Gladstone LNG (GLNG) has awarded Aluminum Boats Australia a $21 million dollar contract to construct passenger ferries to transport its Gladstone workers to Curtis Island.
A final investment decision, and contractor arrangements for Origin Energy's joint venture APLNG project coal seam gas project in Queensland are expected mid-year.
The design, planning and approvals process is underway for Xstrata Coal's proposed Sarum Coal Project 150 km north-west of Mackay and 20Km south of Collinsville.
ABB has won a $58 million order to provide integrated automation, safety and telecommunications systems and related equipment for the Queensland Curtis LNG Project.
A five year $780 million contract awarded to NRW for mining services at the Middlemount Coal Project in Queensland includes up to $145 million in capital expenditure over 12 to 18 months.