❓ WA Premier Gallop confirms Korea Gas Ltd's interest in purchasing a significant amount of gas from WA, potentially worth $23 billion over 20 years. The government has actively pursued this opportunity through multiple visits to Korea.
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I refer to the record $25 billion liquefied natural gas export deal between the North West Shelf joint venture and China, a similar agreement between the Gorgon joint venture and China, and the growing Californian interest in Western Australia’s natural gas reserves. Are any other countries showing an interest in purchasing gas from Western Australia? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I am very pleased to report to the House that Korea Gas Ltd - Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am very pleased to report to the House that Korea Gas Ltd - Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
I am very pleased to report to the House that Korea Gas Ltd - Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am very pleased to report to the House that Korea Gas Ltd - Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
I am very pleased to report to the House that Korea Gas Ltd - Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Mr C.J. Barnett: That is not right. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is correctly called Korea Gas Ltd. Korea Gas has indicated that it will be purchasing a significant amount of gas. Indeed, it will be inviting bids for something like 5.3 million tonnes a year, which will be worth about $23 billion over 20 years. This is an issue that we have pursued with vigour since we came to government. I am pleased to say that I have visited Korea twice, the Minister for State Development has visited Korea once and the Deputy Premier and Treasurer has visited Korea once. On each of those visits we spoke to the Korean authorities about the Western Australian gas industry and how it operates. At that time the difficulty was that there was uncertainty in Korea about the way in which it would structure its industry; therefore, it was not in a position to know how it would purchase the energy that it needs, because it has a real shortage of energy to meet the demand. We are very pleased that we made those representations. We are very pleased that Korea Gas has made the decision to go for long-term contracts. We certainly will be supporting strongly bids from Western Australia. Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Over the past number of years we have entered into a successful contract with Guangdong Province in China. My Government gave strong support to the North West Shelf in its bid for that project, and it was a very successful conclusion to a lot of hard work by the Government of Western Australia. We have also had the successful signing of a memorandum of understanding between CNUUC - China National United Oil Company - and the Gorgon joint venturers for the Gorgon project. That MOU is an important part of the process by which Gorgon can establish its commercial position. In more recent times work has been done by BHP Billiton, for example, to open up new gas reserves in Western Australia. BHP Billiton was recently in California to talk to the Governor of California about those issues. This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
This is a very important issue for Western Australia. I will certainly be following up on this announcement from Korea. I have already organised some discussions with the various companies in Western Australia and indicated my strong support for their bids to supply gas to Korea. What we need to do as a Government is make sure there is a good understanding in Korea about the strength and reliability of our industry and on how we have delivered gas to other markets in north Asia. Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Mr L. Graham: Is it the North West Shelf or Gorgon that you support? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I support all of the gas bids in Western Australia. I also support Western Australia getting a fairer deal from the Commonwealth. However, that is a message that does not seem to have sunk into the mind of the Prime Minister of Australia. This is an issue that I intend to pursue. I will be putting the full support of the Government of Western Australia behind Western Australian industry in Korea. I have already initiated some discussions about ensuring that we get up there as soon as possible and outline how strong and reliable the Western Australian industry is and how it can play a role in Korea as it has played in Japan over the past 20 years.
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Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.