Latest Prelude news

Prelude starts production

2018-12-25

Shell today announced that the wells have been opened at its Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility located 475km north-north east of Broome in Western Australia.

Shell Australia welcomes new VP Prelude

2018-11-27

Shell Australia welcomes Rob Jager to Perth as the new VP Prelude, taking the reins from David Bird who will be finishing his assignment on 30 November 2018.

Good to see you Broome

2018-11-20

Shell’s event in Broome this year took place at the Mangrove Hotel with drinks and music with community members, key contractors and Shell representatives.

Warrmijala Murrgurlayi

2018-11-14

Shell Australia and Nyamba Buru Yawuru have joined forces to launch a new program called ‘Warrmijala Murrgurlayi’, which means, ‘for you to rise up for work’. The purpose is to deliver significant opportunities to the Indigenous community of Broome, including the creation of local jobs.

Employment And Procurement Opportunities: October 2018 – March 2019

2018-11-02

See some of the local opportunities coming up on Prelude FLNG.

Delivering community benefits through Prelude to the Future

2018-10-03

Shell Australia is pleased to launch the fourth Prelude to the Future apprenticeship training scheme in Darwin, delivered in partnership with the Department of Trade, Business and Innovation, GTNT and Charles Darwin University.

Employment and Procurement Opportunities: July – December 2018

2018-07-24

See some of the local opportunities coming up on Prelude FLNG in the second half of 2018.

Hydrocarbons introduced to Prelude for the first time

2018-06-08

Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility reached a significant milestone, with gas introduced onboard. The Gallina, an LNG Carrier from Singapore, carried out the import.

Rusca Environmental Solutions and Shell Australia awarded Supplier Diversity Partnership of the Year

2018-06-05

On 23 May, Rusca Environmental Solutions and Shell Australia were awarded the Supplier Diversity Partnership of the Year at the 2018 Supplier Diversity Awards.

Employment and procurement opportunities

2018-05-04

See some of the local opportunities coming up on Prelude FLNG in the next six months.

Experience Shell Australia through the eyes of an intern

2018-02-28

Shreya spent her summer with Shell as an intern before returning to UWA to complete her final year of Chemical Engineering.

Prelude in Position

2017-11-20

Prelude’s arrival in Australian waters this year signalled a shift in focus for the Prelude project. We moved from construction into hook-up and commissioning, and offshored more than 1500 people to carry out the complex task of mooring Prelude to its home for the next 25 years.

Meet Jeremy Walker, Lead Production Technician on Prelude

2017-11-17

After working in Geoje, South Korea, on the construction of the Prelude FLNG facility, the Australian Operations Team are now working on the facility offshore. We hear from Lead Production Technician Jeremy Walker on what life is like now Prelude is on location.

Prelude’s fibre optic cable is now connected

2017-11-03

Vocus recently announced the successful connection of its high-speed fibre-optic North-West Cable System (“NWCS”), to the INPEX Ichthys LNG Project and Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility located off the north-west coast of Australia.

Mooring Prelude

2017-10-02

After a journey of nearly 6000 kms, Prelude FLNG has arrived in Australia where it will produce liquefied natural gas for the next 25 years. But first the project team must moor the largest floating facility ever built. Watch the latest Prelude video here.

Young Shell Contract Specialist Shares Career Experience with Broome Students

2017-09-01

Mollie O’Connor, a Contract Specialist at Shell Australia, visited Broome’s high schools earlier in the year as part of the Work Inspirations Program, run by Shell Australia and INPEX. Mollie provided students with real-life insight into opportunities in the oil and gas sector.

Shell extends a warm welcome to Professor Phil Watson as the new Shell Chair in Offshore Engineering

2017-08-29

The University of Western Australia (UWA) recently announced the appointment of Professor Phil Watson to the role of Shell Chair in Offshore Engineering, one of four academic positions that Shell supports. Professor Watson succeeds David White, who is taking up a new position at the University of Southampton.

Prelude arrives in Australia - a new era for the LNG Industry

2017-07-25

Shell Australia today confirmed that its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has arrived in Australian waters.

Prelude FLNG begins its journey to Australia

2017-06-29

Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility left the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea this morning, marking a significant milestone for the project.

Practice makes perfect

2017-03-10

At HR Wallingford in Fremantle, a state of the art simulation centre has brought together the team responsible for towing the Prelude FLNG facility from Geoje in south Korea and positioning it at the remote Prelude gas field in the East Browse Basin, 200 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia.

Prelude FLNG Environment Plan accepted by NOPSEMA

2016-12-09

The Prelude FLNG Environment Plan was accepted on the 9th December 2016

An Australian in Geoje

Meet Michelle Taye, an Australian Process Engineer working in Geoje. We asked Michelle a few questions about her role and life in Geoje.