Initial work at the Chevron-led Gorgon gas project could begin before Christmas if final investment is approved by the three joint venture partners.
The proposed development, which was given final environmental approval today, will create as many as 10,000 jobs at its peak and underpin a major expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production across Australia.
Chevron greater Gorgon area general manager Colin Beckett said a few other formal approvals were needed before a final investment decision was made.
He said he did not want to pre-empt the decision, which should be made “fairly soon”.
But Chevron was committed to the project, he said.
“We now need to just turn our attention to finalising a few other formal approvals which will be of much lower profile,” Mr Beckett said.
Once those are out of the way we will be able to finalise our final investment decision.”
Mr Beckett said that once a decision had been made the next step would be to place purchase orders and contracts for project construction.
He said the company had already committed to $2 billion of contracts.
“By Christmas we would be starting to do some of the initial work on Barrow Island while in other places we complete our design and get on with the procurement activity,” he said.
“So we’ll be making early strides there and by the end of next year we’ll be working pretty flat out on Barrow Island itself.”
Accommodation for 3,300 fly-in, fly-out workers will be included in the construction phase, which is expected to create 7,000 jobs for people working on the project and a further 3,000 in spin-off employment.
Mr Beckett said the project would draw labour from across Australia.
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$3billion proposal to upgrade Perth Airport
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Perth Airport is set for a $3 billion upgrade over the next 10 years to transform it into a transportation showpiece.
The capital works program, from private and government sources, is the biggest ever for the airport.
In line there is a $1 billion in terminal facilities, $525 million for road upgrades and $1.4 billion in hotels and multi-storey carparks.
Terminal WA is set to be opened in 2011, and an integrated international and domestic terminal on the site of the existing international terminal to be phased in over the next seven years.
Perth Airport chief executive Brad Geatches said yesterday that the airport would become one of the best in the Asia-Pacific region.
The master plan, which is available for public comment until August 10, outlines the airport’s plans through to 2019 and brings development forward 10 years.
The terminal upgrades, a new ring road and improvements to key intersections will be started over the next 12 months.
The escalators will be on the left of the building and will take departing passengers and the public upstairs. The existing facilities will be for arrivals only.
Major funding has also been committed to upgrade the road network around the airport.
The Budget included more than $115 million in projected major intersection works along the Tonkin Highway interfacing with Perth Airport.
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