Highest-Paid Workforce Driving Shell Offshore Australia: Energy
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Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world, are driving developers out to sea in search of billions of dollars in savings.
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to use the world’s largest ship to turn gas into liquid at an offshore field, eliminating the need for investment in pipelines and port facilities. Woodside Petroleum Ltd. is studying sea-based technology since ditching plans this month for an onshore plant for its Browse project.