Australia Pacific LNG has begun the commissioning of the second, high pressure stage of its Talinga coal seam gas development near Chinchilla in Queensland as part of the progressive ramp up to full production.
Todd Creeger, project director of Australia Pacific LNG, said: “The commencement of commissioning of Stage Two of the Talinga gas plant is another milestone in the ongoing development of the Australia Pacific LNG project following the earlier start-up of the low pressure Stage One in November last year.”
“During this commissioning period gas from Talinga is supplementing existing gas supply to a number of clients, with well deliverability above expectations to date.”
Australia Pacific LNG is a 50:50 coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) joint venture between Origin and ConocoPhillips. Origin is the developer and operator of the Talinga gas plant on behalf of the Australia Pacific LNG joint venture.
Origin executive general manager upstream oil and gas Paul Zealand said the commissioning of stage two was a major step forward in the continued development of Talinga.
On the completion of Stage two, which will include additional low and high pressure compressors, Talinga will have a final capacity of 90TJ/day. The development also includes a reverse osmosis water treatment plant and supporting infrastructure capable of processing 20 megalitres of water per day.