❓ A parliamentary question regarding the gas supply problems following the Varanus Island gas pipe explosion, focusing on Verve Energy's capacity, government response, and alternative gas sources.
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APACHE ENERGY GAS PLANT EXPLOSION — GAS SUPPLIES 629. Hon NORMAN MOORE to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy: I refer the minister to the gas supply problems as a result of the gas pipe explosion on Varanus Island. (1) How much electricity can Verve Energy provide for the south west interconnected system without using gas, and how does that figure compare to SWIS’s peak winter demand? (2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
APACHE ENERGY GAS PLANT EXPLOSION — GAS SUPPLIES
I refer the minister to the gas supply problems as a result of the gas pipe explosion on Varanus Island. (1) How much electricity can Verve Energy provide for the south west interconnected system without using gas, and how does that figure compare to SWIS’s peak winter demand? (2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(1) How much electricity can Verve Energy provide for the south west interconnected system without using gas, and how does that figure compare to SWIS’s peak winter demand? (2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
APACHE ENERGY GAS PLANT EXPLOSION — GAS SUPPLIES
I refer the minister to the gas supply problems as a result of the gas pipe explosion on Varanus Island. (1) How much electricity can Verve Energy provide for the south west interconnected system without using gas, and how does that figure compare to SWIS’s peak winter demand? (2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(1) How much electricity can Verve Energy provide for the south west interconnected system without using gas, and how does that figure compare to SWIS’s peak winter demand? (2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(2) Why has the government not offered any contracted Verve gas supply to meet industry needs to prevent job losses and to meet community needs for power and clean hospital laundry? (3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(3) Does the government know where Alinta sourced gas for the Paddington goldmine to replace the lost gas supply from Apache? (4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(4) How much extra gas can North West Shelf venture and other gas suppliers provide on a daily basis for domestic state needs and how much extra gas is being supplied already to meet the gas shortfall from Varanus Island? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for providing some notice of this question. (1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(1) This information is not available at short notice. It is requested that the question be put on notice. (2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(2) Verve Energy has a number of coal plants out of service and currently requires substantial quantities of both gas and liquids to meet requirements. It currently does not have any significant quantity of gas available that is not required for its own operations. It is expected that Verve Energy would make any excess gas available once it is in a position to do so. (3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(3) No. (4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
(4) An average of approximately 90 terajoules a day additional gas is being provided from non-Varanus Island sources. It is understood that this is close to maximum capacity.
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