Officials from
the Northern Territory government led by the Chief Minister, along with the
Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturer’s Council have just visited Japan for
important discussions concerning contracts to Territory businesses from the $34
billion Ichthys LNG Project.
The delegation met
with Japanese conterparts to discuss in more detail how contracts from the
massive $34 billion project will flow to Territory businesses.
The first contract
awarded by JKC went to locally based business Macmahon Contractors Pty Ltd in a
50:50 joint venture with John Holland. The milestone $340 million contract is
the single largest contract awarded in the Territory’s history and will create
375 jobs.
As well as being
the gateway into Asia, Darwin is fast becoming the oil and gas capital of
Australia.
The Territory
Government will continue to work with JKC to provide new opportunities for
Territory businesses to grow and capitalise on the massive business
opportunities brought about by the Ichthys project.
The Local Industry
Participation Plan agreed in 2009 means that, as a preference, local goods and
services will be used. This means where a service or a product can be sourced
competitively from a Territory business, it will be.
Workshops have
been held for more than 900 business owners and operators to learn how they can
be best placed to bid for and benefit from work on major projects like Ichthys.
More workshops are being planned for this year.
Meanwhile, the Territory is
set to host the Japan-Australia Joint Business Conference for the first time in
2014, bringing the biggest investors from across Japan and Australia to Darwin.
The conference is the largest
of its kind and attracts some of Japan and Australia’s biggest mining and
business executives.
Prepared
by Bob Woodward & Associates: offering you business consultancy,
accounting, payroll administration and ancillary services in Darwin, the
capital of Australia’s Northern Territory. http://www.woodwards.co/
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