Empire Oil & Gas Gets Nod for Red Gully Gas Plant

Empire Oil & Gas has secured all final approvals for construction of the Red Gully Gas and Condensate Processing Facility in the onshore Perth Basin.

The company has received the Consent to Construct for all construction activity relating to its Red Gully Gas and Condensate Processing Facility including construction of the three kilometre Export Pipeline to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) in neighbouring Lot 5550, Proactive Investors has said citing a company statement.

The company has also lodged the Petroleum Pipeline Licence Easement Agreement with the Department of Lands (Landgate) for registration as a Title. This will allow its contractor Thistle Fabrication Pty Ltd to start work on the Export Pipeline.

Commissioning of the Red Gully Facility, which will process gas from the Red Gully-1 and Gingin West-1 wells is expected to start in the first week of January 2013.

Partners in the EP389 are Empire (Operator) (68.75%), ERM Power with 21.25% and Wharf Resources (10%).