Darling Downs up and powering

Origin has officially opened Australia’s largest combined cycle gas-fired power station, the 630 megawatt Darling Downs Power Station located near Dalby, in southern Queensland. The station comprises
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Measuring gas – near enough may not be good enough

There are many areas where the measurement of gas composition is essential – the determination of energy content of natural gas and other fuel gases, the measurement of stack emissions, or monitoring
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Overlapping tenure in Queensland: a new regime

There is significant overlap in Queensland between permits for coal and petroleum exploration and production. The Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) estimates
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Reinventing the wheel in CSG

The United States CSG industry has progressed with a considerable amount of trial and error that led to a boom in innovation. Many factors have contributed to this level of success. Maintenance costs associated
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Governing gas – one on one with Martin Ferguson

First elected as a Member of Parliament in 1996, Martin Ferguson has served as Australia’s Minister for Resources and Energy since Labor was elected to government in 2007. On his achievements
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DN450 – a world first in pipeline technology

Ploughing technology, traditionally used in the rollout of fibre optics, has been scaled up to provide a new method of burying high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline. This game changing technology is
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Tips for lean CSG facility design

Uhde Shedden Australia has been involved in gas plant engineering and design for many years, from economic evaluations and conceptual studies to engineering, procurement and construction management projects
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APLNG reserves subject to reversionary rights

Origin acquired certain CSG interests from Tri-Star in 2002, including permits in the Fairview and Spring Gully fields and exploration permits in the Surat Basin and the Galilee Basin. These interests
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