Comet Ridge (ASX:COI) said its partner firm Jemena received a point-to-point petroleum pipeline license from the Queensland government for the transport of natural gas from the Mahalo gas hub into two transmission pipelines to the south, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.
The license is for a high pressure, carbon steel, buried natural gas pipeline with a length of about 85.4 kilometers, per the filing.
Comet Ridge said it plans to enter into a deal for Jemena to build, own, and operate the Mahalo gas hub pipeline to transport Comet's gas to market under a tariff arrangement.
Shares of Comet Ridge were down 23% in recent Wednesday trade and earlier hit their lowest since July 2021.