About Warro Gas Project

Warro Gas Field - Renewal landscape

The Warro Gas Project is contained within Exploration Permits EP407 and EP321, together encompassing almost 2400sq km.

The Warro Gas Field was discovered in 1976 and while it was known to contain significant quantities of high quality natural gas, it is only with advances in gas recovery technology and increased demand for natural gas, that the project has become economically viable.

The field covers an area of approximately 7000 hectares and is about 4000m below the surface. The gas is high quality and suitable for sales with only minor dehydration treatment.

Infrastructure for the project, should it meet all necessary approvals, will involve production wells, a pipeline to carry the gas to the existing domestic gas pipeline infrastructure, a small gas treatment plant and compressors.

Agreement of all landowners affected by the project will be sought and following construction and burial of the pipeline the land will be restored and normal farming activites continued.

Impacts of the potential project may include access roads, a small camp for contractors, gas plant and the pipeline construction.

Environmental assessment and management planning is currently being undertaken to ensure that the exploration, construction and production phases adhere to all relevant regulations and legislation.

Importantly, Latent is committed to open information sharing about the project with the local community and landowners.

At this stage, possible development timing, subject to the necessary approvals, is:

Q4 2008 Undertake drilling program to confirm resource/reserves
Q1 2009 Undertake construction of 30km pipeline
Q1 2009  Undertake 3D seismic survey over western portion of field
Q3 2009 Begin production of natural gas.