Updated Wednesday, September 5, 2007 0:00 am TWN, AP
Shell, PetroChina sign conditional LNG deal
MELBOURNE, Australia - Royal Dutch Shell PLC signed a conditional agreement with PetroChina Co. to sell 1 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas a year from the Gorgon project off the coast of Western Australia. Shell, the second largest oil and gas company by revenues, said the agreement covers a 20-year period and is conditional on the Gorgon partners reaching a final investment decision on the project.
The pair will work on concluding a detailed LNG sales and purchase agreement before December 2008, Shell said.