Australian Industry Participation (AIP) Plan Summary – Project Phase
1. Project Details
Designated Project Proponent: Woodside Energy Ltd.
Project name: North West Shelf Subsea Tieback Program
Description of the project: The North West Shelf subsea tieback (NWS SSTB) program is focused on using existing infrastructure to develop reserves from existing and undeveloped NWS Project fields.
The NWS SSTB program will use the same types of equipment, methodology and approach to contracting to develop these fields that will connect into the NWS Project’s existing offshore infrastructure.
The principal NWS Project oil and gas fields are located approximately 125 kilometres north-west of Karratha, Western Australia in water depths ranging between 80 and 131 metres, covering a total area of 3,134 square kilometres.
The Perseus field is an important long-term supplier of gas into the NWS Project and represents about one third of current gas resources. Other producing fields include North Rankin, Goodwyn, Angel, Searipple, Cossack, Wanaea, Lambert and Hermes.
Undeveloped gas reserves include Wilcox, Sculptor, Rankin, Dockrell, Lambert Deep, Pemberton, Lady Nora, Keast, Dixon and Gaea.
Current appraisal and development activities are focused on opportunities close to existing infrastructure.
Offshore, the North Rankin Complex, the Goodwyn A platform (GWA) and the Angel platform dehydrate the raw hydrocarbons for export via a dual subsea pipeline system to the Karratha Gas Plant.
The North West Shelf Project’s onshore Karratha Gas Plant (KGP) consists of five LNG trains and a domestic gas plant and is located on the Burrup Peninsula of North Western Australia, near the town of Karratha. The KGP processes raw dehydrated gas and exports LNG, condensate and LPG via ship together with conditioned gas via the domestic gas pipeline.
The following table provides details of hydrocarbon production and approximate development timelines of the associated fields. /Field name/project / Field(s) / Products / Status / Target RFSU
Persephone / Persephone / Raw gas and condensate to be exported from North Rankin Complex to KGP for processing and export as LNG, LPG, condensate and pipeline gas / Execute (FID November 2014) / Early 2018
GWF-2 / Sculptor, Rankin, Keast, Dockrell, Pemberton, Lady Nora / Raw gas and condensate to be exported from Goodwyn A Platform to KGP for processing and export as LNG, LPG, condensate and pipeline gas / Develop / 2019 (subject to FID)
Lambert Deep / Lambert Deep (potential option to develop Lambert North under review) / Raw gas and condensate to be exported from Angel Platform to KGP for processing and export as LNG, LPG, condensate and pipeline gas / Develop / 2019 (subject to FID)
Estimated project value: >$500 million
Project location: The principal oil and gas fields in the North West Shelf area are located approximately 125 kilometres north-west of Karratha, Western Australia in water depths ranging between 80 and 131 metres, covering a total area of 3,134 square kilometres.
Link to project information:
http://www.woodside.com.au/supplying_to_woodside/Pages/Australian-Industry-Participation.aspx http://www.projectconnect.com.au/
Project contact for procurement information:
Project Contact Person / Katy Ferris /Project Contact Phone Number / 08 9348 3292
Project Contact E-mail Address /
Other project proponents involved in the project: N/A
2. Opportunities to supply Goods and Services
Expected opportunity for industry participation / Opportunities for Australian entities / Opportunities for non-Australian entities /WELL DRILLING & COMPLETION /
Drill Rig Services / Yes / Yes /
Provision of Electric Wire Services / Yes / No /
Supply of OCTG / Yes / No /
Provision of Surface Logging Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Tubular Running Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Fishing Tools, Drilling Jars & Associated Services / Yes / No /
Cement, Cementing Chemicals & Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Directional Drilling Services / Yes / No /
Solids Control / Yes / No /
Provision of Conductors and Associated Services / Yes / No /
Expandable Sand Screens Equipment and Installation Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Well Completion Equipment and Installation Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Slickline / Yes / No /
Provision of Coiled Tubing Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Brine Filtration and Stop Treatment Equipment and Services / Yes / No /
Provision of Well Test Equipment and Services / Yes / No /
Wellheads / Yes / Yes /
Pile design, manufacture and installation / Yes / Yes /
SUBSEA SYSTEMS /
Christmas Trees fabrication and control systems / Yes / Yes /
Manifolds and Skids fabrication / Yes / Yes /
Flexible Flowlines / No / Yes /
Linepipe fabrication / No / Yes /
Linepipe coating services / No / Yes /
Subsea Hardware installation services including spool and structural fabrication and precommissioning / Yes / Yes /
Pipeline installation services including fabrication of PLETs, Inline Tees and ZRBs and precommissioning / Yes / Yes /
Engineering services.
· Pipeline
· Flow assurance
· Geotechnical / Yes / No /
Subsea Hardware Engineering / Yes / Yes /
Umbilical fabrication / No / Yes /
Valves and Fittings / No / Yes /
BROWNFIELDS /
Multi-discipline engineering services - Brownfields / Yes / No /
Brownfields Topsides Implementation / Yes / No /
Brownfields Fabrication / Yes / No /
Brownfields Control System upgrades. / Yes / Yes /
Brownfields Mechanical Packages / Yes / Yes /
Brownfields Telecommunication Package / No / Yes /
Disclaimer: The information provided in the table above is based on an initial assessment by the company. Any questions or issues should be raised with the project contact.
3. Standards to be used by the project
It is a Woodside requirement that standards utilised are either Australian or internationally recognised equivalents, unless otherwise justified due to specific technological, commercial, intellectual property or similar requirements.
The reasons for use of non-Australian/ international standards whether due to technology, intellectual property or other commercial considerations will be published on the relevant procurement entity’s website.
4. AIP activities undertaken by the Project Proponent
The activities undertaken by Woodside will ensure that full, fair and reasonable opportunity has been provided to Australian companies. Woodside will ensure that obligations arising under the Australian Jobs Act 2013 (Cth) (the Act) are fulfilled and are cascaded down in contracts with procurement entities.
Woodside, when acting as a procurement entity, will engage in advance of commencement of tendering activity for key goods and services with an independent service provider to determine whether Australian capability and capacity exists for scopes of work in excess of A$1 million.
Where an independent service provider confirms that Australian industry capability exists, procurement entities will advertise relevant scopes of work on ProjectConnect seeking Australian industry expressions of interest prior to commencing further vendor market engagement.
Woodside will provide a briefing/update to industry at appropriate times within the program where significant milestones are achieved.
Where required Woodside will develop training material for its staff to understand the requirements of the Act, use an independent industry capability verification service to assess Australian capability, and utilise the ProjectConnect website. These training materials may be provided to Woodside’s procurement entities as appropriate.
Woodside will periodically run an AIP assurance process to ensure appropriate AIP processes are being followed by Woodside personnel and procurement entity personnel.
5. AIP activities to be undertaken by procurement entities
Woodside as part of tender and award process for engagement of procurement entities will ensure that the requirements of the Act have been incorporated into the agreement between the parties, include the requirements in respect of:
1. The Project AIP Plan
2. Contractor AIP Contact Officer –specified in Procurement Entities’ AIPP
3. Contractor AIP Plans – sample AIPPlans
4. ProjectConnect Vendor Portal – active demonstration of utilisation of service by contractors;
5. Training - when, where and who participated
6. AIP assurance process – evidence of Procurement Entity reporting and any subsequent assurance if required
7. Project Proponent / Contractor - Unsuccessful bidder feedback
8. Supplier briefing presentations
9. Contract with an independent service provider
10. Sample packages listed on ProjectConnect
11. Sample corporate disclosure material related to the project, such as investor briefings or ASX announcements
Woodside will also require that procurement entities engage with an independent service provider for documentary advice regarding Australian capacity and capability in respect of key goods and services, and that they utilise the services of ProjectConnect to advertise for vendor expression of interest.
AIP Plan Summary – Greater Enfield Area Development
Australian Industry Participation Authority
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