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Project UpdateSolid progress continues tobe made on the Midstreamproject at Curtis Island.In terms of physical completion,the Curtis Island site is a rapidlychanging landscape.An aerial view of the QCLNG site at Curtis IslandThe site has now received all major process components for Train 1Tank work continues on both LNG tanks at Curtis IslandGas turbine generators which will power the LNG plantWe have now received all ofthe Train 1 and associatedsupport modules such as gasturbine generators from ourThailand assembly yard: a totalof 65 modules.Foam glass insulation is beinginstalled in LNG Tank B and theninth of ten wall lifts has beencompleted on Tank A.Also of great interest is theprogress on the jetty for LNGloading where the final steeldecking and loading arms wererecently installed.In our impact mitigationsover 100 people now receiverent assistance under aprogram funded by QGCand delivered by GladstoneRegional Council.Through April, contractswere also executed forthe construction of 14dwellings comprising eighttownhouses and six house andland packages.Of the many achievements,however, the most pleasingand significant is the continualimprovement in Midstream’ssafety performance.As at April, the Curtis Islandand Thailand workforceshave not experienced any losttime injuries in the 2013calendar year.Project Director MidstreamDavid CraftFurthermore, the project’stotal recordable case frequencyrate or recordable injuries permillion hours worked, standsat 1.28 year to date.While this effort iscommendable, furtherimprovements are achievableand I look forward to theeffort invested into our OneTeam approach with Bechtelpaying big dividends as theyear unfolds.Overall, Midstream hasnow passed 18 million manhours and a major effortis occurring in the qualityassurance aspects of theconstruction program.As we progress through theconstruction program, thehandover of the plant to ourQGC operations team in 2014is now firmly in sight.We have an experiencedcommissioning team alreadyin place and it gives megreat confidence to see thecollaboration that is occurringbetween the commissioningand operations teams.our business JUNE 2013Page 11