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The status recorded for “Gladstone LNG Project” is completed with issues.

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Gladstone LNG Project

Sector: Rail • Location: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

Source: Macro Business

Project

Completed With Issues

The Gladstone LNG project was initially planned as a one LNG train capable of exporting half the east coast's gas demand. However, in January 2011, the Santos board approved a $16 billion plan to proceed with two LNG trains from the beginning. The project faced issues with gas supply, leading to the purchase of gas from other parties and a budget increase to $18.5 billion due to extra drilling and

Status: Closed
Sector: Rail, LNG
Location: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Macro Business

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The project “Gladstone LNG Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Macro Business.

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Original status	completed with issues
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Gladstone LNG project was initially planned as a one LNG train capable of exporting half the east coast's gas demand. However, in January 2011, the Santos board approved a $16 billion plan to proceed with two LNG trains from the beginning. The project faced issues with gas supply, leading to the purchase of gas from other parties and a budget increase to $18.5 billion due to extra drilling and compression requirements.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	Australia
State	Queensland
City	Gladstone

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Record type	Project
Sector	Rail, LNG
Article published date	2026-07-15

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