Dillinger heavy plate for
Australia’s largest offshore rig
Steel Angel
The Angel natural gas and condensate field, discovered in 1971, is located some 130 kilometers off the Dampier Coast of Western Australia. It is now to be exploited using an unmanned platform of the same name, which is Australia’s largest. The platform is to be remote-controlled from the North Rankin A platform, fifty kilometers distant. The steel for Angel is being supplied by Dillinger: 12,000 tonnes of heavy plate in a range of grades.
Data
Operator
Woodside Energy Ltd
Project partner
Murray
Installation
2008
Country
Australia
Quality
API 2W-50, API 2W-60, thickness range 12 - 80 mm; for thicknesses ≥ 40 mm with prequalification tests
Tonnage
12,000 t
Wall thickness
12 - 80 mm
Recoverable reserves
56.6 billion m³ (gas, condensate)
Production capacity
22.65 million m³ gas/day
Global investment
US$1.67 billion
