Oz Cooper Injects Gas into Orbost Plant
Cooper Energy February 18 said its Sole gas project offshore Victoria has passed a milestone with the entry of gas from the Eastern gas pipeline into the Orbost gas processing plant.
The Orbost plant is being upgraded by gas infrastructure company, APA, to process gas from the Sole gas field. The development and commissioning of Sole have been completed and the field is ready to supply gas.
“Commissioning of the Orbost plant is proceeding towards its second phase, which will include introduction of gas from Sole and commissioning of raw gas processing facilities. Completion of second phase commissioning is to be followed by a plant production test and the commencement of firm gas supply from Sole,” Cooper said.
The first gas flow from the field to the plant is anticipated later in February. Full rate production and commercial operation for firm gas supply are anticipated in March 2020, the company said.
According to Cooper, the Sole project will deliver an additional 68 terajoules/day (64mn ft3/day) of natural gas supply for southeast Australia.