Australian energy, resources projects delayed

摘要

Australian construction and engineering firm Decmil has warned that key construction components and supplies have been delayed or cancelled because of the Covid-19 outbreak, which will delay the development of major resources and energy projects. The firm also warned that restrictions on travel between Australian states were making it difficult to deliver key skilled personnel into projects in resources-rich states such as Western Australia (WA) and Queensland. It has been two and a half months since WA and Queensland closed their state borders and the federal government imposed a 14-day quarantine at designated hotels for all international arrivals. Ports have remained open with some restrictions around crew leaving vessels, but overseas manufacturers that produce modules for resources and energy projects have curtailed production in response to national and regional Covid-19 rules.