Western Gas Pty Ltd announced in 2018 that it was looking for a partner to be part of a joint venture to develop the Equus gas project. The company is looking for proposals from other parties to join in the development. In early 2019 it was reported that Western Gas was potentially in discussion with a number of interested parties with regards to acquiring interest in the project.  In December 2018 Western Gas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with McDermott International and Baker Hughes, to undertake contracting activities associated with the pre-Front End Engineering and Design (pre-FEED) and FEED activities, with a separate Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) services contract, expected once Final Investment Decision (FID) is made.Â  FID is scheduled for late 2019/early 2020, with first gas then planned from 2024.  Western Gas reported that Equus could supply a quarter of Western Australia domestic gas supply or export LNG for a period of 20 years. An independent certified resource of 2 Tcf for the Equus project was reported by Western Gas in 2017, from a Gaffney Cline & Associates study. Outside the base resources, the Western Gas owned fields could contain up to around 4 Tcf gas, plus an additional 5 Tcf of risked exploration upside from undrilled prospects.   The Equus asset consisted of nine main discoveries, which were made between 2008 and 2010: Mentorc, Bravo, Nimblefoot, Chester, Glencoe, Glenloth, Briseis, Hijinx and Rimfire. They are nine of eleven discoveries that were made in a record breaking drilling commitment programme on exploration permit WA-390-P.Â  Subsequent to the discoveries being made, retention lease WA-70-R, which covers the nine commercial discoveries, was granted.Â  In addition, Western Gas has indicated it will also include the Snapshot discovery, in adjacent permit WA-474-PWestern Gas acquired the Equus Project fields, as well as some surrounding permits, from Hess Corporation in late 2017 on Hessâ Australia exit.   Basis of Design for the project was completed as of 10 May 2018.Â  Western Gas reported at that time that it would be looking to accelerate development of the assets.Â  The development outlined is to see an initial three subsea production wells at the Glenloth, Nimblefoot and Mentorc fields, tied in to a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will process the gas and strip condensate for export. Dry gas will be transported via a 16â, 200 km long pipeline to a nearshore, 2 MMtpa LNG facility with a domestic gas connection to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline.  Companies interested in pursuing this opportunity should contact:  Andrew Leibovitch   Tel: +61 417 981 817Â   Email: aleibovitch@westerngas.com.au
Western Gas Pty Ltd announced in 2018 that it was looking for a partner to be part of a joint venture to develop the Equus gas project. The company is looking for proposals from other parties to join in the development. In early 2019 it was reported that Western Gas was potentially in discussion with a number of interested parties with regards to acquiring interest in the project. 