EXPLORATION
Typical Queensland summer storm during commissioning of Rig 11 at our Field Base in Roma , Qld .
Origin Energy is one of four major energy companies with a hand in a large-scale CSG development in Queensland called Australia Pacific LNG , alongside Santos , Arrow Energy and BG ( QGC ). With a multitude of backers from Royal Dutch Shell to ConocoPhillips to PetroChina , each E & P company has been stepping up exploration efforts over the last few years , according to Cole .
From various production sites , the gas is transported via pipelines over 500 kms in length , to Curtis Island , a small body of land about 474 kilometers northwest of Brisbane . On Curtis Island , each company has been developing natural gas liquefaction and export facilities to transport the resource to markets abroad , predominantly in Asia .
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