Santos begins recruiting 600 staff for LNG plant  

It appears Santos are backing up their recent bullish talk about coal seam gas with actions, with the ABC reporting they have started recruiting for their CSG LNG project in Gladstone - Santos begins recruiting 600 staff for LNG plant.

Mining company Santos has begun a recruitment campaign to find staff for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Curtis Island, near Gladstone. Santos yesterday announced it will set up an office in Brisbane for up to 600 staff involved in the project. The initial engineering and design work is expected to begin next month.

Company spokesman Roger Kennett says the $7 billion project has not been affected by the global financial crisis. "We're conveniently placed - we're in the energy industry but we're in gas and in particular with our coal seam gas its a very clean energy," he said. "That puts us well-favoured in this particular turndown. It's not impacting our business as such and we're still in a growth phase."