“Based on the advice from engineers, I have directed that we do not attempt to run those plants on liquid fuel for that short period. It involves changing nozzles, it involves a lot of work, and so if we are going off for about four to six hours, you don’t risk transitioning to liquid fuel only to come back to gas,” he said.
As part of the scheduled works, critical repairs and upgrades will be carried out on the Kwame Nkrumah FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading) vessel. Key activities will include retooling essential equipment, conducting leak tests, and upgrading facilities to accommodate increased gas export capacity.
Under the agreement, Wood will provide maintenance services and shutdown support to optimize the operational performance of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture’s offshore assets in the Bass Strait and the Longford and Long Island Point facilities, Wood said in a media release. The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture is a 50-50 joint venture between operator Esso Australia Resources Pty. Ltd. and Woodside Energy Pty. Ltd., Wood said.