Australia Pacific LNG

Summary Information

• Ownership: Australia Pacific LNG
  • Origin Energy - 27.5%
  • Conocophillips - 47.5%
  • Sinopec - 25%
• Website: http://www.aplng.com.au/
• Location: Queensland, Australia
• Capacity: 9 million tons/annum (In 2 trains)
• Status: In Operation

Brief Description

• The Project comprises the further development of CSG fields, the construction of a gas transmission pipeline together with the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and associated facilities to export the gas to international markets. It is the largest CSG to LNG project under consideration in Australia with the LNG plant expected to produce up to 16 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) when all four trains have been constructed.
• * The terminal will share pipeline infrastructure with Gladstone LNG Terminal

Technical Details

• Storage capacity:
  • Each storage tank is anticipated to store up to approximately 188,000 m3 LNG, which represents approximately 75,000 to 95,000 tonnes of LNG.
  • While it is expected that up to three tanks will be required for four LNG trains
• Constructor:
  • **KBR** will execute engineering design services including pipeline design, process, civil and structural, mechanical and electrical engineering and instrument controls for the three CSG pipelines
  • **McConnell Dowell / Consolidated Contracting:** Laying of pipelines between Curtis island and the mainland
• Licensor: Conocophillips

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• FID was taken July 2011
• The environmental impact assessment report has been accepted
• First LNG export was made in 2016

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
  • The gas is planned to be sourced from the expansion of the Walloons Gasfields
  • Gas may also be drawn from APLNG's existing operational sites including Spring Gully
• Customers:
  • Sinopec: Will take 7.6 million tons per year.
  • LNG volumes from Australia Pacific LNG are supplying Sinopec’s Guangxi Beihai LNG Terminal and could also be directed to other LNG import and gasification terminals within China.
  • Kansai Electric signed a binding Heads of Agreement for the sale and purchase of approximately 1 million tonnes of LNG per year for 20 years

History

• 2010 - The project gains Queensland Government approval for its Environmental Impact Statement
• 2010 - Federal approval process delayed until 2011
• 2011 - Australia Pacific LNG project gains Federal environmental approval
• 2011 - Final Investment Decision ("FID") on the first train
• 2011 - Sinopec takes 15% shareholding in the project
• 2011 - Sales agreement signed with Kansai Electric
• 2012 - Sinopec signs agreement for a further 10% equity
• 2012 - Ex-Im Bank Approves Nearly $3 Billion in Export Financing
• 2012 - Origin announces $8.5 billion financing deal with China EXIM
• 2012 - China EXIM signed final definitive project finance documentation
• 2012 - FID taken for second train
• 2012 - Sinopec's shareholding increased from 15 per cent to 25 per cent
• 2012 - All conditions were satisfied for the US$8.5 billion project finance facility
• 2013 - Agreement signed to share pipeline infrastructure with Gladstone LNG Terminal
• 2014 - Tank construction completed
• 2015 - First gas reaches facility
• 2016 - First LNG cargo sold
• 2016 - Second train starts operation
• 2021 - Conocophillips acquired a further 10% stake from origin

Other Information

• The LNG tankers will likely have a draught of 11.5 m and be between 260 and 290 m in length with a carrying capacity of 145,000 to 170,000 m3.
• However, LNG tankers with a capacity of up to 215,000 m3 (“Q-Flex” vessels) will also be considered.

Links

1. Australia Pacific LNG Project Initial Advice Statement
2. Australia Pacific LNG project gains Queensland Government approval for its Environmental Impact Statement
3. Commonwealth Government delays Australia Pacific LNG EIS decision for procedural reasons
4. Australia Pacific LNG project gains Federal environmental approval
5. Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec sign Heads of Agreement for LNG supply and 15% equity interest
6. Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec sign binding agreements for LNG supply and a 15% equity interest
7. KBR Awarded Engineering Design Services Contract for Australian Coal Seam Gas Pipelines
8. Australia Pacific LNG takes FID on first phase of two train project
9. Australia Pacific LNG completes Subscription Agreement with Sinopec
10. Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec sign non-binding Heads of Agreement for further LNG supply and additional equity
11. Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec sign binding agreements for further LNG supply andan increase in equity to 25%
12. Ex-Im Bank Approves Nearly $3 Billion in Export Financing for U.S. Goods and Services to Australia Pacific LNG Project
13. Australia Pacific LNG secures US$8.5 billion in project finance
14. China EXIM finalises Australia Pacific LNG project finance documentation
15. Australia Pacific LNG takes FID on second train of two train project
16. Australia Pacific LNG completes additional Subscription Agreement with Sinopec
17. Update on Australia Pacific LNG’s US$8.5 billion project finance facility
18. QGC completes Australia’s longest underwater ‘pipe pull’
19. GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG sign upstream cooperation deal
20. Australia Pacific LNG Shows Strong Progress As Key Milestones Achieved
21. Bechtel Puts LNG Tanks to the Test on Curtis Island Projects
22. Origin Reports Australia Pacific LNG Project 88% Complete And Production And Sales For The December Quarter
23. Australia Pacific LNG's first gas reaches Curtis Island
24. Jacobs Secures Sustaining Capital Works Agreement for Australia Pacific LNG Facility
25. Australia Pacific LNG exports first LNG from Curtis Island
26. Australia Pacific LNG second train starts production
27. ConocoPhillips Announces Agreement to Sell Indonesia Assets for $1.355 Billion and Provides Notice that it is Exercising its Preemption Right to Purchase Up to an Additional 10% Shareholding Interest in APLNG