Long Island Point Plant Update - June 2025

With the chilly winter weather now in full swing, the team at Long Island Point is focused on ensuring our facilities are ready to keep our critical supplies of Gippsland gas flowing to homes and businesses across south-eastern Australia.

We recently hosted members of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for a tour of our site. The councillors and staff had the opportunity to explore the LIP plant and learn about our Hastings operations, as well as our continued investment to maintain our reliable supply of much-needed Gippsland gas to Australians.

In late May, members of our team participated in the 2025 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition, where our Chair Simon Younger was part of a panel discussion on harnessing Australia’s competitive strengths. I’m also very proud to say our Internship Program was a finalist in the conference’s Workforce Development Excellence Awards.

During the conference, we also showcased three technical presentations to share learnings with our industry peers. Among the highlights shared were the details of the Kipper Compression Project delivery, how innovations in well plug and abandonment processes are helping to optimise our decommissioning program and how Esso is maximising the gas production from the Kipper Field in Bass Strait.

The recently announced $200M Kipper 1B and $350M Turrum Phase 3 projects to boost Gippsland gas supply will be developed later this year, a significant investment to maximise gas supplies from Bass Strait and underpinning the continuing operation of Long Island Point plant. Importantly, the Kipper 1B project is expected to deliver crucial gas supplies to the Australian domestic market ahead of winter 2026.

As always, if you have any questions about our operations, please feel free to reach me at consultation@exxonmobil.com.