North West Shelf Venture

North West Shelf Venture leases and infrastructure

The North West Shelf Venture, situated in the north-west of Western Australia, is Australia's largest resource development project. It involves the extraction of petroleum (mostly natural gas and condensate) at offshore production platforms, onshore processing and export of liquefied natural gas, and production of natural gas for industrial, commercial and domestic use within the state. North West Shelf gas is processed at the Woodside Energy operated Karratha Gas Plant, located on the Murujuga Cultural Landscape The North West Shelf Venture is often cited as the single largest industrial emitter for Australia according to the Clean Energy Regulator.[1]

  1. ^ Kruijff, Peter de (2022-06-30). "Watchdog greenlights Australia's most polluting project to run to 2070". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-08.