Our heritage

Five decades of reshaping energy.

The early years

In 1965, we secured sales in Spain and Italy, leading to the development of an LNG project in Libya starting in 1971.

The beginning of the 1970s through to the 1980s saw our pioneering development of the Arun LNG project in Indonesia, with shipments supplying Japan, and further expansion to South Korea.

In the early 1990s, our unique co-venture with Japan and South Korea secured these markets for new projects being developed with Qatar. In the late 1990s, projects became operational with Qatar-based Ragas.

2000-2010

During the 2000s, we expanded into the liquid markets of Europe and the US, while also drawing on our well-established co-venture in Asian markets.

In 2009, the United Kingdom’s natural gas grid was connected to an LNG storage and regasification terminal, which has the highest regasification capacity in Europe at 15.6 Mta (nominal) and initial regulatory approvals for a potential expansion to 19.5 Mta. Also in 2009, the Adriatic region saw the installation of the world’s first fixed offshore LNG storage and regasification terminal. This innovative structure, mounted on a gravity base, was linked to Italy’s national gas distribution network.

In March 2022, the Adriatic LNG terminal received final regulatory approval to increase its capacity from 5.9 to 6.6 Mta.

2011-2022

In Papua New Guinea in 2014, an integrated development project was started that includes natural gas production and processing facilities, onshore and offshore pipelines, and liquefaction facilities.

In 2016, the integrated Gorgon LNG subsea-to-shore development began producing resources from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io fields and includes carbon capture and storage facilities.

In 2022, The Mozambique Deepwater Area 4 block contains more than 85 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and will provide resources for multiple world-class LNG projects. Commissioning activities are underway on the Coral South Floating LNG (FLNG) project. Coral South FLNG will be the first facility to produce LNG in Mozambique and will operate in waters nearly 6,500 feet deep.

2023 onwards

In Guangdong Province, China, in 2023, we proceeded with our strategic collaboration that granted EM long-term access to the Huizhou LNG terminal which will improve supply security in Guangdong Province and contribute to development of an integrated low-emission and clean energy value chain anchored by our world-scale petrochemical complex.

The Papua LNG project will produce gas from the onshore Elk and Antelope discoveries located in the Gulf Province. The Papua LNG Fiscal Stability Agreement (FSA) was signed with the government in 2021, and the PRL15 license was extended to 2026. We are currently working with other joint venture members to advance the Papua LNG project.

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