Pluto LNG is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant operated by Woodside Energy on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia.[1]
The Pluto gas field was discovered in April 2005, government approvals for development were obtained in 2007 and the facility began producing LNG in 2012.[2]
The facility has a single 5.9 Mtpa (million tonnes per annum) LNG train, small 25 TJ per day pipeline gas export facility[3] and an LNG truck loading facility.[1] Gas is supplied by the Pluto A platform, located 174 km north-west of Karratha in 85 m of water.[1]
A second ~5 Mpta train and 225 TJ per day pipeline gas export facility were approved for construction at the site in 2021 as part of development of the Scarborough gas field.[4] The first LNG produced from Scarborough is expected in 2026.[5]
References
- Pluto LNG - Woodside Energy Woodside, retrieved 2025-04-26^
- Offshore Energy Today. First Pluto LNG Opens New Era for Woodside (Australia) Offshore Energy, 2012-04-30, retrieved 2025-04-26^
- Implementing the WA Domestic Gas Policy www.wa.gov.au, 2025-01-21, retrieved 2025-04-26^
- Nermina Kulovic. Woodside moves ahead with BHP merger, sanctions $12 bln Scarborough project Offshore Energy, 2021-11-22, retrieved 2025-04-26^
- Melisa Cavcic. WATCH: Australia's $12.5B gas project makes inroads as final modules for Pluto LNG's Train 2 come Offshore Energy, 2024-12-23, retrieved 2025-04-26^