Queensland Curtis LNG plant ships 500th cargo

Shell’s QGC business, along with its joint venture partners CNOOC and Tokyo Gas, have shipped the 500th cargo of liquefied natural gas from its LNG plant on Curtis Island, Queensland.

The cargo will be delivered by Gladstone’s namesake vessel, the GasLog Gladstone, Shell said in its statement on Thursday.

Shell’s QGC operates the 8 mtpa two-train Queensland Curtis LNG export facility on Curtis Island.

Shell is the operator and majority interest holder in the QGC venture, with joint venture partners CNOOC (50% equity in Train 1) and Tokyo Gas (2.5% equity in Train 2).