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Chevron reports natural gas find in Western Australia
The Pontus-1 well, located in the WA-37-L permit area, hit about 97 feet of net gas pay. It was drilled to a depth of 16,581 feet
Energy giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) reported Monday a natural gas discovery by its Australian unit in the Greater Gorgon area, in Western Australia.
The Pontus-1 well, located in the WA-37-L permit area, hit about 97 feet of net gas pay. It was drilled to a depth of 16,581 feet.
"The discovery highlights Chevron’s exploration success as we continue building a significant natural gas position in Western Australia to supply Australia and the Asia-Pacific region," said vice chairman George Kirkland.
This is Chevron’s fourteenth discovery offshore north-western Australia since 2009, and will support the future expansion for the Gorgon project, it said.
The Gorgon project includes construction of a 15 million tonne per year liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island and a domestic gas plant with the capacity to pRovide 300 terajoules a day to supply gas to Western Australia.
Chevron Australia runs WA-37-L, and has a 47.3 per cent stake in the permit. Exxon Mobile (NYSE:XOM), and Shell Development both hold 25 per cent. Osaka Gas and Tokyo Gas each hold 1.25 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively. Electric Power has a 0.42 per cent stake.
Late last week, the oil and natural gas giant reported it purchased a stake in two blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Chevron said it would buy an 80 per cent interest from Reliance Exploration & Production along with production sharing contracts that cover the Rovi and Sarta blocks.
These blocks rest north of Erbil, and encompass a combined area of about 490 square miles, or 1,124 kilometres.
Chevron’s units will saddle up with OMV Rovi and OMV Sarta, which hold a 20 per cent interest in the Rovi and Sarta contracts, respectively.
Shares, in late morning trade, lost 1.80 per cent to $107.23 on the New York Stock Exchange as fresh concerns over Europe’s debt crisis were on traders' minds.
