Darwin LNG backfill remains on track
The project to switch the liquefaction plant from a Timorese to Australian gas source continues to advance
Australia's Barossa FPSO project remains on track to start production in the first half of 2025. The gas and condensate project—which will act as a backfill for Darwin LNG—was around 40pc complete at the end of July and “in line with schedule”, confirms Norway-headquartered BW Offshore, which owns the FPSO on lease to the Barossa developers. Those developers are a consortium comprising Australia’s Santos (operator, with 50pc), South Korea’s SK E&S (37.5pc) and Japan’s Jera (12.5pc). The 3.7mn t/yr Darwin LNG facility currently draws supply from Timor Leste’s Bayu-Undan field, which is depleting rapidly. Barossa—which is 300km north of Darwin—is being developed as an alternative source of

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