Name and Location
Santos Gladstone liquefied natural gas (GLNG) project, Queensland, Australia.

Client
The Santos GLNG project is a joint venture between the operator, Santos (30%), Petronas (27.5%), Total (27.5%) and Korea Gas Corporation (15%).

Project Description
The Santos GLNG project is a pioneering venture to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG for export to global markets.

It includes the development of CSG resources in the Bowen and Surat basins, in south-east Queensland; the construction of a 420 km underground gas transmission pipeline to Gladstone; and two LNG trains, with a combined nameplate capacity of 7.8-million tonnes a year, on Curtis Island.

Value
$18.5-billion.

Duration
The first LNG will be delivered in 2015 and it is expected that the LNG plant will reach plateau production of the LNG in 2016 and be maintained for more than 20 years.

Latest Developments
Santos GLNG continues to progress strongly towards first LNG in 2015, completing the first of its three major gas-processing hubs in its Queensland gasfields. The project is approaching 90% completion.

The hub, located in the Fairview field north of Roma, is currently fully operational, with commissioning progressing well at Santos GLNG’s two other major processing hubs.

The milestone follows delivery of first gas into the Santos GLNG pipeline in October and the completion of hydrotesting of the second LNG storage tank on Curtis Island.

First gas is scheduled to arrive at the JV’s plant on Curtis Island later this year. “We’re on budget and on track to deliver first LNG in 2015,” Santos VP Queensland Trevor Brown has said..

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Fluor Corporation (engineering, procurement and construction services for upstream facilities); Saipem (construction of the gas transmission pipeline); Bechtel (construction of the LNG plant) and Theiss (tunnel).

On Budget and on Time?
The project is on budget and on track to deliver first LNG in 2015.

Contact Details for Project Information
Santos GLNG project, tel +61 07 3838 3000, fax +61 7 3862 3722 or email info@glng.com.au.