❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) and royalty allocation from hydraulic fracture stimulation projects, including the Ungani Oilfield. The government's response indicates no current or projected contributions to the CEFF from fracking royalties in the next 4 years.
AnsweredQoN 6243Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Action 18 of the government's Implementation Plan in response to the Final Report of the Independent Scientific Panel Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation, which recommends the establishment of the Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF), to be administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and the allocation of net royalties from onshore hydraulic fracture stimulation petroleum projects to the fund, and ask: (a) Does the allocation of net royalties refer to all royalty income due to Western Australia from both petroleum and gas arising from a hydraulic fracture stimulation project; (b) Does this include any royalty from the Ungani Oilfield; (c) What other current projects will contribute to the CEFF; (d) What royalty income has the government projected for the next 4 years from hydraulic fracture stimulation projects and that will flow into the CEFF; and (e) Does the government anticipate new applications for exploration permits by companies wishing to use hydraulic fracture stimulation techniques over the next 4 years and if so which prospective regions are these permits likely to be located?
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Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations
Response time
6 days
(a) Yes
(b) No, fracking has not been used, nor is projected to be used, at the Ungani oilfield.
(c) None. There are no producing onshore oil and gas projects that use hydraulic fracture stimulation in Western Australia.
(d) The Government’s royalty projections over the next four years do not include any royalties from hydraulic stimulation projects.
(e) No.
(b) No, fracking has not been used, nor is projected to be used, at the Ungani oilfield.
(c) None. There are no producing onshore oil and gas projects that use hydraulic fracture stimulation in Western Australia.
(d) The Government’s royalty projections over the next four years do not include any royalties from hydraulic stimulation projects.
(e) No.
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