Moscow, August 8 - Neftegaz.RU. LNG JAPAN CORPORATION (LNG JAPAN, President & CEO: K. Onojima) announce that its currently wholly-owned subsidiary, LJ Scarborough Pty Ltd (LJS) has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (Woodside) to acquire a 10% participating interest in the Scarborough Joint Venture. The transaction is subject to relevant Australian and Western Australian government approvals.
The Scarborough Joint Venture comprises the Scarborough field and associated offshore and subsea infrastructure.
The Scarborough field is located approximately 375km off the coast of Western Australia.
The Scarborough project will include the installation of a floating production unit with eight wells drilled in the initial phase and thirteen wells drilled over the life of the Scarborough field.
Natural gas produced from the Scarborough field will be transported via a subsea pipeline to the Pluto LNG facilities.
The Scarborough field will supply gas to support production of up to 8.0 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG, and domestic gas equivalent to 15% of LNG production which will be reserved for domestic use in support of the State of Western Australiaʼs domestic gas policy.
Approximately 5 Mtpa of Scarborough gas will be processed through Pluto Train 2, with up to 3Mtpa processed through the existing Pluto Train 1.
Final investment decision on the Scarborough project, with US$5.7 billion development cost (100% basis), and the Pluto Train 2 development was taken by Woodside in November 2021.
The Scarborough field contains a relatively low volume of CO2 (less than 0.1%). Greenhouse gas emissions during the production phase are planned to be mitigated as a result of the implementation of energy efficient measures in the design and operation of the project, and a government approved GHG abatement program.
As a 10% participating interest holder in the Scarborough Joint Venture, LJS will cooperate with Woodside in developing the project, which is targeting first LNG cargo in 2026. LJS will independently market and sell its equity LNG cargoes (up to 0.8 Mtpa).
LNG JAPAN believes that natural gas and LNG are expected to play an important role in the global energy transition, and demand is expected to increase, especially in Asia where natural gas is required to displace coal and other higher carbon intensity fuel sources. In addition, the importance of energy security has recently been re-emphasized due to geopolitical risks.
As part of the broader strategic relationship, LNG JAPAN and Woodside have entered into a nonbinding heads of agreement for the sale and purchase of 12 LNG cargoes per year for 10 years commencing in 2026.
