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Ministerial Statement Environmental Impact Assessment of a Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Hon. Mike Reed Minister for Lands Planning and Environment dated 20 November 1996
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Ministerial Statement Environmental Impact Assessment of a Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Hon. Mike Reed Minister for Lands Planning and Environment dated 20 November 1996
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Tabled Paper 2838
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Tabled Papers for 7th Assembly 1994 - 1997; Tabled papers; ParliamentNT
Date
1996-11-20
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https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1968A00063
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/289834
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/403431
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THE EXPLORATION INTEREST IN THE GEOLOGICAL
STRUCTURE KNOWN AS THE DARWIN OR SAHUL SYNCLINE
REACHED NEW HEIGHTS IN 1995 WITH THE DISCOVERY OF THE
BAYU-UNDAN OIL AND GAS FIELD - THE WORLDS LARGEST
DISCOVERY OF GAS FOR THAT YEAR.
WITH AN ESTIMATED 1.79 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL
EQUIVALENT, THE BAYU-UNDAN FIELD HAS BEEN COMPARED
WITH SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BASS STRAIT
DISCOVERIES OF THE 1960S AND 70S.
MY COLLEAGUE, THE MINISTER FOR MINES AND ENERGY WILL
PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ON THE DISCOVERIES TO DATE IN HIS
CONTRIBUTION TO THIS DEBATE.
WITH THE DISCOVERY OF THE BAYU-UNDAN FIELD, PHILLIPS
PETROLEUM ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS INVESTIGATING THE
FEASIBILITY OF AN LNG PLANT AND SUBSEA PIPELINE TO
DARWIN.
SINCE THEN, THE COMPANY HAS BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH THE TERRITORY GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES IN AN
EFFORT TO FURTHER DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL AND
FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE PROPOSAL.
AS A RESULT OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS, I AM PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT PHILLIPS PETROLEUM HAS
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