Western Australia Premier: Colin Barnett
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Kimberley LNG tender opens
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has called for tenders to prepare and collate a strategic assessment report for the proposed Kimberley liquefied natural gas hub in the Australian state.
Barnett said the state government was committed to developing an LNG precinct that minimised the potential impact on the area while maximising opportunities for local people, businesses and employment.
He added that the Social Impact Assessment report, which was released yesterday, is an important step forward.
"The baseline Social Impact Assessment document will help the project team gather further information from the local community on the potential impacts as well as provide affected communities with useful information from which to plan.”
Planning for the precinct at James Price Point also includes a vigorous environmental assessment process.
"For this project to proceed it must demonstrate that environmental impacts can be managed. Very high standards will apply," the Premier said.
Barnett said the call for tenders for a company or companies to complete the strategic assessment report underlined the government's commitment to the project.
The State Government yesterday called for tenders for a contractor to undertake this process.
The environmental assessment process will involve new studies and review existing environmental, technical and scientific studies, culminating in a risk assessment of building the LNG precinct at James Price Point.
The Browse gas fields include the Torosa, Brecknock and Calliance discoveries, which lie offshore, around 425 kilometres north of Broome in Western Australia.
The fields contain a combined contingent resource of about 14 trillion cubic feet of dry gas and 370 million barrels of condensate.