The Churchie Pipeline is a transmission pipeline in Central Queensland. The pipeline is owned by AGL.
The Churchie Pipeline is 5 km in length and has a capacity of 17 TJ/day.
The Churchie Pipeline connects the Churchie gas field with the Silver Springs Plant, which also connects with the Waggamba gas field. The Churchie gas field was initially co-owned by Mosaic and Santos. Mosaic purchased Santos’ stake in 2009 and AGL inherited full ownership when it acquired Mosaic in 2010.
The Churchie 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.
The AER has granted the following exemptions for the Churchie Pipeline:
- On 3 January 2018, a five year Category 1 and Category 2 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR.
- On 30 November 2022, a five year Category 1 and Category 2 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR. Due to reforms to the NGR, the exemptions transitioned to a Category 1 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.
