Queensland Curtis LNG Ships 500th Cargo

Shell’s QGC business, along with its joint venture partners China’s Cnooc and Japan’s Tokyo Gas, October 3 announced that the 500th cargo of LNG sailed from its LNG plant on Curtis Island, Queensland. The cargo will be delivered by vessel Gaslog Gladstone.

“Producing 500 cargoes is a significant achievement, not just for Shell’s QGC business, but for the Gladstone community and our contractors and suppliers who work alongside us to safely deliver cleaner energy,” Zoe Yujnovich, chairman Shell Australia said. 

The Shell-operated QGC venture focuses on developing Queensland's onshore gas reserves. It has supplied the domestic market since 2006 and international customers since 2014. Shell’s QGC business produces natural gas from wells drilled into coal beds in the Surat Basin. Operations include more than 3,000 production wells, 24 field compression stations, six central processing plants, two water treatment plants and a two-train LNG export facility on Curtis Island.

Shell is the operator and majority interest holder in the QGC venture, with joint venture partners Cnooc (50% equity in Train 1) and Tokyo Gas (2.5% equity in Train 2).