| January 11, 2010 |
| Darwin LNG |
| Australia |
| While Browse may be advancing, the site selection for Sunrise LNG, which is located in the joint-development area between Australia and East Timor, has been delayed to March. According to Woodside, the liquefaction plant will either be built onshore at the Darwin LNG plant or on a floating platform. ... Read more |
| Wickam Point, Northern Territory (6.0 km from Darwin) |
| Darwin, N.T., Australia (DRW) |
| ConocoPhillips |
| 3,240,000 mt/y |
| Operational (Bechtel, 3.5 million mty) |
| 100,000 b/d |
| 5.20 bcm |
| 80 |
| 1,600 |
| Many workers were housed at a camp constructed in the Palmerston area. Buses transported workers to the plant site.
The Australia-East Timor JPDA treaty requires hydrocarbon development projects contribute substantial income to the region by way of royalties, taxes, and demand for local goods and services, provide increased employment while diversifying the economic base of Darwin, and generate export earnings for Australia. |
| $1,100 million (Austr. $1.4 billion) |