Australia will deploy first LNG-powered ship next year

Woodside signed a five-year charter contract with Norwegian company Siem Offshore Australia Pty Ltd

—an agreement that delivers Australia its first LNG-powered marine support vessel in 2017. Woodside

Chief Operations Officer Mike Utsler said the announcement positioned the company as an early

adopter of LNG as a marine fuel in the region.

“We’re thrilled to be the first company to bring one of these vessels to the southern hemisphere.

Australia is on track to become the world’s largest producer of LNG, so it makes perfect sense to build

dual-fuel capabilities for our marine fleets here,” he said. “Our LNG tankers use their cargo to power

their engines, making them cleaner vessels that useless diesel. It’s natural that we progress this

capability through to our support vessels.”

Woodside’s new vessel will be greener, by reducing vessel greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions and

the reliance on imported diesel, while providing safe, reliable support to Woodside’s assets in the

Exmouth and Pilbara regions.

Woodside will continue to seek to expand the application of LNG fueling in transportation in Western

Australia. Dual fuel has an exciting future as it can be used to power a wide range of vessels.

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