Benefits

The Queensland Curtis LNG Project represents a significant investment to unlock Queensland's world-scale reserves of coal seam gas.

The project will help establish Queensland and Gladstone as major centres for a rapidly expanding global industry - liquefied natural gas.

Key benefits of the Queensland Curtis LNG Project include:

• New gas extraction and transportation infrastructure, offering greater opportunities for gas producers and increased choice for consumers
• Freeing up new supplies of natural gas, a relatively clean and efficient source of energy with about 40% lower carbon dioxide emissions than coal for the same amount of energy
• The provision of about 3,000-4,000 construction and permanent positions
• The generation of substantial royalties and taxes for the Queensland and Australian Governments
• Increased demand for goods and services in Surat Basin communities and in Gladstone
• The potential to deliver a new supply of water, a by-product of coal seam gas production, to communities in southern Queensland
• A new industry for Gladstone to complement its position as one of Australia's leading industrial centres for coal, alumina and cement production