Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline
The Stage 4, Stage 5A and Stage 5B expansion projects have seen the pipeline owners inject $1.7 billion into the DBNGP. In the next 12 months, the final closure and completion of the Defects Liability Period will expire. The works include: flow testing of all station pipework at design flows; the completion of the Fortescue River Crossing;
Dampier Bunbury Pipeline | AGIG - Australian Gas Networks
SECWA operated the pipeline until its privatisation of sale in 1998. In 2004 it was purchased by DBP. During DBP’s ownership, $1.7bn has been invested into the DBNGP in meeting the energy needs of Western Australia, via separate expansion projects, Stages 4, 5A and 5B.
Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline - Global Energy Monitor
The pipeline runs from a point near Withnell Bay, on the Burrup Peninsula near Dampier, Western Australia to Bunbury in the southwest of the State. It carries natural gas, most of which enters the pipeline at the domestic gas plant associated with the North West Shelf Venture project. The other main inlet point is approximately 135 kilometers
About DBP | AGIG - Australian Gas Networks
Dampier Bunbury Pipeline (DBP) is the operator of the privately owned Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), Western Australia’s most important energy infrastructure asset.
Dampier to Bunbury pipeline - WA
The Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) corridor is an area of land that houses the high-pressure gas pipelines which supplies gas to heavy and light industry consumers, electricity generation and homes within Western Australia. Contents Overview Background Legislation Native Title Publications and maps Overview
- Who owns Dampier Bunbury Pipeline?
- Epic Energy owned and operated the pipeline for six years, eventually selling the pipeline in October 2004 to Dampier Bunbury Pipeline (DBP) Ltd, which is the trading name of the DBNGP group of companies. DBP had two institutional shareholders: D.U.E.T. (Diversified Utilities and Energy Trusts) (80%) and Alcoa (20%) up until 2017.
- Who owns DBNGP?
- The Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (“DBNGP”) is owned by DBNGP (WA) Nominees Pty Ltd as Trustee for the DBNGP (WA) Pipeline Trust and is operated by DBNGP (WA) Transmission Pty Ltd (“DBP”). The DBNGP system is described in Section 2. The boundaries of the system are defined by the system’s inlet and outlet points and notional gate points.
- When was natural gas introduced into the DBNGP?
- Natural gas was introduced into the pipeline in 1984 when the first stage stretching from Dampier to Kwinana Junction was commissioned with throughput of about 240 TJ/d. In 1985 the pipeline was extended to Bunbury. The DBNGP has been in continuous operation ever since.
- What is the DBNGP pipeline?
- Constructed by the Western Australian State Government under the State Energy Commission Act 1979, the DBNGP is Australia's longest gas pipeline and one of Western Australia's most critical pieces of energy infrastructure.
- When did SECWA start supplying natural gas to Bunbury?
- In 1985 the pipeline was extended to Bunbury. The DBNGP has been in continuous operation ever since. As well as funding the pipeline project, SECWA was the foundation contract for the new supply of natural gas. SECWA entered into a long term contract with the North West Shelf Partners to purchase fixed volumes of gas.
- How much money has been invested in the DBNGP?
- During DBP’s ownership, $1.7bn has been invested into the DBNGP in meeting the energy needs of Western Australia, via separate expansion projects, Stages 4, 5A and 5B. As a result of these projects the pipeline capacity was increased by 60% with the pipeline now being 83% duplicated or “looped”.
