History
Originally it was planned to transport the gas to Australia via 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) long offshore pipeline. A subsidy of Chevron, South Pacific Pipeline initiated the project in 1998 with an Environmental Impact Statement. The plan was to build a pipeline from Kutubu, through Gobe and Kopi to Bamaga and then south to Gladstone in Queensland, where it was to be connected with existing infrastructure. However, in January 2007 the connecting pipeline project was suspended, mostly due to a lack of foundation load customers, and the project partners started working on the LNG project. On 22 May 2008, the Government of Papua New Guinea and project consortium signed an agreement outlining fiscal and legal framework for the project.
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