PRELUDE FLNG an AUSTRALIAN GAS PROJECT Prelude FLNG Relies on Onshore NIRRUMBUK ABORIGINAL Services to Support Its Operations
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The 2017 Prelude to the Future participants. PRELUDE IN THE COMMUNITY PRELUDE FLNG AN AUSTRALIAN GAS PROJECT Prelude FLNG relies on onshore NIRRUMBUK ABORIGINAL services to support its operations. CORPORATION FIBRE OPTIC CABLE Most of these services are managed Nirrumbuk is leading a strategic partnership The subsea fibre optic cable THE PROJECT FLOATING LIQUIFIED The Prelude FLNG facility has thrusters via locations in the Kimberley region of Indigenous organisations to deliver trades system, a partnership between to ensure it remains steady during and Darwin. NATURAL GAS based training and employment outcomes Shell, INPEX and Vocus, provides Prelude is a floating liquefied natural production and offloading, but it to 30 young Indigenous people from the gas project located approximately is a fixed facility, with no means of Since 2008, Prelude FLNG has partnered the Ichthys and Prelude FLNG Floating LNG consolidates the Broome, Dampier Peninsula and Bidyadanga 475km north-north east of Broome propulsion. The management of subsea with not-for-profit organisations in both the projects with access to reliable traditional offshore to onshore communities. in Western Australia. The Prelude wells and manifolds is carried out via Kimberley region and Darwin to support and high-speed data and voice LNG infrastructure into a single project is the first deployment of Shell’s umbilicals connected through the turret to the local communities. The Prelude FLNG communication services for the facility that is based over the PRELUDE TO THE FUTURE Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) the control room on the facility. social investment portfolio aims to build life of operations. fields. The FLNG facility gathers, Prelude to the Future is a Darwin based technology, which will see a giant the capabilities of local people who processes, stores and offloads The processing of gas and condensate program that supports Territorians through This capability not only provides a floating facility extracting, liquefying face challenging barriers and improve natural gas and condensate occurs in modules onboard that occupy a traineeship or apprenticeship and into high quality connection to onshore and storing gas at sea, before it is employment opportunities. Prelude’s current products at sea. an area approximately one quarter the employment. To date 80% of the 38 support locations and teams, it also exported to customers around the globe. Social Investment partners include: size of a typical onshore LNG plant. participants have maintained ongoing allows those working on the facility to FLNG removes the need for pipelines The Prelude FLNG facility has arrived Shell’s Dual Mixed Refrigerant (DMR) KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL BARDI employment. Prelude to the Future is a four- keep in touch with family and friends to shore, dredging and onshore at its location, the Prelude field, 475km process is used to liquefy the gas. JAWI OORANY (WOMEN) RANGERS way partnership between Shell Australia, in real time, via a high-speed internet works and therefore significantly limits Prelude’s LNG and LPG will be offloaded the NT Government, Group Training NT and connection. North-North East of Broome, where the the disturbance to the surrounding The women rangers undertake activities via a side by side vessel configuration Charles Darwin University. next phase of the project, hook up and environment and in the right conditions, to support the Bardi Jawi Healthy Country using specially designed cryogenic commissioning is underway. The Prelude reduces development costs. It is also a Plan on the Dampier Peninsula and skills NORTHERN REGIONAL TAFE loading arms. Ships will load condensate FLNG facility will produce 3.6 million competitive solution for fields like Prelude, development is a core component of the SCHOLARSHIPS DARWIN from the rear of the facility using a tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, 1.3 mtpa that are very remote and hard to access. project. PRELUDE FLNG Shell supports a scholarship program with the of condensate and 0.4 mtpa of LPG. The floating hose arrangement. The products Prelude FLNG facility is 488m long and The Prelude FLNG facility is moored will then be shipped directly to customers KIMBERLEY INSTITUTE Northern Regional TAFE, based in Broome. BROOME The program provides up to $2,000 for 12 74m wide, making it the largest offshore near to the Prelude field location in around the world. The Kimberley Institute has developed floating facility ever built. 250 metres of water, by four groups of scholarship recipients to encourage Broome Safety of the FLNG facility has been a Collaborative Community Investment mooring chains. Each mooring chain is residents to undertake vocational training. paramount during its design, and its framework (known as The Broome Model) A team of between 120-140 people will held to the sea floor by piles. The facility safety profile is predicted to be inline that will be taken to corporate and WORK INSPIRATIONS BROOME work on board Prelude during operations. has been designed to withstand severe philanthropic investors and potentially with modern offshore oil and gas Shell and INPEX jointly coordinate a Work The project will also be supported by teams weather, including up to a ’10,000 year’ underwritten by Government, as a facilities. The FLNG design has gone Inspirations program for Broome high school and contractors across Perth, Darwin and storm, and will remain onsite during collaborative proposal to address social through extensive testing programs and students which provides awareness of the the Kimberley – providing long-term steady all conditions. Seven production wells issues in the region. simulations to ensure it has the ability to opportunities in the oil and gas sector, Australian jobs both directly and indirectly. will feed gas and condensate from the remain connected and moored to the sea including indirect employment. Approximately 100 contracts are required reservoirs via four flexible risers into the floor throughout all weather conditions. for Prelude’s operations and maintenance facility. All subsea connections join the and a majority of these have been awarded facility via the turret. The turret’s swivel to local companies. design enables the facility to pivot WANT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES ON Follow us! The Prelude FLNG facility will be operated according to wind and sea conditions while it remains fixed to the sea floor. PRELUDE OR TO FIND OUT MORE? Follow us on Facebook/shell by Shell in joint venture with INPEX (17.5%), KOGAS (10%) and OPIC (5%). Subscribe via our website: www.shell.com.au/prelude Follow us on Twitter/shell_australia Prelude Community Hotline - 1800 059 152 PRELUDE FLNG DARWIN RT Roebuck Bay, Infield Support Vessel DJARINDJIN BROOME CHC Helicopters PERTH Skandi Darwin, Platform Supply Vessel Collaborative Work Environment, Perth Training at the Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training at South Metropolitan TAFE (hosted by ERGT Australia). PRELUDE LOCATIONS PRELUDE PRELUDE PRODUCTION BROOME KT Maritime has contracted the manning, PERTH PEOPLE TECHNICIAN TRAINING operation and routine maintenance of the ISVs Prelude FLNG is located 475km North-North as a partnership model which has created Shell’s Perth headquarters houses the Prelude East of Broome. The town of Broome serves over 50 maritime roles for Australians. Five of Collaborative Work Environment (CWE), a Between 120-140 Shell personnel Through a partnership with South In addition, the Prelude FLNG project as a base for aviation and marine services these roles are based in Broome. state-of-the-art operations floor that supports and contractors will work on the Metropolitan TAFE in Western is participating in the National Energy for the project. Personnel fly to and from the the Prelude facility 24 hours a day. Prelude FLNG facility during normal Australia, Shell Australia has Technician Training Scheme (NETTS), FLNG facility on helicopters that leave from operations. Offshore staff will work developed specific FLNG technician which is an industry collaboration across the Broome International Airport. For the DARWIN on a fly-in, fly-out roster, meaning training to ensure Prelude personnel Shell, Woodside, Quadrant and Vermillion outbound flights, this includes a refuelling OFFSHORE Prelude’s Darwin Onshore Supply Base there will be a team of about 250 have the skills to operate Prelude with the objective to recruit and train local stop at the Djarindjin Aiport on the Dampier is now operating, housing equipment Perth based contractor Sodexo oversees Peninsula. These helicopters are operated by in offshore roles. During heavy safely and efficiently. apprentices. Now in its second year, Shell is and spare parts for the project under the accommodation management, waste CHC Helicopters. maintenance periods, up to 300 sponsoring six apprenticeships including two the management of contractor ASCO. management, house-keeping and laundry Via this partnership, the Australian Centre Equipment from the facility requiring services for Prelude FLNG, as well as people may be required to work on apprenticeships from Broome. During the hook-up and commissioning for Energy and Process Training at South phase of the project there will be a higher overhaul or repair will either be sent to technical and administration support and board the facility. Metropolitan TAFE has delivered volume of people and helicopters leaving workshops in Darwin or to specialists the implementation of a wellness program Broome. When Prelude is operating, there interstate