Project Overview
Shell Australia is proposing to develop the Crux gas field, approximately 190 km off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia and 620 km north-east of Broome.
The Crux project forms an important part of Shell Australia’s gas portfolio and remains an important backfill opportunity for the existing Prelude FLNG facility. The project consists of a not normally manned (NNM) platform with five production wells, in ocean waters approximately 165 m deep. The facility will be connected to Prelude via a 160km export pipeline.
Crux will be operated remotely from the Prelude FLNG facility.
Timeline
The project has completed Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and a Final Investment Decision (FID) to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field was taken in May 2022.
Regulatory Approvals
Crux is an offshore project which requires Government approval. The Crux Offshore Project Proposal (OPP) was accepted by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) in August 2020. Future approvals include activity specific Environment Plans which will be submitted to NOPSEMA.
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