Woodside has announced the completion of the sale of a 15.1% non-operating participating interest in the Scarborough Joint Venture to JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company.

The completion follows Woodside’s announcement on 23 February 2024 that it had broadened its strategic relationship with JERA through a transaction that included: equity in the Scarborough Joint Venture; LNG offtake; and collaboration on potential opportunities in new energy and lower carbon services.

The sale proceeds of approximately US$1.4 billion received by Woodside for equity in the Scarborough Joint Venture comprise the purchase price and reimbursed expenditure. Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill warmly welcomed JERA to the Scarborough Joint Venture.

“Participation in the Scarborough Joint Venture is a key part of our strong and highly valued strategic relationship with JERA. That relationship reflects our shared view that gas will play an important role in the global energy transition for decades to come.

“This latest sale of equity in Scarborough again underlines the long-term value Japanese customers like JERA are placing on gas and the significance of LNG in Japan and the region’s energy security. “In addition to supplying markets in north Asia the project will be an important source of gas for the domestic market in Western Australia.

“The team is delivering the Scarborough Energy Project to plan and work is now almost threequarters complete. We remain on track for targeted first LNG cargo in 2026.”