Ethane value chain optimisation: insights from gas and LPG production in Bass Strait

When fields decline and approach end of life, gas producers must manage both changing production conditions and evolving market dynamics, challenging traditional approaches to optimisation. ExxonMobil Australia has delivered value enhancement through an integrated molecule management approach across its Longford and Long Island Point (LIP) facilities, while continuing to invest in gas developments and infrastructure upgrades. Historically, most of the ethane extracted offshore was recovered at L