Name and Location
Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas (QCLNG) project, Queensland, Australia.

Client
QGC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BG Group.

Project Description
The project involves the development of the coal seam gasfields in southern and central Queensland. The extracted gas will be transported through an underground pipeline network to Curtis Island, near Gladstone, where a liquefaction plant will be constructed to liquefy and export coal seam gas from the Surat basin.

The plant is expected to have a production capacity of 8.5-million tons a year of LNG. The site can accommodate expansion to 12-million tons a year of LNG, subject to demand.

In addition, the project will include the construction of a collection header pipeline and a 340 km 106.7-cm-diameter export trunk line, which will transport gas from Condamine to Gladstone.

Value
Phase 1 of the project is budgeted at $20.4-billion.

Duration
The project was officially sanctioned on October 31, 2010. The QCLNG project loaded its first LNG cargo at the end of December.

The project has a 20-year life of operation.

Latest Developments
ASX-listed project house Decmil Group has been awarded an extension of its existing wellsite installation services contract at QCLNG project.

The extension is worth an initial A$65-million.

The contract will be an extension of the existing framework contract and will result in Decmil moving from the project phase to operational phase, supporting project operator QGC with wellhead construction, logistics, material management and a range of construction services.

The project will expand further with the start-up of the second train in the third quarter of 2015. At plateau production, expected during 2016, QCLNG will have an output of about eight-million tonnes a year of LNG.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals (engineering, procurement and construction) and Iplex Pipelines (supply of pipeline systems).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, tel +61 7 31 67 5000 or fax +61 7 31 67 5001.
BG Group (UK), Neil Burrows, tel +44 11 8929 2462 or email neil.burrows@bg-group.com; or BG Group (Australia), Paul Larter, tel +61 4 0077 6937 or email paul.larter@bg-group.com; or Ben Myers, tel +61 4 0077 8833 or email ben.myers@bg-group.com.
QGC, tel +61 7 3024 9000, fax +61 7 3024 8999, or email qgc@qgc.com.au or info@qclng.com.au.
Tokyo Gas, tel +81 3 5722 0111.
Iplex Pipelines, tel +7 3881 9222 or fax +7 3881 1127.