Browse is Australia's largest untapped conventional gas resource.
Project capacity LNG/LPG and domestic gas (100% of project)
Concept definition phase commenced
Target front-end engineering and design (FEED) entry
Woodside, as Operator for and on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture, is proposing to develop the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa fields located approximately 425 km north of Broome in the offshore Browse Basin. Hydrocarbon resources contained in these fields are predominately gas, with contingent resources of 13.9 trillion cubic feet of dry gas, and approximately 390 million barrels of condensate.
The Browse Joint Venture proposes to develop the Browse hydrocarbon resources using two 1100 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) (annual daily export average) Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facilities. The FPSO facilities will be supplied by a subsea production system and will transport gas to existing North West Shelf (NWS) Project infrastructure via a pipeline which will tie in near the existing North Rankin Complex (NRC)* in Commonwealth waters
*The NRC is owned by the North West Shelf Joint Venture.
The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Review Document (ERD) provides Commonwealth and State regulators with the information required to assess the proposal against the requirements of the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the WA Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act).
The referrals and supporting documents, such as the Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) and the Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines (EISG), detail preliminary environmental impacts and risks associated with the proposed development.
The proposed Browse Project was referred to the DAWE (formerly DoEE) under the EPBC Act in October 2018. On the 22 February 2019, the DAWE determined that the proposed Browse Project is a controlled action and would be assessed at an EIS level of assessment. NOPSEMA have been engaged by DAWE to support the assessment. The decision notice identified these Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) as being relevant to the proposed Browse Project:
The WA State waters component of the proposed Browse Project was referred to the EPA under the EP Act in October 2018. On 22 January 2019, the EPA determined that the proposed Browse Project requires assessment under Section 29 of the EP Act and set a Public Environmental Review (PER) level of assessment.
The Browse draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Review Document (EIS/ERD) details the potential environmental impacts and risks associated with proposed development. The draft EIS/ERD was released for an eight-week public comment period, which concluded in February 2020. Woodside continues to work with the State and Commonwealth regulators with regards to the feedback received on the draft EIS/ERD.
Woodside continues to work with the State and Commonwealth regulators with regards to the feedback received on the draft EIS/ERD.
Respond to comments via submission of Supplement draft EIS/ERD
Over the past five years, Woodside and the Browse Joint Venture have supported Broome’s Nagula Jarndu Designs, providing opportunities for Aboriginal women to produce hand-crafted textiles inspired by the Broome landscape.
Read moreLease/permit interests (State): TR/5 and R2
Lease/permit interests (Commonwealth): WA-28-R, WA-29-R, WA-30-R, WA-31-R and WA-32-R
| Participant | Interest |
|---|---|
| Woodside (operator) | 30.60% |
| Shell Australia Pty Ltd | 27.00% |
| BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd | 17.33% |
| Japan Australia LNG (MIMI Browse) Pty Ltd | 14.40% |
| PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd | 10.67% |
Woodside Energy Ltd is operator for and on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture
Documentation
The NWS Project is WA’s largest producer of domestic gas and has been supplying WA pipeline gas for over 30 years.