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BHP's plan to turn shipping green

If shipping were a country it would be the sixth largest emitter of CO2 in the world, according to BHP which is about to announce its first LNG-powered ship.

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It often amazes how long it can take big business to translate a quality intangible like a very good idea into practical, money-making reality.

It is coming up to three years now since Woodside Petroleum boss Peter Coleman revealed that Australia’s regional gas champion wanted to kick-start efforts to promote a domestic liquid natural gas market by committing to a break-bulk facility at its Pluto project in Karratha in Western Australia’s north-west.

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Matthew Stevens writes on business, specialising in mining, energy and opinion. Matthew is a senior business writer and columnist. Email Matthew at matthew.stevens@afr.com.au

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