Roy Krzywosinski became managing director of Chevron Australia in January 2008 and helped steer the Gorgon Project to a final investment decision about 18 months later.
Roy Krzywosinski
Managing Director
Chevron Australia
What is the biggest challenge that you face?
By 2030, world demand for energy is expected to grow by approximately 33 percent—with Australia's neighbor, Asia, predicted to account for 60 percent of that growth. Chevron is fortunate to find itself in Australia, surrounded by natural gas resources on the doorstep of the growing demand in the region. The Gorgon Project alone is set to increase the supply of domestic gas to Western Australia by about 30 percent. We must link energy supply to energy demand while addressing the risks posed by climate change.
How are you addressing that challenge?
The development of Chevron's world-class gas resources will provide Australia and the countries receiving the project's LNG with opportunities to affect their greenhouse gas emissions. Compared with the use of coal to generate electricity, natural gas from the Gorgon Project will have the same effect on global emissions as removing two-thirds of the vehicles from Australian roads.
Most supply-demand forecasts predict that natural gas will play an integral role in the energy mix as the world transitions to a lower-carbon future. The Gorgon Project and Australia are set to be global leaders in the application of underground CO2-injection technology. We are committed to sharing information from the monitoring program at Gorgon to assist in building a greater understanding around this emerging and important technology.
When will the Gorgon Project become a reality?
Benefits already are being realized. Though production of natural gas is not planned until 2014, billions of dollars in contracts have been awarded, putting people to work. Approximately 1,500 are employed on location on Barrow Island, and 4,000 across Australia are employed as a result of Gorgon. Those numbers will grow as the project gathers pace.
The Greater Gorgon Area gas fields contain enough energy to power a city of 1 million people for 800 years. The Gorgon Project is long term and will benefit generations to come.
Updated: May 2011