North Rankin And Perseus Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: Woodside
- Country: Australia
- Location: 135 km north-west of Karratha
- Production start: 1984
- Partners: Woodside - 16.67%, BHP Billiton - 16.67%); BP - 16.67%; Chevron - 16.67%; Japan Australia LNG - 16.67% and Shell - 16.67%
- Type: Gas and Condensate
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The North Rankin Complex (NRC) facility comprises the interconnected North Rankin A (NRA) and North Rankin B (NRB) platforms and associated subsea infrastructure, including two export trunklines (TL1 and TL2) which run between NRC and the onshore Karratha Gas Plant.
- The facility is located in Commonwealth waters about 135 km offshore from Dampier on the north-west coast of Western Australia in a water depth of about 125 metres.
- North Rankin A stands in 125 m of water at a total height of 215 m and combines drilling, production, utilities and accommodation facilities. The 54,000 tonne production facility is supported on a conventional eight-leg steel jacket, secured to the seabed by 32 piles, which allows the structure to support its operating load and withstand cyclone conditions.
- North Rankin A produces gas and condensate from the North Rankin and Perseus fields and currently has 29 production wells – 22 intersecting the North Rankin field and seven intersecting the Perseus field.
- The North Rankin Redevelopment Project involved the construction and installation of a second platform, North Rankin B, and modification and refurbishment of the existing North Rankin A platform
- The Angel Gas And Condensate Field is tied back to the North Rankin Platform
- The platform has a daily production capacity of up to 51,000 tonnes of gas and 5,400 tonnes of condensate, with dry gas and condensate transported via a trunkline system to the Karratha Gas Plant for processing and North West Shelf LNG
- The Persephone project will involve a two well, 7km subsea tieback from the Persephone field to the existing North Rankin Complex
Contractors
- MMHE: fabrication engineering, procurement, construction, load out, sea fastening and commissioning of the Angel Gas Project topsides
- Hyundai Heavy: Construction of North Rankin A Piles
- Emtunga: North Rankin A living quarters
- ETPM: Installation of gas export pipelines
- McDermott: North Rankin B Topside & Jacket
- FoundOcean: Grouting for North Rankin B & North Rankin A - Jacket Strengthening
- Process Group: Diesel Filter Package
Persephone
- Subsea 7: Fabrication, transportation, installation and pre-commissioning activities
History
- 1971 - North Rankin gas field discovered
- 1984 - First gas production
- 1996 - Perseus gas field discovered
- 2008 - North Rankin Redevelopment Project launched
- 2008 - The Angel Gas topside delivered
- 2013 - North Rankin redevelopment project starts production
- 2014 - FID for Persephone project
Geology
Links
- Woodside, North Rankin A
- Offshore Oil And Gas Production Platforms In Australia
- Nessco FPSO References
- FoundOcean Subsea References
- McDermott Platform References
- Process Group Oil And Gas Processing References
- Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
- Emtunga Offshore Platform References
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- International Protective Coatings Fixed Platform References
- Serimax Pipeline References
- MMHE Delivers Project for Woodside Energy, Australia
- North Rankin Redevelopment Project Achieves Start-Up
- NWS Project Approves Development of Persephone Project
- Subsea 7 S.A. awarded contract offshore Australia
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