❓ Hon Tim Clifford asks about the amount of reservoir carbon dioxide removed and injected as part of the Gorgon Gas Development, referencing the EPA's report. The Minister provides existing reports but avoids directly answering due to ongoing finalisation of compliance starting points and differing reporting periods.
AnsweredQoN 2544Legislative Council
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I refer to the Report and Recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority published on 25 September 2019 regarding Ministerial Statement 800 for the Gorgon Gas Development, and I ask: (a) how much reservoir carbon dioxide has been removed during gas processing operations as part of the Gorgon project since the Commencement of Gas Processing Operations, as defined in the EPA’s Report and Recommendations; (b) how much reservoir carbon dioxide is projected to be removed during gas processing in the five years from 14 July 2016 to 14 July 2021; (c) how much reservoir carbon dioxide has Chevron injected into the Dupuy Formation to date; (d) how much reservoir carbon dioxide does Chevron predict will be injected by 14 July 2021; and (e) how much reservoir carbon dioxide does Chevron predict will be injected by the close of the Gorgon Gas Development?
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Answered
31 October 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
9 days
(a–e) Further to my answer to Question on Notice 2543, the compliance starting point for Commencement of Gas Processing Operations is still being finalised. Furthermore, the reporting period for Gorgon’s Annual Environmental Performance Reports under Ministerial Statement 800 is 10 August to 9 August the following year, which does not align with the dates in your question, so assumptions would be required to provide the requested information. Despite this, and in the interest of transparency, I table the Gorgon Gas Development annual Environmental Performance Reports for 2016, 2017 and 2018 which include information on the volume of carbon dioxide removed.
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