Australia Gas Firms Locked in Legal Battles After $200 Billion Spree Sours
- Disputes mount amid prospects for slower returns on LNG plants
- Cost blowouts total $55 billion across 8 Australian projects
Australian Gas Producers Are Locked in Legal Battles
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After splurging $200 billion building the world’s biggest gas export plants, producers in Australia are now locked in legal battles with contractors over who should shoulder billions of dollars in liabilities sparked by delays and cost blow-outs.
Chevron Corp., owner of the $54 billion Gorgon facility, Australia’s largest resource development, along with Inpex Corp. and Santos Ltd. are among energy heavyweights trying to claw back funds. The number of disputes is growing weekly in a chain reaction of litigation, which extends to small businesses subcontracted to supply materials and services.