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  4. Electrical substation begins journey to Wheatstone LNG

Electrical substation begins journey to Wheatstone LNG

 

LNG Industry,

The large electrical substation for Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project near Onslow, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, has been dispatched.

According to a statement on the Freemantle Ports website, the large Pacific Battler tug has commenced its tow of the barge HDB 401 to the Wheatstone project. A smaller Svitzer tug ‘shepherded’ the barge to keep it clear of the wharves as it left Freemantle.

The Pacific Battler will tow the barge over a distance of more than 1000 sea miles to the Pilbara region. The tug is a 2100 t ocean-going vessel, which measures 60 m in length, with 12 000 t brake horsepower, a bollard pull of 150 t and a winch pull of 300 t.

The Wheatstone LNG project, one of Australia’s most significant resource developments, is now 49% complete.


Edited from various sources by Katie Woodward

 

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