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Article: WA: State claims disclosure delay in court action against Apache
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- September 16, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
09-16-2009
WA: State claims disclosure delay in court action against Apache
PERTH, Sept 16 AAP - Disclosure negotiations are holding up the West Australian government's
criminal prosecution of Apache Energy over the Varanus Island gas explosion.
The government is prosecuting the US-headquartered Apache, and its co-licensees, Kufpec
Australia Pty Ltd and Tap Harriet Pty Ltd, for failing to maintain and repair a gas pipeline
that exploded at the LNG plant, off Karratha, in June last year.
The Varanus Island explosion resulted in the state's gas supplies being slashed by
one third, wreaking havoc on Apache's industrial customers and cutting the WA's business
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