Shell considers alternatives for Browse LNG planPublished 4:59...

Shell considers alternatives for Browse LNG plan
Published 4:59 AM, 11 Oct 2012 Last update 4:59 AM, 11 Oct 2012

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A senior Royal Dutch Shell has not ruled out the possibility that Shell will consider using its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technology as part of its effort to quell controversy over its $US45 billion Browse project in Western Australia, according to The Australian.

“All the various opportunities in Australia, they should be illuminated through different lenses,” Shell's director of projects & technology Matthias Bichsel said, according to The Australian.

“That's all I can say at this moment.”

Dr Bichsel said the FLNG technology was an ideal solution for gas fields that are far from shore and where potential coastal LNG plant sites have extreme environmental or social sensitivity.

“FLNG allows you, from an environmental point of view, to (produce LNG) without disturbing coastlines or building a big facility in some pristine environment,” he said, according to The Australian.

“Where you have that, it may help you with a solution.”

The operator of Browse, Woodside Petroleum, has led a study into the development of the Browse gas fields through a 12 million tonne per year onshore LNG plant, but the proposal has faced strong opposition from environmental groups concerned about the project's impact on the Kimberley coastline.