Carpentaria Gas Pipeline

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The Carpentaria Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from the Ballera gas processing plant in southwest Queensland to customers in Mt Isa (including the Mica Creek and Diamantina power stations) and the surrounding Carpentaria mineral province (via the Cannington lateral).[2]

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Project Details

Mainline

  • Operator: Carpentaria Gas Pipeline Joint Venture (APT Pipelines (QLD) Pty Limited and Roverton Pty Limited)
  • Owner: APA Group[1]
  • Capacity: 119 terajoules per day[1]
  • Length: 840 kilometers[1]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start Year: 1998

Cannington Lateral

  • Operator: Carpentaria Gas Pipeline Joint Venture (APT Pipelines (QLD) Pty Limited and Roverton Pty Limited)
  • Owner: APA Group[1][3]
  • Capacity: 10 terajoules per day[3]
  • Length: 96 kilometers[3]
  • Status: Operating[3]
  • Start Year: 1998

Background

The Carpentaria Gas Pipeline (CGP) Mainline and Cannington Lateral are operated by the Carpentaria Gas Pipeline Joint Venture (APT Pipelines (QLD) Pty Limited and Roverton Pty Limited.[2] The CGP is subject to light regulation under the NGL by the AER.[2]

Conflicts of Interest

In November 2015, it was announced that Asian conglomerate Jemena was the preferred bidder to build a AU$800 million link between the Carpentaria pipeline and the Amadeus Pipeline in the Northern Territory.[4] The Lock The Gate Alliance NT questioned the impartiality of the person chosen by NT Chief Minister Adam Giles to study ways to transport Northern Territory gas to the eastern grid. "There are very strong links between the NT Government's key adviser on the development of the onshore gas industry in the Territory, Dr Allan Hawke, and the successful proponent, Jemena," said Lauren Mellor from The Lock The Gate Alliance.[4]

Expansion project

Capacity expansion for Beetaloo Basin

In the 2021 Australian National Gas Infrastructure Plan (NGIP), a major component of unlocking Beetaloo Basin natural gas resources is building the Beetaloo Lateral Pipeline, and along with it, a 350-terajoule-per-day expansion of either the Amadeus Gas Pipeline, the Northern Gas Pipeline, or the Carpentaria Gas Pipeline.[5] There were no details on potential ownership, though the plan mentions the need for such infrastructure to be in place by 2025.

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  • Capacity: 350 terajoules per day[5]
  • Length: 0 new kilometers[5]
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  • Status: Proposed
  • Start year: 2025[5]
  • Cost:

Mainline twinning project

In the 2021 Australian Gas Infrastructure Plan, a potential parallel pipeline along the Carpentaria Gas Pipeline Mainline was suggested as part of large-scale Beetaloo Basin development, which mentioned potential twinning or further expansion of the pipeline up to 1200 terajoules per day.[5] There were no details on potential ownership, though the plan mentions the need for such infrastructure to be in place by 2028.

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  • Capacity: 1081 terajoules per day[5] (to bring mainline up to 1200 terajoules per day)
  • Length: 840 kilometers[5]
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Proposed[5]
  • Start year: 2028[5]
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Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 State of the Energy Market 2021, Australian Energy Regulator, accessed Aug. 11, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 QLD: Carpentaria Gas Pipeline, Australian Energy Market Commission, accessed Aug. 11, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Carpentaria Gas Pipeline - APA Group". www.apa.com.au. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Anti-fracking group questions connection between NT inquiry and successful pipeline bidder, ABC News, Nov. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 11, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Australia 2021 National Gas Infrastructure Plan". Australia Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. Retrieved 2021-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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