The gas transmission agreement, commonly referred to as ‘Easternhaul’, was first flagged to the market in October 2010 and again in January 2011, but was subject to two conditions:

  • A final investment decision on the second LNG train for Santos’ Gladstone LNG (GLNG) Project; and,
  • Lender consent.

Both conditions have now been satisfied and the agreement is now unconditional.

The GLNG project includes a 435 km, 910 mm diameter gas transmission pipeline linking a compression station at Santos’ Fairview and Roma coal seam gas fields in the Surat Basin to the liquefaction plant. Gas will also be sourced from the Bowen Basin.