Origin Energy Limited (Origin), on behalf of the VIC/L23 Joint Venture, announced the commencement of production from Otway Gas Project's newly developed Geographe gas field in Bass Strait following commissioning and testing.

Otway Gas Project consists of two offshore gas fields, Geographe and Thylacine, and an onshore gas processing facility near Port Campbell in south-west Victoria.

Development of the Geographe gas field, which commenced following Joint Venture approval in October 2011, comprised development well drilling and installing subsea facilities to connect Geographe to Otway Gas Project's existing subsea pipeline. In addition, the project's onshore facility, Otway Gas Plant, was upgraded to accommodate a 50 per cent increase in its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity.

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