Overthe projected 25-year field life, Prelude FLNG will provide $45 billion toAustralia's gross domestic product, about $12 billion in tax revenue, a $12billion contribution in terms of goods and services and a further $18 billionto balance of payments, Marshall told delegates at APPEA 2014, citing anindependent report.

Headded that Shell was just starting to put in place the operations phasecontracts.

"Therewill be some 200 of these with an expected spend of around $200 million,"said Marshall.

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