Oxford Economic

Swanbank E – generating growth

At the time of completion, the Swanbank E Power Station’s Alstom GT26 combined-cycle turbine was the first and largest of its type in the country, with a capacity of 385 megawatts (MW). Since then,
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Gas generates mining excitement

Australia, renowned for its rich resources, is the world’s largest refiner of bauxite – monopolising around 40 per cent of global production; the second largest producer of uranium, zinc and
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A bright future with Braemar 2

Since 2005, ERM Power has added more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of cleaner gas-generated electricity into the Australian electricity grid. The company’s latest project, the Braemar 2 Power Station,
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Mosaic to store gas

Commercial negotiations are being progressed following technical work indicating that up to 75 Bcf can be stored in the field. Based on preliminary results of the reservoir modelling work conducted by
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Environmental approval for Devil Creek

Apache proposes to develop a greenfield gas development in order to recover and process the gas reserves from the Reindeer Gas Field, providing an additional domestic gas supply of up to 220 TJ/d to the
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Tallawarra taking off in NSW

The 435 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle Tallawarra Power Station is the first major gas-fired generation development for TRUenergy in New South Wales. The plant is currently Australia’s most efficient
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Regulation process under review

APPEA said that the Australian Government’s Interim Report on the Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act reinforced a recent Productivity Commission
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Origin makes an Epic deal

The agreement is for the transportation of up to 1,200 PJ of gas over 22 years from January 2012, from Origin’s Queensland gas projects. It also includes additional long term capacity on Epic’s
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