Inquiry into the Economic Implications of Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Operations

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

23 May 2013

Tabling date:

25 Jun 2015

Deadline for submissions:

31 Aug 2013

Date Ended:

15 May 2014

Committee

Economics and Industry Standing Committee (2013 - 2017)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The Committee will identify the manner in which the use of floating liquefied natural gas operations will impact upon the following sectors of the Western Australian economy:

Engineering and design;
Fabrication and manufacturing;
Construction and ancillary services; and
Domestic gas supply and industrial gas users.

The Committee will also identify the extent to which the use of floating liquefied natural gas operations will impact upon state revenue in Western Australia.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
	The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) received on 12 Jun 2013
	Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd received on 18 Nov 2013
	DomGas Alliance received on 30 Aug 2013
	Horizon Power received on 30 Aug 2013
	Woodside Energy Ltd received on 12 Nov 2013
	Engineers Australia Western Australia Division received on 27 Nov 2013
	Mr Chris Hicks and Mr Ken Owen received on 28 Aug 2013
	INPEX received on 30 Aug 2013
	Challenger Institute of Technology; Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training (ACEPT) received on 15 Aug 2013
	The Maritime Union of Australia National Office received on 3 Sep 2013
	Department of Mines and Petroleum received on 7 Mar 2014
	ConocoPhillips received on 30 Aug 2013
	Mr David Meager received on 27 Nov 2013
	The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia received on 30 Aug 2013
	The Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia received on 27 Nov 2013
	Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc) received on 25 Nov 2013
	Atkins Australasia Pty Ltd received on 26 Aug 2013
	Shire of Derby/West Kimberley received on 22 Nov 2013
	The University of Western Australia received on 29 Aug 2013
	Mr David Ryan (Principal Consultant, David Ryan Consulting) received on 12 Aug 2013
	Shell Australia received on 30 Aug 2013
	Western Australian Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA) received on 26 Aug 2013
	Woodside Energy Ltd received on 14 Sep 2013
	Department of Commerce received on 4 Sep 2013
	The Australian Workers' Union received on 30 Aug 2013
	The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) received on 20 Dec 2013
	DomGas Alliance received on 15 Nov 2013
	Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc.) received on 30 Aug 2013
	Mr Leo Burke received on 30 Aug 2013
	Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union WA Branch received on 30 Aug 2013
	Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA received on 30 Aug 2013
	Department of Mines and Petroleum received on 10 Mar 2014
	Woodside received on 10 Jan 2014
	Santos received on 17 Oct 2013
	Department of State Development received on 27 Feb 2014
	Engineers Australia received on 14 Oct 2013
	BP received on 30 Aug 2013
	Department of State Development received on 2 Oct 2013
	Ms Beverley Bower (Acting Executive Director, Petroleum Approvals, Department of Mines and Petroleum) received on 17 Mar 2014
	ConocoPhillips received on 27 Nov 2013
	Department of Commerce received on 28 Feb 2014
	Mr Tim Griffin (A/Director General, Department of Mines and Petroleum) received on 30 Aug 2013
	Department of Mines and Petroleum received on 28 Feb 2014
	Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training (ACEPT) received on 29 Nov 2013
	Chevron Australia Pty Ltd received on 27 Nov 2013
	NOPSEMA received on 22 Nov 2013
	GE Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd received on 5 Sep 2013
	The Maritime Union of Australia National Office received on 1 Nov 2013
	GDF Suez Bonaparte Pty Ltd received on 17 Oct 2013

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
23 Oct 2013	09:15 AM	Committee Room 2	INPEX	Mr Bill Townsend (General Manager, External Affairs and Joint Venture) and Mr Brad Williams (External Affairs Manager
23 Oct 2013	10:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Shell Australia	Mr Andrew Smith (Country Chair), Mr Ian Grose (Commercial Manager, East Browse), Mr Steve Phimister (General Manager - Upstream)
24 Oct 2013	01:00 PM		Chevron	Mr Roy Krzywosinski (Managing Director)
01 Nov 2013	09:15 AM	Committee Room 2	Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association	Mr Stedman Ellis (Chief Operating Officer, Western Region), Mr Adam Welch (Senior Policy Adviser, Western Region)
01 Nov 2013	10:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Inc	Ms Nicole Roocke (Director), Ms Shannon Burdeu (Manager - Economics & Tax), Mr Andrew Winter (Manager - Infrastructure), Mr Benjamin Hammer (Policy Adviser - Infrastructure)
01 Nov 2013	11:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia	Mr John Nicolaou (Chief Economist)
01 Nov 113	01:30 PM	Committee Room 2	Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union	Mr Steve McCartney (WA Secretary), Mr Tom Palmer (Research Officer)
01 Nov 2013	02:30 PM	Committee Room 2	Australian Workers’ Union	Mr Steve Price (Branch Secretary, Western Australian Branch)
01 Nov 2013	03:30 PM	Committee Room 2	Maritime Union of Australia	Mr Ian Bray (Assistant National Secretary)
13 Nov 2013	10:45 AM	Committee Room 2	Engineers Australia	Ms Helen Pederson (2013 WA Division Presidnt), Ms Leanne Hardwicke (General Manager (WA Division), Mr Francis Norman (Committee Member
15 Nov 2013	10:30 AM	Committee Room 2	GE Oil & Gas	Mr David Leslie (General Manager)
15 Nov 2013	11:30 AM	Committee Room 2	Challenger TAFE ACEPT	Ms Melanie Sorenson (General Manager Training Services), Mr Greg Guppy (Director Applied Engineering and ACEPT)
15 Nov 2013	03:00 PM	Committee Room 2	DomGas Alliance	Mr Matt Brown (Alliance Executive Director), Mr Mike Shaw (Alliance Member), Mr Nenad Ninkov (Alliance Member)
21 Nov 2013	01:00 PM	Committee Room 2		Hon Wilson Tuckey

Tabling Comments:

Report No. 1; to be tabled 15 May 2014

Report No. 2; to be tabled 25 June 2015

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Ms Gail McGowan (Deputy Director General, Department of State Development), Ms Nicole Cusworth (Deputy Director General, Department of State Development) on 19 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr William Tinapple (Executive Director Petroleum, Department of Mines and Petroleum) on 19 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Steven Phimister (General Manager, Shell Australia), Mr Ian Grose (Commercial Manager - East Browse, Shell Australia), Mr Steven Kauffman (Engineering Manager, Shell Australia) on 26 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Damian Dwyer (Director, Economics, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association), Mr Adam Welch (Senior Analyst, Economics and Operations, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association on 26 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Ms Nicole Roocke (Director, Chamber of Minerals and Energy), Mr Benjamin Hammer (Policy Advisor, Chamber of Minerals and Energy) on 26 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr James England (State Manager, Australian Steel Institute) on 28 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Steven McCartney (State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union) on 28 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Nenad Ninkov (Member, DomGas Alliance), Mr Michael Shaw (Member, DomGas Alliance) on 28 Jun 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Robert Cole (Executive Director, Woodside Petroleum), Mr Stephen Rogers (Senior Vice President, Woodside Petroleum), Mr Shaun Gregory (Senior Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment and Technology, Woodside Petroleum) on 16 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Ms Natalie Wallace (Manager, Commercial WA and NT, Santos Ltd), Mr John Anderson (Vice-President WA and NT, Santos Ltd), Mrs Joanne Flowerdew (Project Services Team Leader, Santos Ltd) on 21 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Jean-Francois Letellier (General Manager, GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty Ltd), Mr Peter Rumball (Project Services Manager, GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty Ltd), Mr Tom Baddeley (Government and Community Relations Manager, GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty Ltd) on 21 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Trevor Caldwell (Project General Manager, BP), Mr Peter Metcalfe (External Affairs Manager, BP) on 21 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Luke Musgrave (Vice President, LNG, ExxonMobil (Australia)) on 21 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Ms Kayleen Ewin (Vice-President, Sustainable Development, Communications and External Relations, ConocoPhillips Australia Pty Ltd) on 21 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr William Townsend (General Manager, External Affairs and JV, Inpex), Mr Nigel Wilson (Adviser, Inpex) on 23 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Andrew Smith (Country Chair, Shell in Australia), Mr Steven Phimister (General Manager, Shell in Australia), Mr Ian Grose (Commercial Manager, East Browse, Shell in Australia) on 23 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Roy Krzywosinski (Managing Director, Chevron) on 24 Oct 2013

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Evidence by.. Mrs Shannon Burdeu (Manager, Economics and Tax, Chamber of Minerals and Energy), Ms Nicole Roocke (Representative, Chamber of Minerals and Energy), Mr Benjamin Hammer (Policy Adviser, Infrastructure, Chamber of Minerals and Energy), Mr Andrew Winter (Manager, Infrastructure, Chamber of Minerals and Energy) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Stedman Ellis (Chief Operating Officer, Western Region, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association), Mr Adam Welch (Senior Policy Adviser, Western Region, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Stephen Price (Secretary, The Australian Workers’ Union) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Ian Bray (Assistant National Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Steve McCartney (State Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union), Mr Thomas Palmer (Research Officer, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr John Nicolaou (Chief Officer, Member Services and Advocacy; Chief Economist, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia), Mrs Dana Hyland (Manager, Economics and Policy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia) on 1 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Ms Leanne Hardwicke (General Manager, WA Division, Engineers Australia), Mrs Helen Pedersen (President, WA Division, Engineers Australia), Mr Francis Norman (Engineer, WA Division, Engineers Australia) on 13 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr Greg Guppy (Director, Applied Engineering and Australian Centre for Energy Process Training, Challenger Institute of Technology), Ms Melanie Sorensen (General Manager, Training Services, Challenger Institute of Technology) on 15 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Dr Michael Shaw (DomGas Alliance member, Alcoa of Australia Ltd), Mr Matthew Brown (Executive Director, DomGas Alliance), Mr Nenad Ninkov (DomGas Alliance) on 15 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Mr David Leslie (Director, GE Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd), Mr Stuart McLagan (Communications Manager ANZ, GE Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd) on 15 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Hon Wilson Tuckey (Retired Member of Parliament) on 21 Nov 2013

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Evidence by.. Ms Karene Walton (Professionals Australia), Mr Erik Locke (Professionals Australia) on 10 Feb 2014

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Evidence by.. Mr Stephen Wood (Director General, Department of State Development), Ms Gail McGowan (Deputy Director General, Department of State Development), Mr Richard Sellers (Director General, Department of Mines and Petroleum), Mr Jeffrey Haworth (Executive Director Petroleum, Department of Mines and Petroleum) on 19 Feb 2014

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Evidence by.. Mr Brian Bradley (Director General, Department of Commerce), Mr Stephen Grocott (General Manager, Industry Participation Branch, Department of Commerce), Mr John O’Hare (General Manager, Marine and Defence, Oil and Gas, Australian Marine Complex, Department of Commerce) on 19 Feb 2014

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
2	The economic impact of floating LNG on Western Australia Volume 1	15 May 2014	More...
2	The economic impact of floating LNG on Western Australia Volume 2	15 May 2014

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Mr Ian Charles Blayney MLA
Hon. Francis (Fran) Michael Logan MLA
Mr Peter Charles Tinley MLA
Mr Jan Henrik Norberger MLA
Mr Ronald (Shane) Shane Love MLA

Staff Members:

Dr Loraine Abernethie, PhD (Principal Research Officer)
Michael Burton, BEc, BA (Hons) (Research Officer)