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Terminal Name: Darwin LNG > Project Overview
 
Last Updated: Jan. 18, 2007
Latest News: As of Jan. 17, 2007, the latest news on Darwin LNG is that ConocoPhillips is partnering with Santos in a bid to find more reserves that could justify an expansion of the plant, which is fully committed to Tokyo Gas and Tokyo Electric Power Company. A layout for a 10-MTPA LNG plant was approved in 2002. The gas that currently supplies the Train 1 comes from the Bayu Undan field in the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) administered by Australia and East Timor. ConocoPhillips also owns interests in the Greater Sunrise and Caldita fields which lie near Bayu-Undan. James Mulva, ConocoPhillips' chairman and CEO, said in June that the company expected two million metric tons to be delivered to Japan in 2006. "The facility performance continues to improve through the commissioning process and is expected to produce three million metric tons of LNG annually at normal operating capacity," Mulva continued. For more news, check the News page associated with this project.
 
Developmenal Status: Operational
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Plant Startup: First LNG on ship, Feb. 2, 2006
Looking Forward:

Plant expected to deliver three million mty in 2007.
Quick Facts
Name Plate Capacity
(million mty):		 3.24 (Operational); (Bechtel, 3.5)
Number of Trains:

1 (Operational)
Liquefaction Process: ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process
Operator: ConocoPhillips
Ownership:
Darwin LNG Pvt. Ltd.
Share
ConocoPhillips
56.72%
ENI Australia
12.04%
Inpex
10.53%
Santos
10.64%
Tokyo Electric Power
6.72%
Tokyo Gas
3.36%
Sources of Gas: Bayu Undan
Employees: 80 full-time
Estimated Capital Cost of Plant:

$1.1 billion (Bechtel, Austr. $1.4 billion)
Location: Wickam Point, Northern Territory (6.0 km from Darwin)
Nearest Int'l Airport: Darwin, N.T., Australia (DRW)
Country: Australia
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Notes: Expansion to 10.0 Million mty with two more trains is possible.
 
 
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