$15 billion Arrow LNG project approved Tuesday, 10 September 2013

A new $15 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant for Arrow CSG at Gladstone has been approved by Queensland coordinator-general Barry Broe.

The project includes: a pipeline tunnel from the mainland to Curtis Island; an up to 18Mt/a LNG processing plant; tankage, LNG and LPG storage and loading lines;  an LNG loading facility and jetties; a materials offloading facility; and other temporary construction facilities.

Deputy premier and minister for state development, infrastructure and planning, Jeff Seeney, said: “While Arrow still has some work to do, with financial close and CSG supply components to be finalised, it certainly reinforces Curtis Island and Gladstone as the Pacific LNG hub.

“Should Arrow proceed, it will be the fourth LNG plant on Curtis Island with a peak workforce of about 3500 construction jobs and about 450 operational jobs for stage one, increasing to 600 on the completion of stage two.

“Key issues as part of the coordinator-general’s evaluation include management of hazardous operations, project transport, including transportation of workers to Curtis Island, impacts on coastal water quality and marine flora and fauna,” he said.

“The coordinator-general also considered potential social impacts relating to increased costs for housing and demand for existing social services and has set a comprehensive range of strict construction and operating conditions on the project.”

Final approval within 30 days by the federal government is also required before the project can proceed. These considerations include potential impacts to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and other matters of national environmental significance.

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