QLD: Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline

QLD: Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline

The Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline (CRWP) is a transmission pipeline located in south-east Queensland. The pipeline is owned by GLNG, which is a joint venture between Santos, Petronas, Total and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS).

The CRWP is 127 km in length and has a diameter of 300-450 mm. It has a forward haul capacity of 950 TJ/day and a back haul capacity of 175 TJ/day.

The CRWP links the Fairview gas plant at Comet Ridge with the Wallumbilla gas hub near Roma in Queensland. It is also connected to GLNG’s Roma Underground Gas Storage Facility. Since GLNG’s LNG export facility commenced operation in the second half of 2015, the CRWP has generally transported gas in a northerly direction to GLNG’s gas transmission pipeline for transport to its LNG facility at Gladstone. It can also transport gas in a southerly direction from GLNG’s Fairview, Arcadia and Comet Ridge coal seam gas fields in the Bowen-Surat basin to the domestic market and the Roma Underground Gas Storage Facility.

The CRWP 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 30 November 2022, the AER granted a five year Category 1 and Category 2 exemption under Part 23 of the NGR for the CRWP Pipeline. Due to reforms to the NGR, the exemptions transitioned to a Category 1 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.

The CRWP was constructed in 2007.  

Pipeline details

State:

QLD

Type:

Transmission

Capacity:

175 TJ/day

Regulation:

Non-scheme

Additional Regulation:

Category 1

Owner:

GLNG Operations Pty Limited (GLNG)

Operator:

GLNG Operations Pty Limited (GLNG)

Length:

127 km

Gas Type:

Natural gas

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Title Date Documents
Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline Description Pipeline description
Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline map 2018-01-18 Pipeline description
AER Letter to GLNG re Exemption Application - CRWP Pipeline 2018-01-18 Part 23 decision
AER letter to GLNG re pipeline exemptions dated 30 November 2022 2022-11-30 Part 23 decision
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