Project Proponent Dampier Nitrogen Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal is to construct an ammonia–urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula. The plant will have a production capacity of 2300 tonnes/day (t/d) of ammonia and 3500 t/d of urea. The plant and associated infrastructure will be composed of: a natural gas supply pipeline from the North West Shelf Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant (to be located in a multi-user service corridor); ammonia plant; urea plant; fluid bed granulation plant; seawater desalination, treatment and storage; internal power generation and distribution; product storage facilities for ammonia (on-site) and urea (on-site and near wharf); pipelines for ammonia export (to be located in a multi-user corridor proposed by others); urea formaldehyde storage on site; transfer conveyor systems and ship load out facilities for bulk granular urea; ship loading facilities for load out of anhydrous (liquid) ammonia; and all other utilities and infrastructure required for a world scale plant. Assessment Number 1178 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Industrial Last updated October 12, 2005 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Consultative Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Marine Environmental Quality Terrestrial Environmental Quality Date published Friday, 12 December, 1997 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Wednesday, 25 February, 1998 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation Consultative Environmental Review document (PDF, 11.36 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1065 EPA Report Ammonia-Urea Plant, Burrup Peninsula (PDF, 1.49 MB) Date published Monday, 2 September, 2002 Appeals close Monday, 16 September, 2002 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Friday, 6 December, 2002 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 614 (PDF, 1.12 MB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Ammonia and Urea Plants, Burrup Peninsula (s46) [1602] s. 45C amendments Attachment to Statement 614 - split of proposal into two parts, an ammonia plant and a urea plant - change to proposal under s45C approved on 12 October 2005. Date of approval s. 45C Wednesday, 12 October, 2005
