Chevron is the largest holder of natural gas resources in Australia. These important assets help meet the growing need for energy in the Asia-Pacific region.
We are leading the development of the Gorgon Project, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and domestic gas joint venture supplied by the Greater Gorgon gas fields. The project is under construction on Barrow Island.
We also are developing the Wheatstone Project as an LNG and domestic gas operation near Onslow, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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The Wheatstone Project includes a gas processing platform in 240 feet (73 m) of water. An underwater pipeline will transport gas and liquids roughly 140 miles (225 km) from the platform to the onshore processing facility at Ashburton North.
The Wheatstone Project includes a processing platform in 240 feet (73 m) of water, 140 miles (225 km) from the coast of Western Australia. An underwater pipeline will transport gas and liquids from the platform to the onshore processing facility at Ashburton North. Initial capacity is expected to be 8.9 million tons per year of LNG.
Chevron has safely produced oil at the Barrow Island and Thevenard Island oil fields for more than 45 years. Along with other participants in the North West Shelf Venture, Chevron has exported LNG to Asian customers since 1989.
We're investing in the Browse LNG development, another proposed LNG project off the coast of Western Australia.
Chevron Australia also runs a significant exploration program based on the company's offshore interests in Australia's northwest region, one of Chevron's three global focus areas for exploration.
Chevron Energy Technology Co. has a technology center in Perth that acts as a resource for Chevron's operations worldwide.
Chevron has a 50 percent interest in Caltex Australia Limited, the country's leading oil refining and marketing company. It refines, distributes and sells fuels and lubricants, including gasoline, jet and diesel fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, and industrial and aviation lubricants.
Updated: April 2012
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