Longford Quarterly Update - June 2025

With the chilly winter weather now in full swing, Esso Australia is working hard to ensure our facilities are ready to keep our critical supplies of Gippsland gas flowing to homes and businesses across south-eastern Australia.

At the same time, we continue to focus on preparing our offshore facilities which are no longer producing oil and gas for decommissioning. We recently contracted a number of offshore mobile assets to support our decommissioning efforts, including the Valaris 107 jack up rig. These assets have helped us complete more than $2 billion of decommissioning works in Bass Strait so far, including the safe plug and abandonment of over 200 wells.

We’ve also been focused on engaging with our neighbours and communities across the region.

Throughout May, over 60 community members attended our community information sessions across the Gippsland region. In these sessions, we shared updates on our decommissioning program with a focus on our ongoing use of Barry Beach Marine Terminal.

Barry Beach Marine Terminal has been the primary supply base for our Bass Strait offshore operations for over 50 years. The terminal serves as an essential logistics hub, connecting our offshore operations with the mainland to support our reliable supply of gas to Australia. Its ongoing use to support our decommissioning means the site will continue to support local jobs well into the 2030s.

The team also paid a visit to the Lakes Entrance Rotary Club and the Gippsland Regional Executive Forum to connect with members and provide an update on our decommissioning program, our ongoing investment to deliver more gas to Australia and our community engagement.

We recently had the privilege of welcoming the Wellington Shire Council for a tour of our site. The councillors had the opportunity to explore the plant and learn about on our decommissioning activities in Bass Strait, as well as our continued investment to maintain our reliable supply of much-needed Gippsland gas to Australians.

This year we have continued to work with various community organisations, such as the George Gray Centre in Maffra. Our contribution supported the Maffra Community Seed Garden Project, which is designed to establish a fully accessible, inclusive community garden in Maffra, fostering skill development, well-being, and community engagement.

We are proud to continue supporting our community and hope that our contributions are making a valuable difference.

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 riveting 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.

Our teams are working hard to deliver Gippsland gas to Australians every day and will continue to do so into the next decade.

If you have any questions or need further information, please reach out to me via consultation@exxonmobil.com.