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PERTH June 6, 2008 - It will be several months before Apache Energy Ltd's Varanus Island gas processing facility, off the coast of Karratha in Western Australia, will return to partial production.
Managing director Tim Wall told journalists visiting the island today that one of the processing plants for the John Brookes and East Spar joint ventures had received little damage from Tuesday's explosion and fires.
But the second plant for the Harriet joint venture was badly damaged.
The former would be repaired and brought back into production first, Mr Wall said.
He said the John Brookes and East Spar plant would produce between 150 and 200 terrajoules of gas per day, more than half of the roughly 370 terrajoules per day output from the island at full capacity.
Gas production from both joint ventures is currently completely shut down.
The island produces about 35 per cent of WA's domestic gas.
An explosion and fire on the island on Tuesday knocked out 30 per cent of the gas supply for the state's domestic needs, threatening many industry sectors and leaving some regional areas at risk of blackouts.
Mining companies say they face losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Premier Alan Carpenter said today he hoped damage from the fire would be quickly assessed and repaired.
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