The Fairview Laterals (also known as the GLNG Lateral Pipelines) are transmission lateral pipelines located in central Queensland. The pipelines are owned by GLNG, which is a joint venture between Santos, Petronas, Total and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS).
There are two Fairview Lateral Pipelines. Fairview Lateral Pipeline PPL147 connects Fairview Compression Hub 5 to the Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla (CRWP) Loop and then flows into the Gas Transmission Pipeline (GTP) that transports to the GLNG Plant on Curtis Island. The 2016/2017 throughput of this pipeline was 42.6 PJ.
Fairview Lateral Pipeline PPL164 connects Fairview Compression Hub 4 to the Gas Transmission Pipeline (GTP) that transports to the GLNG Plant on Curtis Island. The 2016/2017 throughput of this pipeline was 78.1 PJ.
The Fairview Laterals are currently non-scheme pipelines, and are subject to the access regime for non-scheme pipelines under Part 10 of the National Gas Rules (NGR). They were 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 Fairview laterals under the names GLNG Lateral Pipeline (Fairview) PPL 147 and GLNG Lateral Pipeline (Fairview) PPL 164:
- On 26 February 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. The exemption transitioned to a Category 1 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.