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The expansion will add around capacity of around 5mn t/yr to Woodside’s existing Pluto LNG plant
Pluto LNG Woodside Australia LNG
Simon Ferrie
24 August 2022
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Australia’s Pluto LNG kicks off expansion

The new train will be fed by the huge Scarborough gas field development

Perth-headquartered Woodside Energy has started construction on the Pluto Train 2 LNG project. The development will add a second liquefaction train with a capacity of around 5mn t/yr to Woodside’s existing Pluto LNG plant. The firm expects to export the second train’s first LNG cargo in 2026. Pluto Train 2 will process gas from the Scarborough field, and the start of construction on the former is “a key milestone towards the delivery of the Scarborough project”, says Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill. Scarborough’s resources are estimated at 11.1tn ft3. Gas from the huge field will "supply domestic and export markets for decades to come” and “will support the decarbonisation goals of our customers in

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