❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about the size and significance of WA's gas reserves compared to global reserves and consumption, with the Minister providing data and context.
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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 agree with the former Minister that 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 agree with the former Minister that our West Australian gas fields ‘some of the largest gas reserves on the planet’?
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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
19 days
(1) BP World Energy Statistics 2008 show Australia is ranked 14
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in the overall size of proven natural gas reserves. Western Australian gas fields account for the majority of Australian natural gas reserves.
(2) Western Australia has 16 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross proven gas reserves, 20 Tcf of probable gas reserve. contingent proven resources of 75 Tcf and contingent probable resources of 107 Tcf (Western Australian gas reserves and resources by field).
See attached [tabled paper no
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(3) Data sourced from Cedigaz and published by BP in its World Energy Statistics 2008 shows that world consumption of LNG in 2007 amounted to 8 Tcf.
(4) Forecasts by the International Energy Agency indicate that the annual percentage increase in global LNG consumption from now to 2030 will be around five per cent.
(5) Data published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and subsequently updated in 2008 by AAPG member, Myron. K Horn lists the Russian fields of Urengoy, Yamburg, Shtokman, Zapolyarnoye, Bonavenko, Medvezhye, Orenburg and Kharsavey as having a combined proven reserves of 866 Tcf gas reserves.
(6) Data published by the International Energy Agency shows that Qatar's North Field holds 900 Tcf of proven natural gas and Iran's South Pars gas field contains 280 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(7) Data published by the International Energy Agency shows that Algeria's Hassi R'Mel gas field contains 85 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(8) The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 2005 indicates that the Hugoton gas field contains around 35 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(9) The Netherlands' Ministry of Economic Affairs' website indicates that the Groningen gas field contains 36 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(10) The April 2008 International Gas Report states that Turkmenistan claims that its Dauletabad-Donmez gas fields contain 460 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(11) Data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows the Karachaganak gas field in Kazakhstan contains 48 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(12) Western Australian gas fields, such as those in the Greater Gorgon Area contain in excess of 40 Tcf of proven reserves. This compares favourably with what are considered to be globally significant gas fields such as, for example, Kazakhstan's Karachaganak, United States' Hugoton and Netherlands' Groningen gas field.
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in the overall size of proven natural gas reserves. Western Australian gas fields account for the majority of Australian natural gas reserves.
(2) Western Australia has 16 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross proven gas reserves, 20 Tcf of probable gas reserve. contingent proven resources of 75 Tcf and contingent probable resources of 107 Tcf (Western Australian gas reserves and resources by field).
See attached [tabled paper no
]
.
(3) Data sourced from Cedigaz and published by BP in its World Energy Statistics 2008 shows that world consumption of LNG in 2007 amounted to 8 Tcf.
(4) Forecasts by the International Energy Agency indicate that the annual percentage increase in global LNG consumption from now to 2030 will be around five per cent.
(5) Data published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and subsequently updated in 2008 by AAPG member, Myron. K Horn lists the Russian fields of Urengoy, Yamburg, Shtokman, Zapolyarnoye, Bonavenko, Medvezhye, Orenburg and Kharsavey as having a combined proven reserves of 866 Tcf gas reserves.
(6) Data published by the International Energy Agency shows that Qatar's North Field holds 900 Tcf of proven natural gas and Iran's South Pars gas field contains 280 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(7) Data published by the International Energy Agency shows that Algeria's Hassi R'Mel gas field contains 85 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(8) The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin 2005 indicates that the Hugoton gas field contains around 35 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(9) The Netherlands' Ministry of Economic Affairs' website indicates that the Groningen gas field contains 36 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(10) The April 2008 International Gas Report states that Turkmenistan claims that its Dauletabad-Donmez gas fields contain 460 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(11) Data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows the Karachaganak gas field in Kazakhstan contains 48 Tcf of proven gas reserves.
(12) Western Australian gas fields, such as those in the Greater Gorgon Area contain in excess of 40 Tcf of proven reserves. This compares favourably with what are considered to be globally significant gas fields such as, for example, Kazakhstan's Karachaganak, United States' Hugoton and Netherlands' Groningen gas field.
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