The Woleebee Lateral is a transmission lateral pipeline in central Queensland. The pipeline is owned by Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), which is a joint venture between Origin Energy, ConocoPhillips and Sinopec.
The Woleebee Lateral is approximately 88 km in length, has a diameter of 762 mm, and a capacity of 854 TJ/day. It connects the Fairview to Reedy Creek pipeline with the APLNG pipeline.
The Woleebee Lateral 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.
In 2012, the Commonwealth Minister (being the relevant minister) granted a 15 year non-coverage determination for the APLNG Pipeline and associated pipelines such as the Woleebee Lateral.
The AER has granted the following exemptions for the Woleebee Lateral under the name APLNG Mainline Laterals:
- 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. Due to reforms to the NGR, these exemptions transitioned to a Category 1 exemption under Part 10 of the NGR.
The Woleebee Lateral was completed in December 2013.