Hon Dr Brian Walker, on behalf of Hon Dr Brad Pettitt, asks the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade about the gas plants supplying WA's domestic market, the amount of gas supplied, and the percentage of total production that represents. The Minister provides a detailed list of gas plants and their volume, incorporated into Hansard.

AnsweredQoN 538Legislative Council
Asked
15 June 2022
Portfolio
State Development, Jobs and Trade

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DOMESTIC
GAS SUPPLY
538. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade:
I rise to ask the
following question on behalf of Hon Dr Brad Pettitt , who is out of the chamber on urgent
parliamentary business. It has been redirected to the Minister for State
Development, Jobs and Trade representing the Minister for Energy.
(1) Can the
minister please list which gas plants have supplied gas to WA's
domestic market in the most recent 12-month period?
(2) How much
gas did each of the facilities in (1) supply to WA's domestic gas
market in that 12-month period respectively?
(3) What percentage does that domestic gas supply
represent of those projects' total production in that 12-month period respectively?

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I thank the member for the question. I answer this in my role
representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade.
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation has
provided, in response to (1) and (2), detailed lists of the projects and their
volume. I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1) For the 12-month period 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022,
the gas plants include: Beharra Springs, Devil Creek, Gorgon, Karratha Gas
Plant, Macedon, Pluto*, Varanus Island, Wheatstone and Xyris. *Includes Pluto
pipeline gas production, excludes Pluto domestic LNG production.
(2) For the 12-month period 1
June 2021 to 31 May 2022, the gas plants supplied:
Beharra
Springs: 43.0 PJ
Devil
Creek: 355.1 PJ
Gorgon:
359.7 PJ
Karratha
Gas Plant (North West Shelf): 1,107.9 PJ
Macedon:
599.0 PJ
Pluto*:
21.4 PJ
Varanus
Island: 803.0 PJ
Wheatstone:
198.8 PJ
Xyris:
25.9 PJ
*Includes
Pluto pipeline gas production, excludes Pluto domestic LNG production.
(3) For those
projects that are domestic-only projects—that is, Beharra Springs,
Devil Creek, Macedon, Varanus Island and Xyris—it was 100 per cent.
Production values for the four
projects that also export gas—Gorgon, Pluto, Wheatstone and North West Shelf—are not available for the stipulated
time period as these are subject to a calendar year reporting cycle.

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