❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the implementation and impact of the state's domestic gas reservation policy, specifically regarding the 20% export allowance and future onshore gas production.
AnsweredQoN 777Legislative Council
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Domestic gas reservation policy
777. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to the government's domestic gas policy, which
was updated by the McGowan government on 17 August 2020 and again by the
Cook government on 15 August 2023 and 19 September 2024.
(1) How many onshore gas projects have applied or
sought to take advantage of the 20% export allowance between 2024 and the end
of 2030?
(2) How many approvals for the 20% exemption have
been granted?
(3) How many onshore projects that are expected to
be in production by the end of 2030 received final state government approval in
2024 and 2025?
(4) Based on the current approvals and proposals,
how much additional onshore gas production will be available to the domestic
gas system each year from 2025–26 to 2020–30? Sorry, that
should be 2029–30; the minister probably will not be able to answer
that.
(5) Which projects will provide that gas?
The President: Standing order 105. The Leader of the House.
777. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for State Development:
I refer to the government's domestic gas policy, which
was updated by the McGowan government on 17 August 2020 and again by the
Cook government on 15 August 2023 and 19 September 2024.
(1) How many onshore gas projects have applied or
sought to take advantage of the 20% export allowance between 2024 and the end
of 2030?
(2) How many approvals for the 20% exemption have
been granted?
(3) How many onshore projects that are expected to
be in production by the end of 2030 received final state government approval in
2024 and 2025?
(4) Based on the current approvals and proposals,
how much additional onshore gas production will be available to the domestic
gas system each year from 2025–26 to 2020–30? Sorry, that
should be 2029–30; the minister probably will not be able to answer
that.
(5) Which projects will provide that gas?
The President: Standing order 105. The Leader of the House.
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you,
President, and I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) It is one.
(2) None have been granted.
(3) It is none.
(4) According to the Australian Energy Market
Operator's (AEMO) 2024 WA Gas Statement of
Opportunities , it is the following.
The remainder of
this answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
2025–2026:
No additional onshore gas.
2027: Up to
78 terajoules per day.
2028: No
additional onshore gas.
2029: Up to
280 terajoules per day.
2030: No
additional onshore gas.
(5) According to AEMO, it will come from the West
Erregulla, Lockyer Deep and Waitsia stage 2 projects.
President, and I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) It is one.
(2) None have been granted.
(3) It is none.
(4) According to the Australian Energy Market
Operator's (AEMO) 2024 WA Gas Statement of
Opportunities , it is the following.
The remainder of
this answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
2025–2026:
No additional onshore gas.
2027: Up to
78 terajoules per day.
2028: No
additional onshore gas.
2029: Up to
280 terajoules per day.
2030: No
additional onshore gas.
(5) According to AEMO, it will come from the West
Erregulla, Lockyer Deep and Waitsia stage 2 projects.
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