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Promoting Free and Fair Trade in Gas
K Peter KolfExecutive Director
Office of Gas Access Regulation WA
Energy Regulation and the Role of the Regulators Conference
Novotel Melbourne on Collins1 May 2001
Overview• Natural Gas Markets in WA• Free and Fair Trade in Natural Gas• The Office of Gas Access Regulation• The Gas Access Regime• Objectives in Western Australia• Outcomes
Domestic Gas SuppliesTJ/d
1997 2000
North West Shelf 428 451 Harriet Pipeline System 119 191 Tubridgi Pipeline System 50 37 Perth Basin Gas 44 29 Total 641 708
Domestic Gas TransmissionTJ/d
1997 2000
DBNGP 534 596 Goldfields Gas Pipeline 63 83 Parmelia Pipeline 44 29 Total 641 708
Pe rth
G e ra ld to n
C a rna rvo n
Bunb ury
Busse lto nC a p e l Alb a ny
Ka m b a ld a
Ka lg o o rlie
Ne wm a n
Po rt He d la nd
Pa rm e lia Pip e line
G e ra ld to n La te ra l
Tub rid g i & G riffin Pip e line s
Ha rrie t Pip e line s
No rth We st She lf Pip e line
Pilb a ra Ene rg y Pro je c tG a s Pip e line (PEPL)
Ne wm a n La te ra l
G o ld fie ld s G a sPip e line (G G P)
C a rna rvo n La te ral
C a p e La m b e rt Pip e line
Ka m b a ld a La te ra l
NA TURAL G A S PIPELINES W e s t e rn A u s t ra l ia
Da m p ie rG rif fin O ffsho re Pip e line
The ve na rd Isla nd Pip e line
M a nd ura h
Da m p ie r to Bunb uryNa tura l G a s Pip e line (DBNG P)
M id We st Pip e line
W in d im u rr a
Pip e line s C o ve re d b y C o d e
O ffsho re Ra w G a s Pip e line s No Distrib utio n Syste m s
Pip e line s No t C o ve re d b y C o d e No t C o ve re d G a s Distrib utio n Syste m s
C o ve re d G a s D istrib utio n Syste m s
Pipeline Date Lodged Status AlintaGas Distribution System
30 June 1999 Final Approval 18 July 2000
Parmelia Pipeline 7 May 1999 Final Approval 15 December 2000
Tubridgi Pipeline System
21 Oct 1999 Draft Decision 7 August 2000
Goldfields Gas Pipeline 15 Dec 1999 Draft Decision 10 April 2001
Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline
15 Dec 1999 Draft Decision Expected May 2001
Kambalda Lateral
Deferred Extension granted to 1 Dec 2002
Independent Gas Pipelines
Access Regulator Gas Disputes Arbitrator
Executive Director
Senior Business Analyst
Receptionist Executive Officer
Personal Assistant
Senior Business Analyst
Gas Review Board
Gas Access Regulation in WA
Industry Funded
• Funded by “Covered” Pipelines– Service Charges for Direct Services– Standing Charge for Indirect Services
Approach in Western Australia• Focus is on Access• Independence of the Regulator• Transparency• Open Door Policy• Consultation
Outcomes for WA
• Commercial Markets for Natural Gas• Competitive Local Gas Supply Market• Competitive Gas Pipeline Market• Increasingly Competitive Gas Distribution• Increasingly Competitive Gas Prices
Concluding CommentMain focus is:• Promote Competition;• Encourage Investment;• Provide Value to Users; and • Ensure Reasonable Return to Owners.
Promoting Free and Fair Trade in Gas
K Peter KolfExecutive Director
Office of Gas Access Regulation WA
Energy Regulation and the Role of the Regulators Conference
Novotel Melbourne on Collins1 May 2001