
In for the long haul
HISTORICALLY, diesel, natural gas and grid electricity have powered mining operations in WA, but the demand for LNG is growing fast and for good reason. EVOL LNG has been supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel remote mines in WA since 2008. Its trucked LNG offering has become the preferred choice for remote mines that are located within 1000km of its Kwinana LNG plant, yet don’t have the power demand or mine life to underpin construction of a gas pipeline or powerlines. LNG offers significant cost savings and emission benefits compared to diesel, and is less capital intensive and less contractually onerous than lengthy gas pipelines or powerlines. Diesel-fuelled mining operations have been fully exposed to the volatile international oil...