Shell plans new Australian onshore drilling
Global major Shell said February 8 its Queensland Gas Co (QGC) subsidiary in Australia, along with joint venture partners CNOOC and Tokyo Gas, will develop the next phase of onshore natural gas in Queensland to supply domestic and export customers.
Over the next two years, Shell will drill and connect approximately 145 new gas wells as part of its business in the Western Downs region of Queensland. The wells will connect to existing gas processing plants and will bring approximately 210 PJ of gas to market over the next 15 years to maintain supply to the Australian domestic market and provide feedstock to Shell's LNG export terminal on Curtis Island.
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“Gas will be crucial to the energy transition, allowing the integration of greater levels of renewable energy here and overseas, and a vital part of Shell’s strategy to provide more and cleaner energy solutions to supply the world’s energy needs,” Shell Australia chair Tony Nunan said.
Nunan said the project would help boost the regional economy, create new jobs and provide more gas to domestic and export customers.
Shell’s QGC operations include more than 3,000 production wells, 25 field compression stations, six central processing plants, two water treatment plants and a two-train LNG export facility on Curtis Island.