Woodside has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd, a
100%-owned subsidiary of Pilbara Minerals, for the supply of Domestic LNG from the Pluto Truck Loading
Facility.
Supply under the SPA will commence in the fourth quarter of 2024 for a period of five years. The average
volume to be supplied is 3.4 terajoules/day.
The LNG is to be used at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium operation, located 300 kilometres east of
Karratha, where it will replace diesel for power generation. The Pilgangoora operation is one of the world’s
largest hard rock lithium deposits.
Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said the SPA was a demonstration of the role LNG can play in the energy
transition.
“The supply of LNG to the Pilgangoora operation assists Pilbara Minerals to reduce power emissions
intensity from its operations by reducing diesel use as it continues to supply the raw materials that are vital in
the production of lithium batteries, used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and for large-scale energy
storage.
“We are also pleased to be partnering with Pilbara Minerals, another important Western Australian resources
company whose operations, like Woodside’s, provide direct jobs and contracting opportunities for local
businesses in the north west.
“This agreement further demonstrates Woodside’s commitment to Western Australia’s domestic gas supply
from the Pluto project,” she said.
The LNG will be supplied on an ex-works basis from the Pluto Truck Loading Facility at Woodside’s Pluto
LNG Facility on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia