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.
July 2009 - Chevron Australia Awards Front End Engineering and Design Contract for Wheatstone LNG and Domestic Gas Plant.
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) signed deals to join the project as natural gas suppliers and 25 percent equity participants.
December 2009 – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) signed a 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.
January 2010 - Kyushu Electric Power Company sign Heads of Agreement to acquire 1.83 percent of Chevron’s equity share in the Wheatstone field licenses and a 1.37 percent interest in the Wheatstone natural gas processing facilities, which includes taking delivery of 0.8 mtpa of LNG.
July 2010 – We signed a Heads of Agreement with the Thalanyji people of Onslow, for land required to develop the Wheatstone liquefied natural gas and domestic gas project.
July 2010 - We released the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP), which was available for public comment from 26 July to 4 October 2010.
April 2011 - Shell Development (Australia) signed agreements with Chevron to bring them into the project as a gas supplier (8% of the Wheatstone and Iago unit) and equity participant (6.4%).
July 2011: Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the delivery of 3.1 million tonnes per annum of LNG from the Wheatstone Project for a period of up to 20 years.
August 2011: Chevron welcomes the Western Australian Government Environmental Approval for the Wheatstone Project.
September 2011: Chevron and Kyushu Electric sign Wheatstone LNG Sales Agreements. The agreement will deliver 0.8 million tonnes of LNG for up to 20 years
September 2011: Chevron welcomes Australian Commonwealth Government Environmental Approval for its Wheatstone Project
September 2011: Chevron announces the Final Investment Decision for the Wheatstone Project.
December 2011: Chevron commemorates the start of construction of the Wheatstone Project with a ground-breaking ceremony at Ashburton North.
December 2011: Chevron announces natural gas discoveries in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.