the film's director richard todd told the media that his team was surprised that gas export approvals in queensland had been granted. todd said that he had interviewed a woman directly involved with the process, who had told him that "she basically quit her job because she was given an ultimatum to make sure those contracts were passed at all costs." while the dredging of gladstone harbor and the construction of the curtis island lng export facility featured in the film, export approvals and contracts were not discussed. the first lng export shipment departed gladstone on 5 january 2015.