Production Licence Dingo Gas Field
Brisbane, May 13, 2014 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) (Central or Company) has accepted all regulatory conditions clearing the way for the grant of the Dingo Petroleum Production Licence 7 (PL7).
Central recently acquired the Dingo Gas Field. The Northern Territory Minister for Mines and Energy offered to grant PL7, which will convert from a Retention Licence to a Production Licence permitting gas production from the Dingo Gas Field.
Central has written to the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy accepting the offer and its conditions.
"Prior to 2014 the Company had no production licence and in the last three months the Company now has been offered two production licences, with PL7 marking the beginning of the Dingo Gas Field Development", said Managing Director, Richard Cottee.
"First gas sales to Power and Water Corporation in Alice Springs are expected to commence in the first quarter of next year if the Company is able to obtain NT Government approval for the pipeline and all other clearances are provided as planned."
"The Dingo Gas Field Development is fully funded under a Loan Facility Agreement with Macquarie Bank with construction consisting of wellhead facilities, gathering pipelines, gas conditioning facilities, a 45km sales gas pipeline to Brewer Estate in Alice Springs, compression and custody transfer metering facilities", said Mr Cottee.
About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) is a well-established, and emerging ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer. In our short history, Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas producer in the Northern Territory (NT), supplying industrial customers and senior gas distributors in NT and the wider Australian east coast market.
Central is positioned to become a significant domestic energy supplier, with exploration and development plans across 180,000 km2 of tenements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects. Central has also completed an MoU with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to progress the proposed Amadeus to Moomba Gas Pipeline to a Final Investment Decision.
We are also seeking to develop the Range gas project, a new gas field located among proven CSG fields in the Surat Basin, Queensland with 135 PJ (net to Central) of development-pending 2C contingent resource.
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