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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 239 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 7 April 2022 by Dr D.J. Honey

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

DOMESTIC GAS SUPPLY

239. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Energy:

I have a supplementary question. Thanks very much, minister, for that answer. We are talking about a potential gas shortage in two to three years' time, not in 10 years' time. Can the minister guarantee that the state will not run short of gas for industry in that period?

Mr W.J. JOHNSTON replied:

One thing that I am very pleased to let the member for Cottesloe know is that Chevron has just completed its second 150-terajoule facility, which is the second part of its Gorgon gas supply, and it is currently marketing that gas. If anybody needs gas, they should talk to Chevron. Also, the gas supply agreement that was entered into by the former government means that Synergy is long on gas, so if people have a need for gas, they should talk to Synergy because it has gas available today for purchase. I will repeat what I said, and the member should think about this: Project Haber is a multibillion-dollar investment based on transforming new supplies of gas to new export opportunities. Why would anybody invest in that project if they did not think that they could have a 30-year gas supply? The Perdaman investment is, again, a multibillion-dollar investment for a 30-year project. Why would Perdaman invest in that project if it did not think there would be a 30-year gas supply? Alcoa's most profitable business around the globe is its Wagerup Alumina Refinery. Why does it continue to invest in that project if it does not think there is gas supply?