Chevron CEO Says LNG Demand To Increase 35% Over Next 20 Years
April 11 2016 - 11:50PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Strumpf
PERTH, Australia--Natural gas demand is expected to grow by 35%
over the next 20 years, but costs of development need to remain
under control, Chevron Chief Executive John Watson said at an
industry conference here Tuesday.
Mr. Watson told a crowd during the kickoff of a conference on
the liquefied natural gas industry that demand for natural gas
worldwide will remain strong in the decades ahead.
To meet that demand, "we are going to need a project the size of
Gorgon every year for the next 20 years," he said, referring to the
company's giant $54 billion LNG export facility that just began
shipments off Australia's western coast in recent weeks.
But he added that costs in Australia remain high, and the energy
industry needs to work to keep costs under control if it wants to
meet the world's natural-gas needs. Gorgon's costs rose sharply
since the partners began work on the project in 2009.
"Australia has many advantages, but it is going to need to
recognize that it is a competitive world and Australia's costs are
high today," Mr. Watson said.
He said costs in Australia are 40% higher than those in the U.S.
Gulf Coast, adding: "We do need to make sure these projects can
remain competitive."
-Write to Dan Strumpf at daniel.strumpf@wsj.com
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