Crestlink (formerly Kimberley Technology Solutions)

Crestlink is here to support big goals, while caring for the marine ecosystems and communities of this remote part of the world.

Cockatoo Island

Strategically located at the North West of Australia, Cockatoo Island offers a unique location that provides unrivalled advantages for the energy and resources sector, as well as monitoring Australia’s borders.

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Cockatoo Island

Strategically located at the North West of Australia, Cockatoo Island offers a unique location that provides unrivalled advantages for the energy and resources sector, as well as monitoring Australia’s borders.

Advantages

  • Reductions in hourly operational expenditure and fleet costs
  • Potential for direct shipping and cross-docking
  • Reduced marine gas oil (MGO) consumption
  • Highest payload for offshore flights
  • Reduces scope 3 GHG emissions
  • Improved safety of personnel, during high-risk events
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Strategic Location

Crestlink Cockatoo Island offers unparalleled sustainable strategic advantages for positioning an aerodrome and deepwater port facilities. The facility will provide fuel, water and cargo services to marine vessels, as well as facilitate crew change and waste disposal.

  • 250km from Broome, or 10 hours steaming.
  • Approximately 5.6 km from the Australian mainland.
  • Four days steaming from Singapore and Fremantle.
  • The closest alternative airfield to the Browse Basin.
  • Sheltered conditions for mooring in Yampi sound during cyclone events.
  • Accommodates services requiring land-backed infrastructure.
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The offshore basins of Australia’s vast North West region are far from established infrastructure, and existing supply chains for oil and gas operations are some of the longest in the world.

With infrastructure located close to operational fields, the Crestlink Cockatoo Island supply and support base would maximise fuel and load holding capacity, as well as reduce risks and time taken for de-manning/re-manning events.

The Australian offshore oil and gas industry will require more than A$50 billion of decommissioning work to be done over the next 50 years, half of which needs to be started in the next decade, with a significant portion situated in basins nearby to Cockatoo Island.

The aerodrome alone has the potential to deliver A$4.8 billion in gross savings to both the existing and planned offshore gas field projects on a standalone basis over 20 years.

With more than 1,100 kilometres of coastline between Broome and Port Hedland, Australia’s North West needs greater capabilities to monitor illicit activities within natural maritime reserves and protect critical trade routes with safe havens for ships of all sizes.

Crestlink Cockatoo Island will provide the ideal location to refuel, cargo, and crew change in a secure, deep-water location, as well as deploy crewed, UMV & UAV monitoring.

As an island support base, halting climate change and rising sea levels is front of mind for Crestlink. The strategic location of Cockatoo Island allows for optimised travel routes to reduce carbon emissions from transport, while maintaining healthy marine life in the area.

Project estimates that a single Browse oil and gas operator can reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 453,000 tCO2e over 20 years.

Capabilities

Greater connection for industry

The offshore basins of Australia’s vast North West region are far from established infrastructure, and existing supply chains for oil and gas operations are some of the longest in the world.

With infrastructure located close to operational fields, the Crestlink Cockatoo Island supply and support base would maximise fuel and load holding capacity, as well as reduce risks and time taken for de-manning/re-manning events.

A sustainable multi-user base

The Australian offshore oil and gas industry will require more than A$50 billion of decommissioning work to be done over the next 50 years, half of which needs to be started in the next decade, with a significant portion situated in basins nearby to Cockatoo Island.

The aerodrome alone has the potential to deliver A$4.8 billion in gross savings to both the existing and planned offshore gas field projects on a standalone basis over 20 years.

Essential for Australia’s maritime security

With more than 1,100 kilometres of coastline between Broome and Port Hedland, Australia’s North West needs greater capabilities to monitor illicit activities within natural maritime reserves and protect critical trade routes with safe havens for ships of all sizes.

Crestlink Cockatoo Island will provide the ideal location to refuel, cargo, and crew change in a secure, deep-water location, as well as deploy crewed, UMV & UAV monitoring.

More trade, less carbon

As an island support base, halting climate change and rising sea levels is front of mind for Crestlink. The strategic location of Cockatoo Island allows for optimised travel routes to reduce carbon emissions from transport, while maintaining healthy marine life in the area.

Project estimates that a single Browse oil and gas operator can reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 453,000 tCO2e over 20 years.

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Project Milestones

Phased development of the Cockatoo Island supply base provides significant upside potential.

The proposal of this initial $100 million development of the Cockatoo Island supply base was given major project status from the WA government in 2019, with JTSI appointed as the lead agency.

 

2024

  • November KTS rebrand to Crestlink to represent start of new chapter
  • October Draft section 91 license issued from DPLH to allow early access and operations
  • September State ILUA approved and Crown Lease terms finalised
  • June Port Leases executed with KPA
  • May Cerberus Capital Management takes investment stake in KTS
  • April Approval received from DEMIRS under section 16(3) of the Mining Act granted for the KTS crown lease area.
  • April Ministerial approval received for Port Lease

2023

  • October KTS Co-existence ILUA approved at the Dambimangari AGM
  • September Negotiation of Crown Lease
  • August Negotiation of Port Lease
  • June Aboriginal Heritage Survey Completed
  • March Finalisation of Project Business Case

2022

  • November Commence Engineering Studies
  • September Signed Heads of Agreement with the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation

2021

  • August Mines Minister approval for a 21-year crown lease with 2 extension options, total of 50 years
  • April Site visit to the island with oil and gas major

2019

  • August Awarded Major Project status by the WA State Government

2017

  • January KTS Established
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Deep water port key benefits

Current ports that are of practical use for Browse basin production facilities are at the far limit of efficient marine vessel operations. Cockatoo Island’s location & geography provide unrivalled competitive advantages for the oil & gas industry and maritime border security endeavours.

  • Reducing steam time to and from offshore operations
  • Geography that allows quayside and near-quayside access for the deepest draught vessels.
  • Sheltered bay location — no breakwater needed.
  • Rapid turnaround in emergencies such as cyclone alerts.
  • Integrated with mainland facilities in Broome and Derby.
  • Enables development of significant fuel storage and subsea/hi-tech facilities.
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Aerodrome key benefits

An average of two real and one false cyclone events in the North West each year typically shutdown offshore rigs for 6-9 days each. This duration can be reduced by an estimated 40% by leveraging Cockatoo Island’s strategic location.

Reduced travel time to offshore facilities enables more effective Search and Rescue (SAR) via shorter response time, offering critical health & safety advantages.

For a single oil and gas operator in Browse, the aerodrome has the potential to deliver and estimated A$1.7 billion in gross savings over 20 years. This can be realised through reduced airframe requirements to transport personnel in de-manning and re-manning.

  • Reduces overall pax-km-h by approximately 60%
  • Reduces overall aircraft travel time by approximately 40%
  • Reduces overall aircraft distance travelled by approximately 35%

Meet the skilled professionals at Crestlink.

Crestlink has a proven management team with vast experience in large-scale project funding and development across oil, gas, logistics, marine, and defence sectors.

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Eanna Doolin

Co-founder and CEO

Eanna is an experienced Director, with large-scale development and funding experience, having worked on major projects throughout Australia & Europe. Eanna has expertise in stakeholder engagement, approvals coordination, contract management, project funding, design & development

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John Clarke

Non-Executive Chairman

John has over 40 years’ experience across both the financial and investment markets, and has a strong track record of successfully acquiring and managing infrastructure investments.. He possesses the ability to strategically analyse and negotiate at the highest level and has a strong delivery of creative solutions to achieve strategic objectives. John was the Founding Director of Infrastructure Capital Group (now Foresight Group) and is a Director of PHIA on behalf of Foresight.

 

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Shaun McRobert

Director

Shaun works in public and private M&A, private equity and energy and resources and has been in involved in many complex domestic and cross-border transactions in Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa. Shaun has acted on significant transactions for private equity funds, private and public companies (hostile and defensive takeovers, schemes) and has represented bulge bracket and boutique investment banks.

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Isaiah Schulze

Director

Isaiah is a Managing Director for Cerberus’ international private equity investments. He has executed over two dozen investments in diverse geographies across the Indo Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.

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Andrew Mallon

Chief Operating Officer

Andrew is a Project Manager with major project infrastructure experience within the mining, rail and de-carbonization sectors ranging from early study phases through to construction tendering and delivery. He has specific experience in construction and delivery management supporting design development and construction operations.

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Scott Spellmeyer

Advisory Board Member

Scott is a Managing Director for Cerberus on the Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities team which invests in businesses driving next-generation technologies and capabilities that advance supply chain integrity. Scott joined Cerberus after he retired from three decades of distinguished US government service.

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David Robertson

Advisory Board Member

David is a Managing Director for Cerberus on the Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities team which invests in businesses driving next-generation technologies and capabilities that advance supply chain integrity. David had a distinguished 26-year career with the US government before joining Cerberus.

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Ariunaa Batbold

Advisory Board Member

Ariunaa is a Managing Director for Cerberus’ frontier market investment platform. Ariunaa has significant investment experience across Asia in a variety of sectors, including natural resources, food and beverage, technology, and consumer goods.

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Graeme Harman

Senior Advisor, Government, Social and External Affairs

Graeme has over 25 years’ experience working in the State Government with 15 years at the highest level of government as a senior advisor to a number of Ministers. Graeme has worked for over 20 years in the resources industry working for Woodside and Chevron as a senior Corporate Affairs Manager on projects such as the Northwest Shelf Project (NWSV), Wheatstone Project and Gorgon Project.

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Justin Kwok

Legal Counsel and Compliance

Justin is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer with strong experience in corporate, business and acquisition structuring advice, commercial contract drafting and complex commercial facilities. Outside of the professional space, Justin has served and continues to serve in various board and committee roles in the not-for-profit and community sector, with a particular focus on corporate governance.

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Thomas Espeland

Business Development Director, Oil and Gas

Thomas is a results driven and accomplished professional with 20+ years global experience in marine, Defence, O&G, mining, construction and renewable energy logistics. Thomas is experienced in project delivery in remote locations and communicating across cultures and has worked previously for Advantec, a leading subsea engineering company, was a Director of Baker Hughes and is currently Vice President of E-Plug.

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Jeremy Bower

Business and Environmental Advisor

Jeremy is an experienced company executive with a strong technical background spanning the last two decades. Has worked across a diverse range of industries, focusing on mining and resources. He has developed a unique skill set over the last twenty years working in technical fields such as environmental impact assessment and tenure management to project management and corporate affairs.

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Malcolm Brailey

Senior Advisor, Government and Defence

Mal is an executive manager with three decades of government and commercial experience on the international stage. He is a passionate “entrepreneur and intrapreneur” with a focus on renewable energy, critical minerals and infrastructure in frontier markets.

A former professional solider and diplomat with an extensive government career spanning almost 26 years of service, Mal is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy (1993), the Royal Military College Duntroon (1994) and the Australian National University (2003).

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Jarod Monaghan

Principal Logistics Advisor

Jarod is a logistics professional with over 25 years’ experience in multiple industries including oil & gas, mining, and Defence. He is a specialist in supply base design, construction and operation, with extensive experience in the Northwest of Australia Jarod has previously held senior logistics roles at major oil and gas and iron ore companies and was a Senior Operations and Logistics Manager for the New Zealand Army.

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Dambimangari Partnership

Cockatoo Island’s development includes a robust partnership with the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation, ensuring their integral role in our project. Through the Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA), we affirm their significant involvement. Additionally, the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation will hold a non-dilutive equity position, solidifying their stake and benefits within the project.

Our focus on co-management and collaboration emphasizes working closely with the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation for mutual success. We also prioritize extensive community support, including education, economic opportunities, and sustainable development for the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation and local communities.

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