North West Shelf Venture

North West Shelf gas is processed at the Woodside Energy operated Karratha Gas Plant, located on the Murujuga Cultural Landscape The North West Shelf Venture is often cited as the single largest industrial emitter for Australia according to the Clean Energy Regulator.

A fourth, North Rankin B is under construction: The condensate is transported to the Burrup Peninsula (Murujuga) onshore facility on the mainland 130 km away by two 42-inch (1.1 m) and 40-inch (1.0 m) undersea pipes.

Other assets include: In March 2008, the partners approved a A$5 billion North Rankin 2 project which will underpin supply commitments to customers in Asia beyond 2013.

Markets include sales to long term customers in Japan and spot buyers in China, Spain, South Korea and the United States.

In 2002, a contract was signed to supply 3 million tonnes of LNG a year[11] from the North West Shelf Venture to China.

[11] The venture is Western Australia's largest single producer of domestic gas providing about 65% of total State production.

In 2019, Woodside, and the Joint Venture partners, Chevron, Shell, BP, and Mimi, proposed to extend the life of the North West Shelf project, including the Karratha Gas Plant.

[15] The independent Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia, advising the state government, has recommended extending the project's operation until 2070.