Chevron has confirmed that it has chosen a production site in Australia for its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

After considering three possible sites the company confirmed that Ashburton North -about 200km south and 12km west of the town of Onslow - was the preferred location.

According to Xinhua, Chevron Australia chief executive Roy Krzywosinski said that front-end engineering and design work will begin in early 2009.

The news agency added: "A separate, but co-located domestic gas plant designed to initially process up to 250 million standard cubic feet per day is included as part of the development plan."

A spokesperson for the company said that a final investment decision on Wheatstone gas sales would be decided after completion of the design study.

In other developments, Chevron Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Chevron, has recently confirmed that it has been awarded the master contract to increase the use of renewable technology at energy facilities in the US.


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