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PETROLEUM BONANZA WA Gas Becomes a Premium Fuel GAS to LIQUIDS Major Opportunities Beckon STRAND LUMBER Major Project Status WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE December 2005–February 2006 $3 (inc GST) PETROLEUM BONANZA WA gas becomes a premium fuel GAS TO LIQUIDS Major opportunities beckon STRAND LUMBER Major project status for Great Southern project NICKEL WA ready for the next leap forward Print post approved PP 665002/00062 approved Print post DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES Investment Services 1 Adelaide Terrace East Perth, Western Australia 6004 Jim Limerick Tel: +61 8 9222 3333 • Fax: +61 8 9222 3862 Email: [email protected] www.doir.wa.gov.au INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Europe European Offi ce • 5th fl oor, Australia Centre Corner of Strand and Melbourne Place London WC2B 4LG • UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 20 7240 2881 • Fax: +44 20 7240 6637 Email: [email protected] India — Mumbai Western Australian Trade Offi ce From the Director General 93 Jolly Maker Chambers No 2 9th fl oor, Nariman Point • Mumbai 400 021 INDIA Tel: +91 22 5630 3979/74/78 • Fax: +91 22 5630 3977 Email: [email protected] The recent announcement that Departments of Conservation and India — Chennai the State Government is making Land Management, Infrastructure and Western Australian Trade Offi ce - Advisory Offi ce 1 Doshi Regency • 876 Poonamallee High Road considerable changes to Western Planning and Industry and Resources Kilpauk • Chennai 600 084 • INDIA Australia’s system of approving major (DoIR). Tel: +91 44 2640 0407 • Fax: +91 44 2643 0064 resources projects spells good news Email: [email protected] The Premier also announced the Indonesia — Jakarta for project proponents. Western Australia Trade Offi ce winner of the annual Premier’s JI H R Rasuna Said Kav C15 - 16, Kuningan The State Government has allocated Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Jakarta 12940 • INDONESIA Tel: +62 21 2550 5331 • Fax: +62 21 522 7103 $25 million to a reform package to Management recently. LandCorp and Email: [email protected] accelerate the approvals process. The DoIR combined to win the top award. Indonesia — Surabaya process has been one of the biggest Western Australian Trade Offi ce The prestigious award acknowledged Graha Pena 17th fl oor • Jalan Ahmad Yani 88 areas of concern for the resources Surabaya 60234 INDONESIA sector. DoIR’s and LandCorp’s role in Tel: +62 31 829 9979 • Fax: +62 31 829 9975 developing common-user facilities at Email: [email protected] The changes are the culmination of the $200 million Australian Marine Japan — Tokyo Government of Western Australia, Tokyo Offi ce two years of solid negotiations by my Complex at Henderson, south of 13th fl oor, Fukoku Seimei Building staff with other government agencies Fremantle.The award adjudicators 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho Chyoda • TOKYO 100-0011 JAPAN Tel: +81 3 5157 8281 • Fax: +81 3 5157 8286 and the Approvals Review Team were particularly impressed with Email: [email protected] to agree on timelines and process how the facilities had enhanced Japan — Kobe improvements. Western Australian Government Offi ce WA’s international manufacturing 6th fl oor, Golden Sun Building • 3-6 Nakayamate-dori reputation, boosting the State’s skills 4-Chome Chuo-Ku • Kobe 650-0004 JAPAN It is a timely move for project capability and economy along the way. Tel: +81 78 242 7705 • Fax: +81 78 242 7707 Email: [email protected] proponents who are anxious to bring Malaysia — Kuala Lumpar on new resource development projects Since opening in 2003, the common- Western Australian Trade Offi ce in these buoyant economic times. user facility has generated more than 4th fl oor, UBN Tower • 10 Jalan P Ramlee KUALA LUMPUR 50250 MALAYSIA Announcing the changes, Premier $40 million in business and 600 new Tel: +60 3 2031 8175/6 • Fax: +60 3 2031 8177 Geoff Gallop made the point that jobs from 80 different projects across Email: [email protected] Middle East — Dubai quicker approval times did not mean the marine, defence and resources Western Australian Trade Offi ce • Emarat Atrium Western Australia was lowering its sectors. PO Box 58007 • Dubai • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Tel: +971 4 343 3226 • Fax: +971 4 343 3238 approvals standards. E-mail: [email protected] I offer my thanks and congratulations People’s Republic of China — Shanghai The Premier will head up a to everyone involved in the Western Australian Trade & Investment Promotion Coordinating Committee of Ministers development of the Australian Marine Shanghai Representative Offi ce • Room 2208, CITIC Square 1168 Nanjing Road West • Shanghai 200041 to ensure across-portfolio integration Complex. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA of approvals for major developments. Tel: +86 21 5292 5899 • Fax: +86 21 5292 5889 He has appointed Mr Brendan Other stories in this edition of Email: [email protected] Prospect include several with an People’s Republic of China — Hangzhou Hammond, formerly Managing Western Australian Trade & Investment Promotion Director of Argyle Diamond Mines, international focus. The usual list Hangzhou Representative Offi ce to coordinate inter-action between of major projects in the last pages Room 910 • World Trade Offi ce Plaza Zhejiang World Trade Centre agencies to ensure that they meet of the publication again points to the 15 Shuguang Road • Hangzhou 310007 agreed timelines. The agencies large number and high value of major PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tel: +86 571 8795 0296 • Fax: +86 571 8795 0295 involved include the Environmental resource projects currently committed Email: [email protected] Protection Authority and the or planned in Western Australia. South Korea — Seoul Mr Young Chan Yu, Regional Director Western Australian Trade & Investment Offi ce 11th fl oor, Kyobo Building Prospect Cover photo: A section of the processing plant at one of 1 Jongro 1-Ga, Jongro-Gu Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Western Australian Prospect magazine is published quarterly Western Australia’s newest mines, the Magellan lead mine, Tel: +82 2 722 1217 • Fax: +82 2 722 1218 by the Western Australian Government’s Department of Industry near Wiluna. Photo by Martin Farquarson Photography. and Resources (DoIR) and Ray Burns Media. Email: [email protected] Editorial management: John Terrell, DoIR Communications Taiwan — Taipei and Marketing. Tel: (08) 9222 3804 • Fax: (08) 9222 3069 WA Business Development Manager Advertising management: Ray Burns Media, Australian Commerce & Industry Offi ce PO Box 1230, South Perth Western Australia 6951 Suite 2606, International Trade Building Tel: (08) 9227 6688 • Mobile: 0408 474 328 #333 Keelung Road Section 1 • Taipei 110 TAIWAN Email: [email protected] Tel: +886 2 8780 9118 ext 216 • Fax: +886 2 2757 6707 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer Prospect has been compiled in good faith by the Departmentof Industry Thailand — Bangkok and Resources. Opinions expressed in Prospect are those of the authors Department of WA Business Development Manager and do not necessarily represent the views, or have the endorsement of Australian Trade Commission • Australian Embassy the Department of Industry and Resources. The Department of Industry Industry and Resources and Resources has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure the material 37 South Sathorn Road • Bangkok 10120 • THAILAND contained in this publication is correct, but it is intended to be general in Tel: +662 287 2680 Ext 3307 • Fax: +662 287 2589 nature. No representation is made with regard to the completeness or Email: [email protected] accuracy of the information contained herein. The Department of Industry www.doir.wa.gov.au and Resources disclaims any or all liability for loss or damage whatsoever United States — Los Angeles suffered or incurred resulting from the use of or reliance on information Western Australian Trade and & Investment Offi ce contained herein. Readers of this publication should make and rely on their Howard Hughes Centre, 6080 Centre Drive, 6th Floor own enquiries, research and judgements in making decisions affecting Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA their own or any other person’s interest. Tel: +1 310 216 2827 • Fax: +1 310 216 5632 Email: [email protected] 2 Native title breakthrough for Ord Stage 2 3 Petroleum bonanza... as Western Australia becomes a major target for oil and gas opportunities 4 Fast track for Pluto gas development proposal 5 INTERNATIONAL FEATURE 14 Thumbs up for mining investment 16 Gas to liquid fuels opportunity in Western Australia 18 Major project status for strand lumber project 23 $90 million boost for Australian Marine Complex 26 Expansion of high-wide load corridors 28 WA’s nickel ready for the next big step 36 Major project listings 40 Resources map Going global This edition of Prospect has a distinctive international fl avour, with articles featuring a diverse range of activities associated with global linkages to trade and investment opportunities in Western Australia. Turn to pages 5–17 for more details. Native Title Breakthrough for Ord Stage 2 @jcjcjggV Looking sweet: Sugar cane and citrus fruits are among the many agricultural and horticultural options open to growers under the second stage of the Ord Irrigation Project. The long-awaited second stage On completion of these studies, several Treasurer Eric Ripper, as Acting Premier, of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme project proposals were received and took part in the signing ceremony at Lake is now on the brink of becoming a considered for further development. Kununurra. reality — four decades after the There are seven development and fi ve He said the native title agreement project’s fi rst stage was established. conservation areas involved in the historic recognised the economic, social and cultural needs of the Miriuwung- This follows the signing in October 2005 native title agreement that was signed Gajerrong people. It would ensure that of a native title agreement between the on the shores of Lake Kununurra on 6 Western Australian Government and October 2005.
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