Corporate Body

Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd (1980 - )

From
1980
East Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Functions
Petrochemical Industry
Reference No
ABN 12 008 945 097
Location
East Perth, Western Australia

Summary

Woodside Offshore Petroleum is a wholly owned subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Limited. From 1980 they built: the North Rankin A platform; a 1016 mm undersea pipeline, 134 kilometres long to carry gas and condensate from the platform to the shore; a gas treatment plant on the Pilbara's Burrup Peninsula; and support facilities including an onshore supply base to service offshore operations; communications facilities including a helicopter base, and housing in the nearby town of Karratha.

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