Oct 21 (Reuters) - Australia pacific LNG -
* Australia pacific lng to defend tri star action ORG.AX
* Australia pacific lng - tri-star entities served Australia pacific lng with statement of claim in relation to 2002 sale and purchase deed
* Australian pacific lng - "is firmly of the view that reversion has not occurred and intends to strongly defend the action"
* Australia pacific lng - project remains on track for first lng cargo before the end of the current calendar year
* Australia pacific lng- statement of claim served does not differ from that filed with supreme court of Queensland almost twelve months ago
* Australia pacific lng - refers to deed entered between oil company of Australia ltd and the tri-star entities
* Australian pacific lng- "tri-star asserts in its statement of claim that reversion has occurred"
* Australia pacific lng- statement of claim not served on Australia pacific lng until yesterday
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX5DplP9