石油设备网讯 据世界天然气网站6月3日消息 Vintage能源与澳大利亚最大的天然气基础设施公司APA集团以及Comet Ridge Galilee署了谅解备忘录（MOU）。
根据谅解备忘录的条款，APA将开展一项工作计划，确定连接昆士兰加利里盆地与澳大利亚东海岸天然气市场的管道线路。
APA的拟议线路还将允许向加利里盆地计划的大型采矿项目供应天然气，为其作业提供柴油替代品。
工作计划将包括地面调查、与当地利益相关者洽谈、进行初步环境研究以及申请管道调查许可证等。
这三家公司还商定了一个谈判天然气运输协议（GTA）的框架。根据该协议，APA将建造、拥有和运营新的管道基础设施，以从加利里盆地输送天然气。Calilee Basin Deeps合资企业许可证由Vintage和Comet Ridge共同所有。
Vintage总经理Neil Gibbins表示：“我们相信加利里盆地有潜力生产大量的天然气。为了使所有发现的天然气充分商业化，我们需要进入澳大利亚东海岸市场，因此与APA的这份谅解备忘录是实现这一目标的重要一步。
“考虑到我们即将对Albany-2井和Albany-1/ST1井进行的评估钻井活动，与APA签署这份谅解备忘录的时机再合适不过了。”
吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Trio to build pipeline connecting Galilee Basin to Australia’s east coast
Vintage Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia’s largest gas infrastructure company APA Group, and Comet Ridge Galilee.
Under the terms of the MoU, APA will undertake a work program to identify a pipeline route to connect the Galilee Basin in Queensland to Australia’s east coast gas markets.
APA’s proposed route will also allow for gas to be supplied to the large mining projects planned for the Galilee Basin, providing an alternative to diesel for their operations.
The work program will include ground surveys, engaging with local stakeholders, undertaking initial environmental studies, and applying for a pipeline survey license.
The three companies also agreed on a framework to negotiate a gas transportation agreement (GTA). Under the GTA, the APA would build, own, and operate new pipeline infrastructure to transport gas from the Galilee Basin Deeps joint venture permits held by Vintage and Comet Ridge.
The managing director of Vintage, Neil Gibbins, said: “We believe that the Galilee Basin has the potential to produce material quantities of gas. In order to fully commercialize any discovered gas, we will need to have access to the Australian east coast markets, so this MOU with APA is a large step toward making this possible.
“The timing of this MOU with APA couldn’t be better considering our imminent appraisal drilling campaign of the Albany-2 and Albany-1/ST1 wells.“
