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Kipper 1B Project

Sector: Energy • Location: Victoria, Australia

Source: The Daily Cargo News

Project
Planned

The Kipper 1B Project involves drilling a new subsea well in the Kipper field and upgrading the West Tuna platform to enhance gas supply in the Gippsland Basin off southern Victoria. Esso Australia, along with partners Woodside and Mitsui, is investing almost $200 million in this project, which aims to meet Australia's domestic energy needs.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Energy
Location
Victoria, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Daily Cargo News

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The project “Kipper 1B Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy sector, located in Victoria, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Daily Cargo News.

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2026-07-22

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The Kipper 1B Project involves drilling a new subsea well in the Kipper field and upgrading the West Tuna platform to enhance gas supply in the Gippsland Basin off southern Victoria. Esso Australia, along with partners Woodside and Mitsui, is investing almost $200 million in this project, which aims to meet Australia's domestic energy needs.

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Energy

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Australia

State

Victoria

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The Daily Cargo News

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2025-03-06

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