The Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline is a distribution pipeline in south-eastern Queensland. The pipeline is owned by the Queensland Government and Australian Gas Networks (AGN). The APA Group is the pipeline’s operator.
The Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline is 28.5 km in length and has a throughput of 1.5 TJ/day, with 0.8 TJ being supplied to the Knauf Plasterboard facility in Bundaberg.
The Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline transports gas to the Port of Bundaberg from the Wide Bay Pipeline situated west of Bundaberg. Construction of the Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline was completed in December 2016 and the pipeline became operational in early 2017.
The Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline is currently a non-scheme pipeline, and is subject to the access regime for non-scheme pipelines under Part 10 of the National Gas Rules (NGR). It was previously subject to the access regime for non-scheme pipelines under the former Part 23 of the NGR, which was replaced by Part 10.
On 13 December 2017, the AER granted a five year Category 2 and Category 3 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR for the Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline. On 30 November 2022, the AER granted a further five year Category 2 and Category 3 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR. Due to reforms to the NGR, the exemptions transitioned to a Category 2 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.
