Origin Starts Production From Otway Gas Project

Origin Energy said it has started production from Otway Gas Project's newly developed Geographe gas field in Bass Strait following commissioning and testing.

Otway Gas Project consists of two offshore gas fields, Geographe and Thylacine, and an onshore gas processing facility near Port Campbell in south-west Victoria.

Production from Otway Gas Plant is equivalent to 22 per cent of Victoria's domestic gas demand, the company said.

The Geographe gas field is located in Victorian coastal waters 55 kilometres south of Port Campbell and 15 kilometres north of the Thylacine offshore platform.

Development of the Geographe gas field, which commenced following Joint Venture approval in October 2011, comprised development well drilling and installing subsea facilities to connect Geographe to Otway Gas Project's existing subsea pipeline. In addition, the project's onshore facility, Otway Gas Plant, was upgraded to accommodate a 50 per cent increase in its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity.