plant will deliver 1.6 trillion cubic feet of gas to the East Australia market, helping replace declining production from existing fields, Owen said.

Esso Australia’s facilities at Longford have been operating for more than 40 years but were designed to treat natural gas with a different composition. The new plant is needed to condition Kipper Tuna Turrum natural gas to meet gas quality specifications for sale into the market.

The plant is being developed by Esso Australia as part of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture in which Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (EARPL) and BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd each have a 50 percent interest.

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