Otway gas project

The Otway Gas Project consists of two offshore gas fields, Thylacine and Geographe, and an onshore gas processing facility. Origin extracts raw gas from the gas field using an offshore platform, following which it is transported via offshore and onshore pipelines to the gas processing plant located north of Port Campbell, Victoria.

From this gas stream the Otway Gas Processing Facility produces natural gas, condensate and liquefied petroleum, for sale.

History

The Thylacine and Geographe offshore gas fields were discovered in 2001. The Otway Gas Project development was sanctioned in 2004 and production commenced in mid 2007.

On 16 March 2010, Origin increased its interest in the Otway Gas Project from 31 per cent to 67 per cent and took over the operatorship of the joint venture from Woodside Energy Ltd. The acquisition included production licenses which contain the Thylacine and Geographe fields and associated offshore production facilities, pipelines and onshore gas processing plant, together with adjacent exploration permits.

Location

The Otway Gas Project comprises the Thylacine field, located in Tasmanian waters approximately 70 kilometres south of Port Campbell in Victoria, and the Geographe field, located 15 kilometres north of Thylacine in Victorian waters. There is also an onshore production facility near Port Campbell.