Facts from AOG 2009:

Facts and Figures on Western Australia

Western Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent oil and gas State, accounting in 2007-08 for about 70 percent of the nation’s crude oil, condensate and gas production (including LNG) and valued at more than $19.4billion. WA is extremely busy with some of the most notable large scale projects. The most advanced and one of the largest of the LNG projects, is Chevron Australia’s proposed A11$ billion, 10 million tonnes a year, Gorgon development on Barrow Island which is currently at the EPC stage. Other key projects include the Woodside’s Browse Gas field which is undergoing feasibility studies, and the Pluto LNG project of which FEED for the second train is scheduled later in the year.

Nearby Northern Territories’ Darwin is also set to become an oil and gas hub in the region after winning over the US$20 billion Ichthys LNG project, operated by Inpex. The Ichthys project will be the biggest initial investment in any resource project in Australia and will have a 40-year life and will transform Darwin into a major centre for the petroleum industry in South East Asia, with world-scale projects such as Ichthys LNG and Darwin LNG.

Why exhibit at AOG

AOG incorporates the annual Subsea Conference, these include a substantial cluster of companies with internationally recognised subsea engineering, design and operational capabilities. The Australasian subsea market, which was worth $3.1billion over the five years 2002-2006, is expected to almost quadruple to $11billion over the current 2007-2011 period.

“The success of AOG 2009 has set a benchmark for the exhibition industry in terms of growth in exhibitors, visitors and pre-registration incentives. We now look forward to the planning and development of the 2010 event and the opportunity to provide another relevant and successful industry exhibition,” Bill Hare, Exhibition Director, Diversified Exhibitions said.