❓ Question regarding the development of a port at James Price Point for the Browse LNG project and related infrastructure, including funding and land acquisition. The government's response is largely non-committal, deferring specific details and future decisions.
AnsweredQoN 40Legislative Council
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BROWSE LNG PROJECT — JAMES PRICE POINT
SUPPLY BASE
40. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to an article in The
Sydney Morning Herald on 1 May 2013 in which the Minister for State
Development was reported as stating that there was a lot of merit in building a
port at James Price Point to serve as a supply base for Woodside's
Browse Basin operations as well as the Canning Basin shale gas ventures.
(1) Has the
Department of State Development drawn up any plans to develop a port for a
supply base for Browse Basin gas development at or near James Price Point or in
any other area of the Western Australian coast; and, if so, will the minister
table the plans?
(2) Does the
minister rule out the use of public funding to build —
(a) a port for a supply base for
Browse Basin gas; and
(b) a road to James Price Point to
service the gas processing industry?
(3) Has the
minister or the department been in any discussions or meetings with companies
other than Woodside interested in building gas refineries at James Price Point;
and, if so, which companies?
(4) Has the
government made a decision on the compulsory acquisition of land at James Price
Point for gas refineries; and, if so, when was that decision made?
(5) If no to
(4), when will the government make a decision on whether to proceed with
compulsory acquisition?
SUPPLY BASE
40. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to an article in The
Sydney Morning Herald on 1 May 2013 in which the Minister for State
Development was reported as stating that there was a lot of merit in building a
port at James Price Point to serve as a supply base for Woodside's
Browse Basin operations as well as the Canning Basin shale gas ventures.
(1) Has the
Department of State Development drawn up any plans to develop a port for a
supply base for Browse Basin gas development at or near James Price Point or in
any other area of the Western Australian coast; and, if so, will the minister
table the plans?
(2) Does the
minister rule out the use of public funding to build —
(a) a port for a supply base for
Browse Basin gas; and
(b) a road to James Price Point to
service the gas processing industry?
(3) Has the
minister or the department been in any discussions or meetings with companies
other than Woodside interested in building gas refineries at James Price Point;
and, if so, which companies?
(4) Has the
government made a decision on the compulsory acquisition of land at James Price
Point for gas refineries; and, if so, when was that decision made?
(5) If no to
(4), when will the government make a decision on whether to proceed with
compulsory acquisition?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The Department of State Development advises —
(1) The
Department of State Development has not drawn up any plans to develop a port
for a supply base for Browse Basin gas.
(2) The
government expects users to bear the cost of port facilities and associated
infrastructure in Western Australia. Broome Port Authority will manage the port
facility at the Browse LNG precinct under the jurisdiction of the Port
Authorities Act 1999. The state will carry out commercial negotiations with
potential users to determine the financial arrangements that will apply for the
construction and operation of those facilities.
(3) Government
regularly promotes potential investment opportunities, including the Browse LNG
precinct, in a range of forums. The honourable member is encouraged to submit a
freedom of information application for further information in terms of those
present to ensure that appropriate commercial-in-confidence considerations can
take place under the Freedom of Information Act.
(4)–(5) The government will make an announcement when
it has made a decision.
question. The Department of State Development advises —
(1) The
Department of State Development has not drawn up any plans to develop a port
for a supply base for Browse Basin gas.
(2) The
government expects users to bear the cost of port facilities and associated
infrastructure in Western Australia. Broome Port Authority will manage the port
facility at the Browse LNG precinct under the jurisdiction of the Port
Authorities Act 1999. The state will carry out commercial negotiations with
potential users to determine the financial arrangements that will apply for the
construction and operation of those facilities.
(3) Government
regularly promotes potential investment opportunities, including the Browse LNG
precinct, in a range of forums. The honourable member is encouraged to submit a
freedom of information application for further information in terms of those
present to ensure that appropriate commercial-in-confidence considerations can
take place under the Freedom of Information Act.
(4)–(5) The government will make an announcement when
it has made a decision.
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