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Westside signs gas supply
deals with Alinta, CleanCo
PROJECTS & AUSTRALIAN independent Westside has base and pricing mix. He added: “Through
COMPANIES signed gas sales agreements (GSAs) with Alinta these GSAs we’re pleased to be contributing to
Energy and CleanCo Queensland for the supply increased supply to the domestic East Coast mar-
of 5.84 PJ (152.12mn cubic metres) of natural gas ket, in line with government policy objectives.”
over three years. The Australian Energy Market Operator
The Queensland-based developer said on (AEMO) has warned in recent years that the
June 1 that under its GSA with gas and power East Coast gas market is on the verge of witness-
utility Alinta, Westside and joint venture part- ing the emergence of a gas supply shortfall. In its
ner Mitsui E&P Australia would deliver a total of latest Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO)
3.65 PJ (95.05 mcm) in 2022 and 2023. report, the operator said a shortage could emerge
CleanCo’s 2.19 PJ (57.05 mcm) will be sup- in 2026.
plied over 2023 and 2024 and will feed the 385- The Australian Petroleum Production and
MW Swanbank E thermal power plant (TPP) in Exploration Association (APPEA) welcomed
south-east Queensland. the news of the GSAs and said they were “further
The gas will come from the Westside-oper- proof” that the upstream continued to support
ated Greater Meridian fields in Queensland’s the local economy.
Bowen Basin, which currently support 39 TJ APPEA CEO Andrew McConville said the
(1.02 mcm) per day of gross production. agreement showed that the market was working.
Westside said it had secured separate gas He added: “There have been more than 100 local
transportation agreements with Jemena to GSAs since December 2012. This agreement will
deliver the purchased gas to Queensland’s cen- mean Swanbank E can keep running and contin-
tral gas hub at Wallumbilla. uing to play its key role in ensuring the ongoing
Westside CEO Matt Wallach said new reliability and stability of Queensland’s electric-
GSAs would diversify the company’s customer ity network.”
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