trunkline - Woodside

Gas enters the Pluto plant
There is gas flowing through
part of the Pluto LNG Plant.
On 27 February we successfully
offloaded our first fill shipment of
mono ethylene glycol (MEG).
Then in early March, gas was
introduced to the plant in a key
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milestone on the way to the project’s
scheduled start-up in August.
The gas will aid the commissioning of
the gas turbine generators and be used
to pressurise the trunkline ready for
production.
Pluto’s foundation project, which is
expected to produce about 4.3 million
tonnes per annum, is now entering the
countdown to first gas.
Project manager Tom Brennan says the
sense of anticipation is mounting.
“Getting gas in really is a significant
step,” he says.
“We’re approaching the home straight
and we can see the finish line.
“There is still a way to go but we’re
close. It’s a good feeling.”
Other milestones to look forward to in
coming months include preparing the
offshore platform to receive gas from
the wells, getting that gas to shore
and the first rundown of LNG to the
storage tanks.
The first cargo of LNG should be
achieved in the month after start-up.
Pluto is now 95% complete, and it has
come a long way since construction
began in late 2007.
Chief executive officer Don Voelte
recently visited the site of the plant
with Tom and vice president of Pluto