Speaking at a luncheon in Perth, John Van Brunt of Agrium Inc, warned moves by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union to gain greater access to the North West Shelf workforce was causing much angst.
Two weeks ago, the Federal Court dismissed the CFMEU's bid to gain access under State law while waiting for a hearing on Woodside's agreement with other unions, which is registered under Federal law. The CFMEU has been locked out of the site since late last year.
Van Brunt also warned that the $134 million promised by the Gallop Government for common-user infrastructure might not be enough to get development commitment from the project consortium made up of Agrium, Plenty River Corporation, Thiess and Krupp Uhde GmbH.
Looking to add value to North West Shelf gas reserves, about $5 billion worth of projects are earmarked for the Burrup Peninsula.
