By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 19 -- BHP Billiton Ltd., Melbourne, started production from Minerva gas field on the offshore VIC/L22 Block in Australia's Otway basin.
Two subsea wells in 60 m of water 10 km offshore will initially produce 121-130 MMcfd of gas through a single buried flowline. A new 140 MMcfd gas processing plant at Port Campbell, Victoria, will recover 530-575 b/d of condensate (OGJ Online, Dec. 13, 2004).