AsianOil: Shell outlines QGC drilling plans

Royal Dutch Shell has unveiled plans for the next phase of onshore gas development in Queensland, Australia, alongside its partners in the QGC joint venture.
In a February 8 statement, Shell said QGC would drill and connect around 145 new wells in the Western Downs region of Queensland between now and 2024. The wells will be connected to existing gas-processing plants, adding around 210 petajoules (5.5bn cubic metres) of gas output over the next 15 years. The gas will be used to supply both the Australian domestic market and the international market, via the LNG plant on Curtis Island.
“Gas will be crucial to the energy transition, allowing the integration of greater levels of renewable energy here and overseas, and a vital part of Shell’s strategy to provide more and cleaner energy solutions to supply the world’s energy needs,” stated Shell Australia’s chairman, Tony Nunan.
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) and Japan’s Tokyo Gas are also partners in QGC. The joint venture taps natural gas from coal seams in the Surat Basin. According to Shell’s website, QGC’s operations include more than 3,000 production wells and six central processing plants, as well as the two-train LNG export terminal.