The pair have signed a non-binding heads of agreement which sets out the terms for Chevron to deliver 500,000 tonnes of LNG from Gorgon to China over a 10-year period.

Chevron said deliveries under the agreement, once finalised, are expected to start either in 2018 or the first half of 2019.

“As first LNG production from the Gorgon project draws near, we welcome ENN as a new customer,” Chevron Australia managing director Roy Krzywosinski said.

“This