CSG/LNG Projects in Queensland

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The Queensland CSG/LNG Industry has eight proposed projects worth more than $40 billion. It is estimated that the industry could offer as many as 18,000 direct and indirect jobs – including over 4,300 in the Darling Downs – South West Region alone.

Australia Pacific LNG Project

Australia Pacific LNG is a 50:50 coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG joint venture between Origin and ConocoPhillips. Laird Point on Curtis Island at Gladstone is the site for Australia Pacific LNG's proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant.

Results from a detailed independent analysis of the economic benefits of the project by KPMG Econtech highlights that an average of 10,300 jobs would be created during the 10-year construction period of the project, reaching a peak of 18,600 direct and indirect jobs nationally during the four peak years of construction (2012 to 2015). Of the 18,600 jobs created on average during the 4-year peak construction period, 13,200 jobs will be in the Queensland regions of Mackay-Fitzroy-Central west and Darling Downs-West.
Media Release from Origin Energy - 18 August 2009

 
Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas Project (GLNG)

Santos and PETRONAS' multi-billion dollar Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project will be the world's first project to process coal seam gas into liquefied natural gas as a cleaner energy source. It involves:

  • Exploration and production of CSG in the Surat and Bowen Basin gas fields
  • Construction and operation of a 435 kilometre gas pipeline from the gas fields to Gladstone
  • Construction and operation of a gas liquefaction and export facility on Curtis Island and associated infrastructure.

It is anticipated that up to 6,000 new jobs will be created for the construction and operation of the GLNG project. This should stimulate further business development and employment opportunities in the Gladstone and Roma regions through increased demand for goods and services.

 

Gladstone LNG Project - Fisherman's Landing

Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd (Gladstone LNG)  is developing a mid-scale (3.0 million tonne per annum) liquefied natural gas plant at Fisherman's Landing in the Port of Gladstone. Gladstone LNG is a subsidiary of the publicly listed Australian company Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (LNG Ltd). The plant at Fisherman's Landing will purify and liquefy coal seam gas (CSG) into liquefied natural gas (LNG). The CSG will be sourced from the Arrow Energy Ltd gas fields, located in Queensland.

The Project will generate significant economic benefits on a regional, state and national scale, including the employment of up to 150 people during construction, and approximately 36 permanent employees for the operation of the plant.

 

Queensland Curtis LNG

Queensland Curtis LNG is a priority project of QGC - A BG Group business, to develop Queensland coal seam gas for Australian and international markets. Key elements of the proposed project involve:

  • An expansion of QGC’s exploration and gas production operations in the Surat Basin, in southern Queensland,
  • A 380km underground pipeline to Gladstone on the central Queensland coast, and
  • A liquefaction plant on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, with initial production capacity of 7.4 million tonnes of LNG a year.

Across its various components, the Queensland Curtis LNG Project will provide about 3,000-4,000 construction jobs and 800 permanent positions.

 

Shell CSG Project

Shell CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), is investigating the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Curtis Island off Gladstone in the central Queensland coast. The project is expected to produce up to 16 million tonnes of LNG a year, involving phased construction of up to four LNG processing `trains', with CSG drawn from acreage jointly owned by Shell and Arrow Energy Ltd in the Surat and Bowen basins in South East and Central Queensland.

 

Sojitz Corporation

Sojitz Corporation proposes to establish a mid-scale LNG plant at Fisherman’s Landing, Gladstone to produce 0.5 Mtpa of LNG. The first cargo from this project is planned for early 2012.

 

Impel (Southern Cross LNG)

Impel’s Southern Cross LNG project proposes to construct of an open-access LNG terminal on Curtis Island. The project also includes construction of an open-access 400km pipleine to Gladstone. Production is expected to start in 2013.

 

Energy World Corporation

Energy World Corporation’s proposed project is for the construction of a mid-scale LNG plant at Abbot Point near Bowen. The project also includes the development of tenures in the Cooper Basin near Eromanga and the construction / operation of a pipeline to Abbot Point. Production is expected to start in 2012.

 

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