Townsville copper refinery unable to strike gas supply agreement

Townsville Bulletin September 28, 2017

GAS critical for the operation of Townsville’s copper refinery could instead be exported to China, putting 200 local jobs at risk.

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"Australia’s largest electricity generator AGL wants to sell its half share in the Moranbah Gas Project Joint Venture and North Queensland Energy Joint Venture, which supplies Glencore’s Townsville copper refinery, to a consortium involving China’s Shandong Order Gas Company."

"In June, APA Group signed an MOU with Blue Energy to study development of a pipeline connecting the Bowen Basin gas fields with the broader east coast gas market to the south, potentially opening up the basin to deeper demand."


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