Queensland Curtis Lng Terminal

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Queensland Curtis LNG (BG Group)
• Website: http://www.qclng.com.au/
• Location: Curtis Island
• Capacity: 7.4 million tons/annum
• Status: Planned

Brief Description

• The project’s first stage will comprise two processing trains, at the Curtis Island plant. These trains, which have a design life of at least 20 years, will produce a combined 8.5 million tonnes of LNG a year.

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
• Licensor: ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• Completion is expected in 2014

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: BG Group, Surat Basin coal seam methane.
  • A 540km buried natural gas pipeline network will link 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 3.6 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

Other Information

• The planned LNG production rate suggests that approximately 62 LNG vessels will be loaded per year.

Relevant 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
• 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

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