The proposed LNG facility on Barrow Island has the potential to be among the most greenhouse gas efficient of its kind in the world.
As demand for energy grows rapidly worldwide, natural gas will assist in balancing economic growth and environmental responsibilities.
Gorgon can help reduce net greenhouse gases worldwide by displacing other fossil fuels. Gorgon LNG sold globally will result in about 45 million tones less global greenhouse emissions per year, compared to the use of coal.
Our development concept also results in only 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of LNG produced than that of the original 1998 concept that formed the basis of our Greenhouse Challenge Agreement with the Australian Greenhouse Office.
We’ve been able to significantly minimise emissions since 1988 by:
- Replacing the offshore gas processing platform with an all sub-sea development
- Changes in LNG process technology
- Improving waste heat recovery on the gas turbines resulting in a significant reduction in the use of supplementary boilers and heaters
- Significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the injection and subsurface storage of reservoir carbon dioxide
We’re also committed to an energy optimisation process to improve plant efficiency and minimise energy consumption – thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions.