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SOUTH ASIA taking the responsibility to offer safe and natural gas supplied from the Bayu-Undan
efficient services within energy supply. Stena gas field, located in waters off Timor-Leste,
Contract award BOA DEEP C is also investing in renewable energy with and contributed to the stable supply of LNG
Stena Renewable which is one of the biggest
for approximately 15 years since production
BOA OCV have been awarded a new contract providers of wind energy in Sweden. Stena began in 2006.
in Asia for the subsea construction vessel Shipping and Ferries are leading the transition Production at the Bayu-Undan gas
BOA DEEP C. The contract is for a subsea to fossil free shipping through different field is expected to end within a few years.
project offshore India. Commencement of projects, for example with electrification of Development of the Barossa gas field as a
contract is 4Q 2021 and the firm hire period ferries and establishment of Green Methanol successor to supply feed gas to the Darwin
including options if declared, will keep the as a future fuel enabling carbon neutral LNG liquefaction plant is now underway.
vessel utilised towards the middle of 2022. shipping solutions. The overall task for The Barossa gas field is located in
BOA OCV, December 03, 2021 society is to accelerate this transition whilst Australian waters off the Northern Territory
recognising the role fossil fuels have to play. of Australia. The Project will develop the
STENA DRILLING, December 07, 2021 Barossa gas field and link it by pipeline
EAST ASIA to the Darwin liquefaction plant for LNG
production, which is expected to start around
Stena Drilling enters OCEANIA 2025. JERA will receive about 0.425mtpa of
LNG from the Project which is equivalent to
purchase option agreement JERA to invest in the its equity stake in the Barossa gas field.
In Asia, there is demand both for
with Samsung Heavy Barossa gas field in decarbonization and for a stable energy supply
to support economic growth. Gas-fired power
Industries for a drillship Australia to secure a stable generation—which emits less CO2 than
power generation using other fossil fuels—
Stena Drilling has entered a purchase option LNG supply can be a flexible supplement to intermittent
agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries renewable energy, and demand for it as an
for a drillship. This gives Stena Drilling the JERA has decided to invest, through its energy source indispensable to promoting the
possibility to offer the market a state of the subsidiary JERA Australia, in the Barossa/ energy transition is expected to continue to
art drilling service with minimal carbon Caldita gas field in Australia and has today grow. Securing a stable supply of competitive
footprint. concluded an equity purchase agreement with LNG, therefore, is becoming increasingly
“Our plan is to fit the drillship according a subsidiary of Santos Ltd., a major resource important.
to our specifications with hybrid technologies development company in Australia, to acquire JERA, December 08, 2021
including the use of batteries. If we find a a 12.5% stake in the gas field. The acquisition
suitable contract, we will use the option to buy is expected to be finalized after the necessary Baker Hughes announces
the unit,” says Erik Ronsberg, CEO of Stena approval and authorization procedures.
Drilling. As a result of this acquisition, JERA major turbomachinery LNG
Stena clearly recognises the need to will participate in the project to develop
decarbonise the economy as soon as possible. a successor gas field for the Darwin LNG order for the Pluto Train 2
We also understand that society needs to project in Australia.
function while we are in this important JERA participated in the Darwin LNG project
transition. Fossil resources will be phased project in 2003. That project has produced
out, but during the transition, Stena are LNG at the Darwin liquefaction plant using Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract by
Bechtel to provide high-efficiency gas turbines
and centrifugal compressors to support
the expansion of the Pluto LNG onshore
processing facility in Western Australia, which
is operated by Woodside. The construction
of Pluto LNG’s second train builds on Baker
Hughes’ existing technology supply for Pluto
LNG’s first train, which has been in operation
since 2012, and further expands Baker
Hughes’ global turbomachinery fleet in LNG
operations.
Pluto Train 2, using Baker Hughes’
proven technology, will be one of the most
efficient LNG trains in Australia with an
expected capacity of approximately 5 million
tonnes per annum (mtpa). Pluto Train 2 will
process natural gas from the nearby offshore
Scarborough field, which contains only
around 0.1% carbon dioxide. This makes it an
attractive option for Woodside’s major LNG

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