Second Phase of Development

In 1985, following the signing of sales agreements with eight major Japanese power and utility companies for long term LNG supply, work started on the second major phase of development – the construction of LNG processing and export facilities at the Karratha Gas Plant, including the first two LNG processing trains and four LNG storage tanks. After a four-year construction program, this significant undertaking was completed in 1989, enabling the Northwest Sanderling LNG carrier to deliver the first shipment of LNG to Japan in August of that year.