19th Jul 2006 12:39
BG GROUP plc19 July 2006 Media Information 19 July 2006 BG announces first gas from Dolphin Deep field in Trinidad and Tobago BG Group and its partner Chevron today announced the delivery of first gas fromthe Dolphin Deep development to the onshore processing facilities at Beachfieldon the south east coast of Trinidad and Tobago. The BG operated Dolphin Deep field is located approximately 83 kilometres offthe east coast of Trinidad in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA). Gas productionfrom the two Dolphin Deep wells is expected to reach a maximum rate of 250million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) and will be delivered to AtlanticLNG (ALNG) in Port Fortin on the south west coast via two recently completedpipelines - the 95 kilometre (km) offshore Dolphin to Beachfield Pipeline, andthe 76 km onshore Cross Island Pipeline (CIP). Martin Houston, Executive Vice President North America, Caribbean and GlobalLNG, said: "By bringing the Dolphin Deep field on stream, BG Group and its partner havecompleted the first sub-sea development in Trinidad and Tobago. Gas from thisdevelopment will feed some of BG Group's supply rights in Atlantic LNG, whichcontinues to be the leading supplier of LNG to the USA." There are matters discussed in this media information that are forward looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements, refer to the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005. Notes to Editors: BG Group plc is a global natural gas business. Active on five continents in over20 countries, it operates four business segments - Exploration and Production,LNG, Transmission and Distribution and Power. BG Group (50% partner with Chevron) operates the Dolphin, Dolphin Deep andStarfish fields in the ECMA. The Dolphin gas field commenced production in March1996. It is contracted to supply up to 275 mmscfd of gas to the National GasCompany of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) under a 20 year supply contract. ECMA isscheduled to supply 80 mmscfd to ALNG Train 3 and 120 mmscfd to ALNG Train 4. ALNG, in which BG Group is a shareholder, was established in 1995 to liquefynatural gas for export. The company operates the four LNG Trains in operation atPort Fortin. BG is a partner in all four trains - Train 1 (3.1mtpa capacity),26% shareholder; Trains 2 and 3 (6.7mtpa combined capacity), 32.5% shareholder;and, Train 4 (5.2mtpa capacity), 28.89% shareholder. For more info on ALNG - www.atlanticlng.com Enquiries: Communications +44 (0) 118 929 2462 Out of hours media mobile: +44 (0) 791 718 5707 Investor Relations Chris Lloyd/Helen Parris/Kate Bingham/Siobhan Andrews +44 (0) 118 929 3025 Website: www.bg-group.com - ends - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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