The question seeks to ascertain the accuracy of claims regarding the size of WA gas reserves relative to global reserves, requesting detailed data on WA and international gas fields to compare against global consumption rates.

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18 June 2008
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(1) Are our West Australian gas fields ‘some of the largest gas reserves on the planet’?
(2) What are the gross proven and probable reserves and contingent resources of the West Australian gas fields in trillion cubic feet by field?
(3) What is the current global consumption rate of LNG?
(4) What is the expected annual percentage increase of global LNG consumption?
(5) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the Russian fields of Urengoy, Yamburg, Shtokman, Zapolyarnoye, Bonavenko, Medvezhye, Orenburg and Kharsavey?
(6) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the Qatar-Iranian field of North Field-S Pars?
(7) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the Qatar-Algerian field of Hassi R’Mel?
(8) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the American field of Hugoton?
(9) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the American field of Groningen?
(10) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the Turkmenistan field of Dauletabad-Donmez?
(11) What are the gross proven, probable reserves and contingent resources of the Kazakhstan field of Karachaganak?
(12) Does the Minister stand by his statement on German television that our West Australian gas fields ‘some of the largest gas reserves on the planet’?
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