Queensland Curtis LNG Terminal
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Queensland Curtis LNG (Shell)
- Website: http://www.qclng.com.au/
- Location: Curtis Island, Gladstone
- Capacity: 8.0 million tons/annum
- Status: In operation
Brief Description
- The project’s first stage comprises two processing trains, at the Curtis Island plant. These trains, which have a design life of at least 20 years, produce a combined 8.5 million tonnes of LNG a year.
- The facility is fed by a 543 kilometre, large-diameter underground pipeline network linking BG Group's natural gas fields in southern Queensland to the terminal
Technical Details
- Storage capacity: Three full containment tanks each with a capacity of approximately 160,000 m³
- Vessel Loading: The jetty is designed to accommodate loading of LNG vessels ranging from 125,000 m3 to 220,000 m3 in capacity
- Constructor:
- **Bechtel** appointed for FEED study in 2008
- **WorleyParsons** has been appointed as the detailed engineering and procurement services contractor for the upstream gas field facilities and related infrastructure
- **MCJV** - a joint venture of McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and Consolidated Contractors Company Australia (CCC) - engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the natural gas transmission pipeline network
- **GL Noble Denton** will supply inspection services for the installation of the 540 kilometre underground pipeline
- Thiess will build six field compression stations and one central gas processing plant
- **ABB:** Integrated automation, safety and telecommunications systems and related equipment
- Licensor: [[[Phillips Optimised Cascade Lng Process | ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process]]]
Ongoing Projects/Project Status
- The project was completed in 2015
Suppliers / Customers
- Suppliers: BG Group, Surat Basin coal seam methane.
- A 540km buried natural gas pipeline network links the gas fields to Gladstone
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation will supply CBM over 20 years from ATP651P block
- Customers:
- Tokyo Gas Co. will purchase 1.2 mtpa of LNG for 20 years from 2015
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation will purchase 8.6 mtpa of LNG for a period of 20 years from the start-up of QCLNG
- Chubu Electric has a 21 year agreement to buy LNG from BG-Group from a variety of sources including this one.
History
- 2008 - Bechtel appointed for FEED study
- August 2009 - BG Group submitted its Environmental Impact Statement for public consultation
- 2010, October - Final investment decision made
- 2011 - Tokyo Gas signs purchase agreement for 1.2 million tons/year
- 2011 - Chubu Electric signed a 21 year supply agreement
- 2011 - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation announced a loan of $175 million to support Tokyo Gas participation
- 2011 - Petrofac awarded the work management system (WMS) for the liquefaction facility
- 2011 - Toyota Tsusho signed a Coal Bed Methane(CBM) Sales Agreement with the project
- 2012 - Thiess awarded contract to build six field compression stations and one central gas processing plant
- 2012 - The first major pre-fabricated modular components were delivered
- 2012 - CNOOC signs agreement to acquire additional 40% stake plus an extra 5.0 million tons of LNG per annum
- 2013 - BG Group secures $1.8bn US Ex-Im Loan
- 2013 - First gas enters the system
- 2014 - BG Group sold the pipeline to APA
- 2014 - Commercial operations started
- 2015 - First LNG cargo loaded from the second train
- 2015 - Shell acquired BG Group and became owner
Other Information
- The planned LNG production rate suggests that approximately 62 LNG vessels will be loaded per year.
Links
- BG Group Australian Operations
- Initial Advice Statement for the Queensland environmental impact assessment process
- Detailed Description of Terminal, QCLNG
- BG Group sanctions Queensland Curtis LNG project
- Worley Parsons Contract award for QGC's Queensland Curtis LNG Project
- QCLNG Contract Award
- ABB wins $58 million oil and gas order in Australia
- Tokyo Gas sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas and the participation in the Queensland Curtis LNG project
- AMEC company qedi awarded its first major coal seam gas project contract in Australia
- Chubu Electric and BG Group sign 21 year LNG sales and purchase agreement
- KBR Awarded Engineering Design Services Contract for Australian Coal Seam Gas Pipelines
- Assurance services for major Australian LNG project awarded to GL Noble Denton
- Energy and Natural Resources Finance for Queensland Curtis LNG Project in Australia
- Petrofac Secures Asset Management Contract with Queensland Gas Company
- Toyota Tsusho signed a Coal Bed Methane(CBM) Sales Agreement with the Queensland Curtis LNG project
- Thiess wins $325m QGC contract
- First plant modules arrive in Gladstone for QCLNG project
- BG Group signs Heads of Agreement for sale of QCLNG stake and new LNG supply
- BG Group secures $1.8bn US Ex-Im Loan
- QGC completes Australia’s longest underwater ‘pipe pull’
- Binding agreements signed for QCLNG stake sale and LNG supply
- Last of 80 QCLNG modules arrives at Curtis Island
- Transactions completed with CNOOC for QCLNG stake and LNG supply
- Jacobs Awarded Contract from QGC
- Key 2013 milestone achieved at Queensland Curtis LNG project
- BG Group agrees sale of Australian pipeline for US$5 billion
- BG Group loads first LNG cargo from QCLNG project in Australia
- BG Group ships first LNG from QCLNG Train 2 in Australia
- Recommended cash and share offer for BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell