North West Shelf

The North West Shelf of Western Australia is an extensive oil and gas region off the North West Australia coast in the Pilbara region.

It has a considerable number of oil and gas wells, pipelines, production areas and support facilities.

Read more about North West Shelf:  Location, Production Areas, Gas Project, Geology of Region, See Also

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