Soaring gas prices help Origin Energy net $1.59bn from Queensland pipeline
by Ben Butler from Environment | The Guardian on (#61Y4T)
Revenue at Australia Pacific LNG doubles in 2021-22, prompting renewed calls for a windfall tax
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Soaring gas prices driven by the war in Ukraine have doubled revenue at the biggest gas export terminal on the east coast, delivering a bumper $1.59bn dividend to part-owner Origin Energy and sparking renewed calls for a windfall profit tax.
Revenue at Australia Pacific LNG - a gas pipeline leading to a terminal near Gladstone in Queensland that services both the domestic and export markets - rose from $4.55bn in 2020-21 to $9.26bn in 2021-22, Origin said in a quarterly update released on Friday.
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