❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Minister for Energy regarding Verve Energy's gas purchases and management during a supply disruption, focusing on the necessity and usage of gas acquired from Burrup Fertilisers. The Minister's response clarifies the actions taken and explains the allocation of resources.
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GAS SUPPLY — JANUARY DISRUPTION
I refer the minister to his answer to question without notice 249. (1) Will the minister detail the companies, other than Burrup Fertilisers, from which Verve Energy purchased gas in response to the gas supply interruption? (2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer the minister to his answer to question without notice 249. (1) Will the minister detail the companies, other than Burrup Fertilisers, from which Verve Energy purchased gas in response to the gas supply interruption? (2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(1) Will the minister detail the companies, other than Burrup Fertilisers, from which Verve Energy purchased gas in response to the gas supply interruption? (2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(1) Will the minister detail the companies, other than Burrup Fertilisers, from which Verve Energy purchased gas in response to the gas supply interruption? (2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(2) What options other than the purchase of gas did Verve Energy consider and why were not those options pursued? (3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(3) How does the minister explain the contradiction between his statement, which implied that Verve faced an urgent need for more gas, with the fact that the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers, which happened after the minister’s intervention, was not used by Verve? (4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(4) How did Verve manage to get through the disruption without needing to use the gas that it purchased from Burrup Fertilisers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of the question. (1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(1) Verve Energy purchased gas from Apache Energy during the gas supply interruption. (2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(2) Other options considered by Verge Energy to deal with the event were the maximisation of coal and liquid fuel generation, the use of gas from the Mondarra gas storage facility and the curtailment of gas supply to non-essential sources. All these options were used. (3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(3) The urgent need for gas was inclusive of Horizon Power’s requirements as Verve Energy supplies Horizon Power its gas for power generation in the north west interconnected system. On that basis, a portion of the gas purchased from Burrup Fertilisers was supplied to Horizon Power as it had a critical need for gas at that time. (4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
(4) A portion of the gas supplied from Burrup Fertilisers was also used by Verve Energy to supply a power station at Kwinana. That was critical to it getting through the disruption.
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