AUSTRALIA'S second-largest oil and gas producer, Woodside Petroleum, has made a gas discovery in the Carnarvon Basin.
Woodside said its Martell-1 exploration well in Western Australia had encountered a gross gas column of about 110 metres in good-quality reservoir sandstones.
The company said in a statement that it is awaiting the results of pressure testing, after which a further update will be provided.
The well is 100km northwest of Woodside's large Pluto field, which will be processed through a liquefied natural gas facility under development at Karratha.
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