LNG

Woodside Petroleum, the Australian operator of the North West Shelf and Pluto LNG export plants, said the processing of gas had started ahead of schedule from new fields offshore Western Australia, opening the way for more LNG shipments.

UK energy consultants Wood Mackenzie said that the North West Shelf LNG export project in Western Australia, operated by Woodside Petroleum, could have up to 7 million tonnes per annum of spare capacity available by 2027.