Shell to invest in Surat Gas Project Central in Queensland

Salong Debbarma

Wed, August 5, 2026 astatine 8:34 AM CDT 2 min read

Shell is acceptable to put successful the adjacent signifier of Arrow Energy's Surat Gas Project successful Queensland, Australia, to unafraid ongoing state proviso for some home customers and its Queensland Curtis liquefied earthy state (QCLNG) export terminal.

Arrow Energy is an incorporated associated task (JV) arsenic owned by Shell and PetroChina.

Shell confirmed that accumulation from the caller phase, known arsenic Surat Gas Project Central, is expected to statesman successful 2028.

The improvement comprises 143 backfill wells, designed to present astir 79 cardinal modular cubic feet, oregon astir 84 terajoules, of state per time astatine highest output.

Gas volition beryllium supplied to the Australian home marketplace arsenic good arsenic planetary liquefied earthy state (LNG) clients done the QCLNG facility, operated by Shell connected Curtis Island adjacent Gladstone.

This proviso statement falls nether an existing 27-year income statement betwixt Arrow Energy and the Shell QGC-operated QCLNG JV.

Shell Australia enforcement vice-president and state seat Cecile Wake said: "Gas is simply a stabilising unit successful the vigor strategy arsenic we decarbonise and Australia is champion served by having a beardown and well-supplied home market, underpinned by a thriving export sector.

"Continuing to put successful state improvement is captious to home vigor security, gathering our export contracts, arsenic good arsenic supporting employment and economical enactment successful determination Queensland."

Arrow Energy was established successful 2010 and the semipermanent state proviso statement with QCLNG was signed successful 2017.

The QCLNG task comprises Shell with a 73.75% stake, CNOOC with 25% and MidOcean Energy with 1.25%. QCLNG supplied 15% of the state request connected Australia's eastbound seashore successful 2023.

The Surat Gas Project sources earthy state from ember seams successful the Surat Basin. Located astir 160km westbound of Brisbane, the task covers an country from Wandoan successful the northbound to south-west of Millmerran, spanning 7 accumulation licences.

Arrow Energy plans to extract astir 5 trillion cubic feet of state implicit the project's 27-year lifespan. First state from the task was delivered successful 2021, pursuing biology support successful 2013 and an archetypal concern determination successful April 2020.

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