Australia Pacific LNG informed it had reached a significant milestone with the arrival of first gas from its coal seam gas fields in the Surat Basin to its liquefied natural gas facility on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, Queensland.
The arrival of the first gas into the LNG facility also marks the completion of commissioning of the 530km high-pressure gas pipeline, another important milestone for the project, the company said in a statement.
With the completion of the pipeline and the arrival of the gas, Australia Pacific LNG can initiate the commissioning of the power generation facilities on the island.
The commissioning phase of the LNG facility also includes the verification and testing of each system of the first processing train and the two LNG tanks; part of which has already commenced.
APLNG is a joint venture between Origin Energy Limited (37.5%), ConocoPhillips (37.5%) and Sinopec (25%).
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