Queensland Curtis LNG Project

Project overview*

EIS status	Approved with conditions
Description	Integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Proponent	Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shell.
Location/s	Gas fields: Surat Basin Pipelines: from gas fields to Gladstone LNG processing plant and export facility: Curtis Island, near Gladstone Map
Local government/s	Banana Regional Council Gladstone Regional Council North Burnett Regional Council Western Downs Regional Council
Key features	Expansion of QGC's coal seam gas operations in the Surat Basin Approximately 730-kilometre network of gas pipelines LNG plant and export facility (up to three trains with a total capacity of up to 12 million tonnes per annum of LNG).

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
20 June 14	The Coordinator-General extended the currency period for the EIS Evaluation Report from 24 June 2014 to 23 June 2016.
22 October 2010	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of 'controlled action', subject to conditions.
23 June 2010	Coordinator-General's report on EIS ( 2.19 MB) released.
10 February 2010 to 10 March 2010	Public consultation on supplementary EIS (SEIS) SEIS - Summary ( 1.61 MB) Complete SEIS Draft social impact management plan ( 628 KB)
29 August 2009 to 19 October 2009	Public consultation on EIS EIS - Preface ( 166 KB) EIS - Summary ( 3.15 MB) Complete EIS
26 May 2009	Terms of reference ( 452 KB) released.
1 November 2008 to 12 December 2008	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
15 September 2008	Project deemed a 'controlled action' by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
18 August 2008	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
4 July 2008	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration ( 174 KB)
3 June 2008	Application, including initial advice statement ( 1.61 MB), submitted.

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Supplementary environmental impact statement documents

Complete environmental impact statement documents

Social impact management plan

As part of its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, QGC prepared a social impact management plan.

The plan - which applies to the construction, commissioning, operation and the decommissioning of the project - describes:

• the project's potential (positive and negative) impacts
• mitigation and management strategies
• implementation actions
• roles and responsibilities of proponents, government, service providers and communities.

Project changes

Since the publication on the Coordinator-General's report on the EIS, QGC has applied for the following changes to the Queensland Curtis LNG Project.

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Project change application 8 - Social

Date	Activity
14 May 2015	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 661 KB) released, approving the change.
2 April 2015	Proponent's project change application ( 413 KB) submitted.

Project change application 7 - Third Train condition

Date	Activity
14 July 2014	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 202 KB) released, approving the change.
13 June 2014	Proponent's project change application ( 827 KB) submitted.

Project change application 6 - CSG Industry Monitoring Group condition

Date	Activity
02 June 2014	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 578 KB) released, approving the change.
19 May 2014	Proponent's project change application ( 1.2 MB) submitted.

Project change application 5 - Social reporting conditions

Date	Activity
25 February 2014	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 1.8 MB) released, approving the change.
7 February 2014	Proponent's project change application ( 482 KB) submitted.

Project change application 4 - Social impact management plan (SIMP) reporting and auditing arrangements

Date	Activity
5 November 2013	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 261 KB) released, approving the change.
18 October 2013	Proponent's project change application ( 97 KB) submitted.

Project change application 3 - Housing conditions

Date	Activity
6 September 2013	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 719 KB) released, approving the change.
9 August 2013	Proponent's project change application ( 1.5 MB) submitted.

Project change application 2 - Local Industry Participation Plan

Date	Activity
27 March 2013	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 732 KB) released, approving the change.
18 March 2013	Proponent's project change application ( 972 KB) submitted.

Project change application 1 - Pipeline transport

Date	Activity
21 September 2011	Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 1.13 MB) released, approving the change.
24 June 2011	Proponent's project change application ( 1.93 MB) submitted.