
2  Woodside Petroleum Ltd|Annual Report 2018
Woodside is the pioneer of the LNG industry in Australia and the largest Australian natural gas producer. 
We have a global portfolio and are recognised for our world-class capabilities as an integrated upstream 
supplier of energy. 
We have a clear strategy to deliver superior shareholder 
returns across three distinct time horizons, characterised by 
cash generation from 2017, unlocking value from 2022, and 
repeating our successes from 2027.
We are delivering on our strategy, creating an integrated 
LNG production centre on the Burrup Peninsula. Building on 
more than 30 years of operations in Western Australia, we 
are progressing development of the Scarborough and Browse 
gas resources through our producing assets, the Woodside-
operated Pluto LNG and North West Shelf (NWS) Project. 
Our operated assets are renowned for their safety, reliability 
and eciency and we have a strong track record in project 
development. As Australia's premier LNG operator, we 
produced 6% of global LNG supply. We operate two floating 
production storage and ooading (FPSO) facilities.
We also have a participating interest in Wheatstone LNG,  
which started production in 2017.
Across our oil and gas portfolio, we have significant equity 
interests in high-quality development opportunities in Senegal 
(SNE), Myanmar, Canada (Kitimat) and Timor-Leste / Australia 
(Sunrise). We are pursuing new concepts and technology to 
enable cost-eective commercialisation of these resources.
We have a renewed exploration plan with a more focused 
and opportunistic approach across established, emerging and 
future growth hubs in Australia, Myanmar, Senegal, Gabon, 
Peru and Bulgaria. 
We continue to expand our capabilities in marketing, trading and 
shipping and have enduring relationships that span 30 years with 
foundation customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 
Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term 
sustainability. Today we are pioneering remote support and 
the application of artificial intelligence, embedding advanced 
analytics across our operations while recognising digital security 
issues. We are working to improve our energy eciency and to 
support the use of LNG as a low-emissions and economically 
viable fuel.
Woodside demonstrates strong safety and environmental 
performance in all its operations. We are committed to 
upholding our values of integrity, respect, discipline, excellence, 
working sustainably and working together. Our success is 
driven by our people, and we aim to attract, develop and retain 
a diverse, high-performing workforce.
We recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships  
with communities are fundamental to maintaining our 
licence to operate. We actively seek to build relationships 
with stakeholders who are interested in and aected by our 
activities. We help create stronger communities through 
programs that improve knowledge, build resilience and 
create shared opportunities. 
Our proven track record and distinctive capabilities are 
underpinned by almost 65 years of experience, making  
us a partner of choice.
ABOUT  
WOODSIDE
As Australia’s premier LNG 
operator, we produced 6% 
of global LNG supply.