Barrow Island - Oil Operations
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Barrow Island, an A-Class Nature Reserve, is located 50 kilometers northwest off the coast of Western Australia & is currently Australia's leading producer of oil.
The first oil discovery in 1964 by West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET), was the beginning of a unique relationship between an operating oil field & the native ecology on Barrow Island. Crude Oil is produced on both Barrow & Thevenard Islands, with approximately 400 production wells on Barrow Island.
Largely publicized, Barrow Island is also home to one of the world's largest natural gas projects and the largest single resource natural gas project in Australia's history - The Gorgon Project.
Currently in construction phase, the Gorgon Gas plant is anticipating to reach its milestone first gas for 2014 with a project life expectancy of approximately 60 years.
| Site Information | |
|---|---|
| Client Roster | 2 Weeks On, 2 Weeks Off |
| Mining Contractor | UGL |
| Mining Contractor Roster | 2 Weeks On, 2 Weeks Off |
| Catering Contractor | Compass Group - ESS |
| Catering Contractor Roster | 2 Weeks On, 1 Week Off |
| Airline | Cobham |
| Transport | FIFO from Perth |
| Estimated Mine Life | 40 |
| Primary Commodity | Oil |
| Mining Method | Production |
Site Facilities
| Facility | Availability | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Foxtel | ||
| GYM | Two gyms located at Production Camp | |
| Phone reception | Telstra mobile reception and free calls to Perth available on communal telephones | |
| Swimming Pool | One outdoor pool | |
| TV Supplied | ||
| Washing Facilities | ||
| Wetmess | Alcoholic beverages restricted to a maximum of four mid-strength beers each night which are openned when bought. | |
| WIFI Access |
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Really enjoyed my time on barrow island. Chevron team were really great and I enjoyed the camp lifestyle. I had a 2 and 2 roster which was awesome. The site is still under construction for the gorgon project so the construction guys don't have it as easy as we do. Nice fresh fish and good rooms
I worked on Barrow Island for a little over a year in 2011/12 working with Monadelphous under the WA Oil Asset. Accommodation was comfortable throughout the year and Pilbara climate; food was as expected on a site with strict quarantine - having freshly cooked fish, chicken or steak each night was great though! Awesome view overlooking the ocean from camp, was great to see so many people walking or running along the designated roads after work when I went back up earlier this year. Great crew to work with, the experience and knowledge that the guys who have been on BWI for 25+ years is awesome and they're a friendly bunch!
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Great project to be a part of really is an honor to be part of the Gorgon LNG project. Lots of great people on the project
Awesome world class accomodation