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Wheatstone Development - Gas Processing, Export Facilities and Infrastructure

Project
Proponent: 
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The Proposal is to construct and operate a 25 million tonne per annum Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility and associated Domestic Gas (Domgas) facility in the proposed Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA) 12 kilometres south west of the town of Onslow.

Assessment Number: 
1754
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Oil and gas
Last updated: 
November 25, 2024
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Document - Wheatstone Project
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Chairman's Determination - Wheatstone Development
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 20 October, 2008
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon Environmental Scoping Document - Wheatstone Project
Approved: 
Tuesday, 11 August, 2009
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Wheatstone Project Part 1
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Wheatstone Project Part 2
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices A-F
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices G-M
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices N1-2
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices N3-10
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices N11-15
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices O-P
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Technical Appendices Q
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Volume 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement_Response to Submissions.pdf
PDF icon Volume 2 Technical Appendices FA to FI.pdf
PDF icon Volume 3 Technical Appendices FJ to FP and H1.pdf
PDF icon Volume 4 Technical Appendices O6, QFA, S1 and S2.pdf
Package icon EPA Board Presentation
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1404
EPA Report: 
PDF icon 1404 - Wheatstone Development
Key Environmental Factors: 
People
Social Surroundings
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Coastal Processes
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Date published: 
Monday, 13 June, 2011
Appeals close: 
Wednesday, 29 June, 2011
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 30 August, 2011
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 873.pdf
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Wheatstone Development – Gas Processing, Export Facilities and Infrastructure (s46) [2143]
Wheatstone Development Proposal (S46) [2178]
Wheatstone Development – Gas Processing, Export Facilities and Infrastructure (s46) [2490]
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 873 – An amendment to the turning basin identified in Figure 6 of Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 14 Jan 2013.

Attachment 2 to Statement 873 – An amendment to delete reference to utilities, discharges and capacity limits detailed in Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 28 February 2013.

Attachment 3 to Statement 873 – Inclusion of offshore Sand Borrow Area for trunkline installation – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 18 March 2013.

Attachment 4 to Statement 873 – Amendment to coordinates of Overflow Control Zones – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 18 March 2013.

Attachment 5 to Statement 873 – Deletion of the Shipping Channel (both nearshore and offshore component), Materials Offloading Facility, access road located within the Port of Ashburton, and Dredge Spoil Disposal Site A, and a reduction in the associated disturbance footprint. – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 21 April 2020.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Monday, 14 January, 2013
Thursday, 28 February, 2013
Monday, 18 March, 2013
Monday, 18 March, 2013
Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/wheatstone-development-gas-processing-export-facilities-and-infrastructure