Energy Fuelling Economic Growth
Gorgon is the single largest ever Australian resource investment. It has already delivered more than $7 billion and 3000 jobs to Australian industry.
These jobs are in Perth – spread right through the metropolitan area including Fremantle, Henderson, Spearwood, Bassendean, Redcliffe, O’Connor and South Guildford - in the Pilbara at Dampier and on Barrow Island and right across Australia.
Local Jobs and Supplier Opportunities
Gorgon investment in Australia is generating more and more jobs and supplier opportunities as local companies get involved with Australia’s single largest ever resource project.
The project is expected to spend about $20 billion on Australian goods and services over the next 4 to 5 years.
And early indications are confirming the modeling conducted by ACIL Tasman which showed that Gorgon will spend $33 billion on local goods and services in the first 30 years.
Partnering with Local Suppliers
To date, key examples of local partnerships include -
South Guildford Supply Base
South Guildford is the location of the interim metropolitan supply base until the Henderson base is operational.
The base incorporates a lay down area, warehousing, quarantine facilities and offices - employing about 75 people.
Barrow Island Supply Base
Toll Energy is another Australian company supporting the Gorgon Project.
The company has a $200 million contract to provide supply base and logistics services
on Barrow Island.
Barrow Island Infrastructure
To date, about $2 billion in contracts have been awarded to help develop Barrow Island infrastructure to support the iconic Gorgon Project.
Contracts awarded include the Construction Village, Initial Accommodation, General Utilities, Telecommunications, Site Preparation and Site Development.
As a result of these contracts, about 500 jobs have been created on Barrow Island and this will increase to more than 3000 as the project progresses.
Truck Trailers
Local Perth Company, Howard Porter, has more than 70 staff manufacturing 300 trailers for Gorgon at its Spearwood premises.
The company says the $20 million contract is the biggest single transport manufacturing order ever awarded in WA.
Modular Buildings
Local WA company, Ausco is manufacturing $50 million of modular buildings for the project. Eighty people are employed in O’Connor, manufacturing 195 single and multi storey site facility buildings.
Australian Portable Camps also has a contract to manufacture and install the project’s initial accommodation.
Aviation Services
Cobham Australia is providing fixed wing flights to and from Perth and Karratha to Barrow Island. Operating from a dedicated facility at Perth Airport, it has an initial contract valued at $170 million and extends until 2016. Bristow Helicopters Australia will provide helicopters to Chevron under a six and a half year - $200 million contract.
Induction Centre
Sinclair Knight Mertz is providing project induction services from SKM’s Safety and Learning Centre at Perth Domestic Airport.
The $10 million contract includes provision of induction and training facilities for Gorgon Project personnel creating more than 12 new jobs.
As part of Chevron's commitment to Protecting People and the Environment, the training facilities include provision for Health, Environment and Safety induction programs for Gorgon personnel.
Desalination Plants
Osmoflo's fabrication facility at Burton in Adelaide is building desalination plants to support operations on Barrow Island.
As a result of the contract, 30 jobs have been created to design and construct 4 reverse osmosis desalination plants and some ancillary equipment for Gorgon.
Oil and Gas Services
Welshpool Base Set To Generate Around 30 New Jobs
Chevron Australia has appointed oil and gas services company BJ Services to provide pipeline pre-commissioning work at the Gorgon Project, as part of an $88million contract to prepare the Gorgon Upstream Facilities for commissioning.
The company has opened a dedicated facility in Welshpool in Western Australia to carry out the work and anticipates the creation of around 30 new jobs in Perth to support the Gorgon Projectt over the next three years.
Engineering and planning work began in January and first mobilisation is scheduled to take place in the second half of 2010.
Emergency Response Vehicles
WA family-owned Paull & Warner is based in Bassendean and is one of Australia's oldest vehicle manufacturers.
Recently, the company has been busy constructing emergency response vehicles for the mega Gorgon Project.
For the Gorgon Project, Paull & Warner are building emergency, rescue, fire and medical services equipment, including arguably the State's only all-wheel drive ambulance which will be based on Barrow Island. It has also supplied a fire fighting appliance and a range of emergency, rescue and foam trailers along with associated emergency, rescue, fire and medical equipment.
The company employs about 30 people and had expanded on the back of a growing demand for emergency service provision in the resource industry.
The company says that securing the contract with Chevron Australia for its Gorgon Project was an "enormous feat".
Loyalty to its sub-contractors has meant that some have had to employ extra staff to cope with an increased volume on the project.
On-Going Benefits for the Economy
The AU$33 billion estimated by ACIL Tasman to be spent on local goods and services by the Gorgon Project will cascade through the WA economy. And, where practicable, we’ve made a commitment to use local suppliers.
According to the study and based on a 30-year, three-train LNG and domestic gas project, additional benefits will include:
• Peak construction employment in WA of around 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.
• A substantial AU$64 billion net (in today’s money) boost to Australia’s Gross Domestic Product.
• Anticipated State and Federal Government revenue of about AU$40 billion.
Gateway to the World
The sheer size of Gorgon will help WA develop into a regional and global energy hub.