Queensland Curtis LNG

Project Overview

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Queensland Gas Company Limited (QGC) of Australia, an integrated energy company, and the global natural gas business, BG Group, are planning to develop coal seam gas from the Surat Basin in Queensland for Australian and international markets.

The Queensland Curtis LNG Project will involve an expansion of QGC’s Surat Basin gas production operations near Chinchilla; a 380km pipeline to Gladstone on the Central Queensland coast; and a liquefied natural gas plant at Curtis Island.

The project is being designed to initially supply 3-4 million tonnes of LNG a year for export markets.

With an estimated capital expenditure of A$8 billion, the Queensland Curtis LNG project will rank as one of Australia’s largest capital investments and secure Queensland’s position as a leading Australian gas supplier.

Key elements of the project include:

  • The expansion of QGC’s coal seam gas operations in the Surat Basin
  • A 380km gas pipeline connecting the QGC gas fields to Gladstone
  • An LNG processing plant and export terminal at Curtis Island with initial production capacity of 3-4 million tonnes a year, with potential for expansion to 12 million tonnes a year subject to additional gas reserves

A final investment decision on the project is scheduled for early 2010, with the first shipment of LNG due in late 2013.