Kipper Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: ExxonMobil
- Country: Australia
- Location: Gippsland coast of Victoria
- Production start:
- Partners: ExxonMobil - 32.5%, Santos - 35.0%, BHP Billiton - 32.5%
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: Confirmed resources of approximately 620 billion cubic feet of recoverable gas and 30 million barrels of oil and gas liquids
- Production Volume:
Description
- Initial Kipper gas development is via two subsea wells and four subsea coolers with tie-back to a subsea manifold
- Gas is treated at the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant
- Due to the discovery of mercury in the gas, completion is not expected until 2016
Contractors
- McDermott: Platform Construction
History
- 1986 - The Kipper gas field was discovered
- 1999 - Santos acquired a stake in the field
- 2000 - Santos acquired additional stake from Shell
- 2007 - Kipper Project Sanctioned
- 2011 - Project cost increased due to mecury
Geology
Links
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- McDermott Platform References
- Acquisition of Interest in Kipper Gas Field
- Acquisition of Additional Interest in the Kipper Field
- Kipper Project Sanctioned
- BHP Billiton Approves Revised Costs For Kipper And Turrum Petroleum Projects
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