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http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/chevron-moves-wheatstone-project-in-australia-clos.shtmlChevron moves Wheatstone project in Australia closer to commercialization
Chevron Corporation reports the award of a major front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the first phase of the Wheatstone natural gas development in northwest Australia.
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Chevron Corporation reports the award of a major front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the first phase of the Wheatstone natural gas development in northwest Australia.
Chevron awarded the contract for the first phase of the project – which consists of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing trains each with a capacity of about 4.3 million tons per year and a domestic gas plant – to Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc. The facility will be supplied initially from Chevron’s 100 percent interest in the Wheatstone Field and the Chevron-operated Iago Field.
The facility will be located at Ashburton North on the mainland of Western Australia.
“Awarding the contract moves the Wheatstone project a step closer to commercialization, assists in realizing our strategy of developing our large natural-gas resource base in Australia and further enhances our position as a leading supplier of LNG in the Asia-Pacific region and internationally,” said George Kirkland, executive vice president, Global Upstream and Gas, Chevron Corporation.
“We are committed to moving forward our two big Australian LNG projects – Wheatstone and the Gorgon development,” Kirkland said.
Chevron expects to make a final investment decision on the Wheatstone project in 2011.
