August 2004 – Chevron discovered the Wheatstone gas field.
March 2008 – We announced our intention to develop the wholly owned WA-17-R and WA-253-P petroleum titles as a greenfield onshore LNG and domestic gas project.
June 2008 – We identified three potential sites for further investigation, based on a site screening study.
September 2008 – We began the environmental approval process (based on three short-listed sites).
December 2008 – We announced Ashburton North as the preferred site.
February 2009 – We submitted the Environmental Scoping Document.
March 2009 – We began engineering and environmental studies on the Ashburton North site.
May 2009 – We announced a two-train LNG development for the first phase.
August 2009 – We began the Front-End Engineering and Design phase.
October 2009 – Local subsidiaries of Apache Corporation and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) signing deals to join the project as natural gas suppliers and 25 percent equity partners.
December 2009 – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) sign Heads of Agreement to take 4.1 mtpa of LNG, become a 15 percent owner of the Wheatstone gas resource and an 11.25 percent owner of the gas plant.