Federal Government approval for a $1 billion expansion of gas projects in southern Queensland has paved the way for the creation of 900 jobs.
State Resources Minister Scott Stewart said with the final Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation approval granted Senex Energy could proceed with expansion plans for their Atlas and Roma North projects in the Surat Basin.
Minister Stewart said during expansion 900 Queensland jobs were expected to be created, including 200 ongoing jobs.
He said Senex has already secured eight long-term supply agreements for the project with Australian manufacturers like CSR to support the expansion.
“Unlocking more gas and supplying it to the domestic market is critical for both households and our manufacturing industry,” Minister Stewart said.
“We have always said gas is an important part of our energy transition.”
Senex Energy CEO Ian Davies said the expansion would inject more than $200 million into local businesses and communities.
“Senex’s expansion will deliver 60 petajoules of natural gas each year to the east coast market from the end of 2025 which represents more than 10 per cent of annual east coast domestic gas requirements.”
