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Ammonia-Urea Plant, Burrup Peninsula

Project
Proponent: 
Dampier Nitrogen Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct an ammonia–urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula. The plant will have a production capacity of 2300 tonnes/day (t/d) of ammonia and 3500 t/d of urea.

The plant and associated infrastructure will be composed of:

  • a natural gas supply pipeline from the North West Shelf Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant (to be located in a multi-user service corridor);
  • ammonia plant;
  • urea plant;
  • fluid bed granulation plant;
  • seawater desalination, treatment and storage;
  • internal power generation and distribution;
  • product storage facilities for ammonia (on-site) and urea (on-site and near wharf);
  • pipelines for ammonia export (to be located in a multi-user corridor proposed by others);
  • urea formaldehyde storage on site;
  • transfer conveyor systems and ship load out facilities for bulk granular urea;
  • ship loading facilities for load out of anhydrous (liquid) ammonia; and
  • all other utilities and infrastructure required for a world scale plant.
Assessment Number: 
1178
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Last updated: 
October 12, 2005
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Marine Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 12 December, 1997
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Wednesday, 25 February, 1998
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 26 October, 1998 to Monday, 23 November, 1998
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Consultative Environmental Review document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1065
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Ammonia-Urea Plant, Burrup Peninsula
Date published: 
Monday, 2 September, 2002
Appeals close: 
Monday, 16 September, 2002
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 6 December, 2002
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 614
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Ammonia and Urea Plants, Burrup Peninsula (s46) [1602]
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment to Statement 614 - split of proposal into two parts, an ammonia plant and a urea plant - change to proposal under s45C approved on 12 October 2005.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Wednesday, 12 October, 2005

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/ammonia-urea-plant-burrup-peninsula