About QGC
Shell’s QGC business supplies around 15% of Australia’s east coast gas market - powering homes, businesses and industry. It’s one of Australia's leading natural gas producers, focused on developing Queensland's world-class onshore gas reserves.
Located in Queensland, Australia, Shell’s QGC business produces natural gas from wells drilled into coal seams in the Surat Basin.
Its operations include over 3,500 production wells, 26 field compression stations, six central processing plants, two water treatment plants and a two-train LNG export facility on Curtis Island.
In addition to shipping LNG to international customers, Shell’s QGC business is an active participant in Australia’s domestic gas market. The gas supplied into the market is traded through Walloons.
Shell is the operator and majority interest holder in the QGC venture. Our partners in the LNG plant on Curtis Island are CNOOC (50% equity in Train 1) and MidOcean Energy (2.5% equity in Train 2).
Working with the community and landholders
Through Shell’s QGC business we are committed to developing respectful, long-term partnerships with local farmers and communities.
We work collaboratively to agree compensation payments and ways of working that allow natural gas and agricultural activities to co-exist.
Shell’s QGC business currently has more than 1,400 active voluntary access agreements with landholders – helping to supplement farm incomes and improve financial resilience during times of drought. We are also proud of the contribution we make to regional economies, providing jobs, business opportunities and community investment.
Over the last decade Shell QGC has spent over $6.6bn with Queensland businesses and dedicated $44m to build stronger regional communities.
Shell’s QGC business supports research into the social, economic and environmental impacts of the natural gas industry through the Gas Industry Social & Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA).
