North West Shelf Venture currently has representative regional offices in Beijing and Tokyo.

The Seoul office will be managed by North West Shelf Australia LNG vice president and chief representative Seoul Akos Gyarmathy. According to Gyarmathy, “We have been building strong relationships with Korea for a number of years and it is now appropriate that we have full-time representation in the country.”

“With strong growth predicted for LNG demand in North Asia, it [is] important that the North West Shelf Venture [is] well-positioned to supply existing and new markets as business opportunities arose [and] the Seoul office is designed to ensure that customers in Korea continue to receive a very high level of service,” added Gyarmathy.

The partners in the consortium are BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd, BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd, ChevronTexaco Australia Pty Ltd, Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd, Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Ltd and operator Woodside Energy Ltd.