Leigh Creek Energy progresses towards production

South Australian coal gasification company Leigh Creek Energy has made progress towards the production of urea fertilisers with the issue of a petroleum production licence by the South Australian Government.

The licence envisages that commercial syngas production from the former Leigh Creek brown coal reserve in the state’s north could begin within 24 months.

Leigh Creek Energy now can create the roads and infrastructure to develop the coal field, which previously supplied a now-closed coal-fired power station.

The company has successfully demonstrated in-situ gassification of coal reserves at Leigh Creek, making it the largest uncontracted gas reserve in eastern Australia.

The licence provides Leigh Creek with certainty of tenure that underpins syngas production and processing and manufacturing of nitrogen-based fertiliser to be conducted on-site.

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