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KBR awarded energy State Gas restarts Dome the conditions include high number of
producing seams, with some productive seams
efficiency opportunities production testing at greater than average depths at other CSG
fields.
study for Gladstone LNG As has been previously announced State Gas steps in “cracking the code” over the last few
The company believes it has made significant
has been pleased and excited by the results of
KBR announced today that it has been its appraisal program conducted late-2019/ weeks. Head of Operations Mike Herrington
awarded an energy efficiency opportunities early-2020 at the Reid’s Dome Gas Project has led a process to investigate the pump
study at Gladstone LNG (GLNG) by Santos (PL-231) in the Bowen Basin. failures at PL 231. With the assistance of
Ltd., a leading energy group in Australia. In particular, the Aldinga East-1A core hole industry experts he has established the cause
Building on KBR’s strong and successful (in the northern area of PL 231) has produced (abnormal swelling of the elastomer in the
portfolio within the LNG sector, the study results at the better end of the company’s stators Asian-sourced pumps, likely the result
seeks to explore opportunities to improve the prognosis, Serocold-1 confirmed the presence of of downhole temperature and pressures). With
overall energy efficiency of the plant and reduce coal seams with promising permeability in the this knowledge, new pumps designed for these
CO2 emissions associated with the GLNG central area of the permit, and the production conditions are now being manufactured in
liquefaction facility. test at Nyanda-4 flowed gas at rates well above Canada prior to air freighting to Australia. The
KBR will assist GLNG in identifying expectations for a single well. pumps are expected at site in approximately 4
and screening potential modifications to While providing very promising early results, weeks, at which time workovers to install them
enhance the operational facility through the production tests at Nyanda-4 and Serocold-1 will be undertaken and the production tests will
improvements of thermal efficiency while have also faced challenges with failing pumps. restart. Management expects to be flowing gas
also accounting for the associated reduction Each new coal seam gas field presents its own again by mid–to-late July. All related costs are
in carbon emissions. set of conditions, the “code” for which needs to within the Company’s budget.
This project will leverage the specialist energy, be “cracked” for successful production. At Reid’s STATE GAS, June 2, 2020
decarbonization and process optimization skills
of KBR’s strategic and advisory consulting team.
KBR, May 28, 2020
APA appoints group

executive strategy and
commercial

APA Group is pleased to announce Julian
Peck has been appointed APA’s Group
Executive Strategy and Commercial.
In this role, Julian will provide the
leadership and direction that will ensure
APA has a portfolio of assets and growth
opportunities aligned to our strategy.
Julian will start at APA on or around 1
September 2020.
As Group Executive Strategy and
Commercial, Julian will be responsible
for delivering a single APA customer
experience, all business development
and commercial contracting activities,
co-ordination of corporate strategy
development, as well as undertaking
corporate development and merger and
acquisition activities.
Julian has spent much of his career in
investment banking, specialising in the
infrastructure, utility and power sectors.
Julian will join APA from Morgan Stanley,
where he was co-head of its Australian
investment banking business. Julian is
well-known to APA, having advised and
supported APA through many significant
transactions and capital raisings,
including the original IPO of APA in
2000.
APA, June, 2, 2020

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