Chevron Australia Pty Ltd today welcomed the release of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report on the proposed Wheatstone Project.
Chevron Australia Managing Director Roy Krzywosinski said, “ This marks an important step towards a final investment decision in the second half of 2011 on one of Australia’s biggest resource projects .
“ The Wheatstone Project is set to boost Australia’s position as a major LNG player on the world energy stage. The Project is Australia’s first-ever LNG hub concept that is expected to enable the efficient production of Australia’s vast natural gas resources ,” said Krzywosinski.
Chevron is seeking approval for a 25 million tonne per annum (mtpa) LNG facility and associated domestic gas plant, along with associated offshore infrastructure.
“ We believe the environmental and social impacts can be effectively managed and we will now review the EPA report ,” said Brian Smith, general manager, Wheatstone Project. “ The front-end engineering and design phase of the Wheatstone Project is complete and we are continuing to work with government to obtain timely project approvals. ”
The Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project will become one of Australia’s largest resource projects. Located at Ashburton North, 12 kilometres west of Onslow in Western Australia, the Wheatstone Project is a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (73.6%), Apache (13%), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (7%) and Shell (6.4%). The foundation phase of the Project will consist of two liquefied natural gas trains with a combined capacity of 8.9 million tonnes per annum and a domestic gas plant. A final investment decision on the Project is expected in the second half of 2011.
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Source: Chevron, June 15, 2011;