埃索澳大利亚公司宣布向 Kipper 1B 项目投资近 2 亿美元，该项目将从吉普斯兰盆地引入急需的额外天然气供应。

该项目已获得埃索、三井和伍德赛德的批准，将利用 VALARIS 107 自升式钻井平台在 Kipper 油田钻探并安装一口海底油井，并对 West Tuna 平台进行重大升级。

Kipper 1B 项目紧随最近完工的 Kipper 压缩项目和 2021 年上线的 West Barracouta 项目。

Kipper 气田的钻探工作将于今年晚些时候开始，同时 West Tuna 平台的升级工作也将同时进行。该项目预计将扩大 Kipper 气田的产能，在 2026 年冬季之前向市场提供关键的天然气供应。

埃索在巴斯海峡运营的资产是埃索与伍德赛德的吉普斯兰盆地合资企业以及 Kipper Unit 合资企业（埃索、伍德赛德和三井）的一部分。

Esso Australia announced a nearly $200 million dollar investment in the Kipper 1B Project, which will bring online much-needed additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin.

The project, which was approved by Esso, Mitsui, and Woodside , will utilize the VALARIS 107 jackup rig to drill and install one subsea well into the Kipper field, and involve significant upgrades to the West Tuna platform.

Kipper 1B follows the completion of the recent Kipper Compression Project, and the West Barracouta project that came online in 2021.

Drilling into the Kipper field is set to begin later this year, with upgrades to the West Tuna platform happening simultaneously. The project is expected to expand capacity from the Kipper field, delivering crucial gas supplies to the market ahead of winter 2026.

Esso operates assets in Bass Strait that form part of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture between Esso and Woodside and the Kipper Unit Joint Venture (Esso, Woodside, and Mitsui).