Tasmanian Business Reporter April 2019

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TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE Community update: April 2019 GAS: A CRITICAL ASSET FOR TASMANIAN ENERGY SECURITY The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is proud to be playing its part in assisting the state The with Tasmanian its current Gas energy Pipeline needs. is proud to be playing its part in assisting the state Commissioned with its energy in 2002, needs. the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is the only pipeline Commissioned in 2002, the supplying natural gas to Tasmania. Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is the only pipeline supplying natural gas to Fifteen years on and the Tasmanian Tasmania. Gas Pipeline is now an integral part of With Tasmania’s Tasmania’s economic hydro growth energy and an water alternative supplies energy dipping source. below the recommended Prudent Supply Level for During the first this period time since of supplying this measure gas to was Tasmania, introduced, we have the not pipeline experienced has a become even more vital in ensuring single lost time injury. the needs of Tasmanians are met. We are committed to continuing to to work with industry, Government, government, the community and energy providers both both now and now into and the into future. the future. Lindsay Ward Lindsay Ward CEO CEO Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Tasmanian Gas Pipeline FIFTEEN YEARS OF DELIVERING NATURAL GAS THE PIPELINE SUPPLIES: THE TAMAR PIPELINE VALLEY POWER SUPPLIES: STATIONS TAMAR GRANGE VALLEY RESOURCES POWER IRON STATION ORE PROCESSING FACILITY GRANGE RESOURCES’ IRON ORE PROCESSING BELL BAY ALUMINIUM FACILITY ALUMINIUM SMELTER BELL BOC BAY LNG PROCESSING ALUMINIUM’S FACILITY ALUMINIUM SMELTER SIMPLOT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS BOC’S LNG PROCESSING FACILITY CADBURY CHOCOLATE FACTORIES SIMPLOT’S FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS BOAGS AND CASCADE BREWERIES CADBURY’S CHOCOLATE FACTORIES NYRSTAR ZINC SMELTER BOAGS AND CASCADE BREWERIES ECKA GRANULES ALUMINIUM POWDER NYRSTAR’S ZINC SMELTER PRODUCTION PLANT ECKA GRANULES’ ALUMINIUM POWDER BHP TEMCO MANGANESE ALLOY PRODUCTION PLANT PRODUCTION PLANT BHP TEMCO’S MANGANESE ALLOY PRODUCTION LAUNCESTON PLANT GENERAL AND NORTH WEST REGIONAL HOSPITALS LAUNCESTON GENERAL AND NORTH WEST REGIONAL TAS ALKALOIDS HOSPITALS OPIUM POPPY PROCESSING PLANT TAS FONTERRA ALKALOIDS’ MILK POWDER, OPIUM POPPY CHEESE AND PROCESSING BUTTER MANUFACTURING PLANT PLANTS FONTERRA’S TAS GAS NETWORKS MILK POWDER, FACILITIES CHEESE IN: BELL BAY, AND BUTTER MANUFACTURING PLANTS, AND GEORGE TOWN, LAUNCESTON, LONGFORD (TAS), WESTBURY, BURNIE, HOBART, ULVERSTONE, TAS GAS NETWORKS FACILITIES IN: BELL BAY WYNYARD AND DEVONPORT & GEORGE TOWN, LAUNCESTON, LONGFORD (TAS), WESTBURY, BURNIE, HOBART, ULVERSTONE, WYNYARD AND DEVONPORT. QUICK FACTS QUICK The Tasmanian FACTS Gas Pipeline transports natural gas from Longford in Victoria, under Bass Strait, to Bell The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Bay in Tasmania supplying gas to both transports natural gas from Longford industry in and Victoria, townships under in Bass the state. Strait, to Bell Bay in Tasmania supplying gas to both industry and The townships Tasmanian in the Gas state. Pipeline (TGP) is part of a network of underground The high-pressure pipeline is a critical gas pipes, asset which for long-term stretches Tasmanian over 20,000km energy and serves security. all of Australia’s states and territories. The network brings jobs and The pipeline is part of a network of underground economic growth high-pressure to the communities gas it pipes, passes which through. stretches over 20,000km and serves all of Australia’s states and territories. The Tasmanian The network Gas Pipeline brings is jobs approximately and economic 740km growth long. to the communities it passes through. The pipeline transports gas The pipeline is approximately 740km predominately long. from the Gippsland Basin. The pipeline transports gas predominately from the Gippsland Current Basin. capacity of 47 PJ/annum. (47 peta joules per annum – peta is Current a 1 with capacity 15 zeros of after 47 PJ/annum it.) (47 peta joules per annum – peta is a 1 with 15 zeros after it). The pipeline transports high pressure natural gas, up to 15,000kPa. The pipeline transports high pressure (Approximately natural gas 148 up times to normal 15,000kPa. atmospheric (Approximately pressure.) 148 times normal atmospheric pressure). Temperatures of the gas for operation Temperatures typically range of the between gas for 0°C and operation 50°C. Design typically temperature range limits between 0°C and 50°C. Design range between -30°C and 200°C. temperature limits range between -30°C and 200°C.
TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE FOCUS ON BUSINESS Gas keeps Tassie lights on The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is proud to be playing its part in assisting the state with its current energy needs. FIFTEEN YEARS OF DELIVERING NATURAL GAS THE PIPELINE SUPPLIES: TAMAR VALLEY POWER STATIONS Commissioned in 2002, the Tasmanian GRANGE RESOURCES IRON ORE Gas Pipeline The Tasmanian is the only Gas pipeline Pipeline makes its way underground PROCESSING through FACILITY the north of the state. supplying natural gas to Tasmania. BELL BAY ALUMINIUM ALUMINIUM SMELTER QUICK FACTS The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline transports natural gas from Longford in Victoria, under Bass Strait, to Bell Bay in Tasmania supplying gas to both industry and townships in the state. The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline (TGP) is part of a network of underground high-pressure gas pipes, which stretches over 20,000km and serves all of Australia’s states and territories. Fifteen years on and the Tasmanian The network brings jobs and WITH Hydro storage levels dropping below BOC LNG PROCESSING FACILITY recommended Gas minimums Pipeline across is now Tasmania an integral for part of Quick economic gas facts growth to the communities the first time Tasmania’s since the 2016 economic energy crisis, growth the and an it passes through. SIMPLOT FOOD PROCESSING Tasmanian Gas Pipeline (TGP) is again playing • The PLANTS pipeline is some 740 kilometres long and once in a vital role alternative in the state’s energy security. source. Tasmania transports gas to Bridgewater in the south and Tasmania experienced significantly lower than CADBURY CHOCOLATE FACTORIES Port Latta on the North West The Coast. Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is average rainfalls During in this January, period with some of supplying areas gas to having their driest January on record. • Over the last 15 years there approximately has not been 740km one long. single lost BOAGS AND CASCADE BREWERIES This dry Tasmania, spell has seen we water have levels not at the experienced a time injury. state’s hydro single generation lost time plants fall, injury. resulting in Tasmania’s overall energy reserves dipping NYRSTAR ZINC SMELTER • The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline The pipeline is part transports of a network gas of underground high-pressure gas pipes, predominately which from stretches the over 20,000 below the Prudent Storage Level, a level set to ensure the We system’s are committed high reliability. to continuing to ECKA GRANULES ALUMINIUM kilometres. POWDER Gippsland Basin. Energy work storage with levels are industry, down 11 per Government, cent the PRODUCTION PLANT compared to the same time last year and to meet • A 2014 economic study found gas in Tasmania helps consumer community demand, Tasmania and is energy importing providers three both generate $1.7 billion in Gross State Product, $848 million in times as much now energy and into than it the is exporting future. across BHP TEMCO MANGANESE ALLOY Current capacity of 47 PJ/annum. household income and some 11,600 full time equivalent jobs. the Basslink Interconnector. PRODUCTION PLANT (47 peta joules per annum – peta is TGP Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Ward • The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline a 1 with has 15 zeros an office after it.) in Launceston, said while falling below the Prudent Storage TGP CEO Lindsay ensuring a dedicated presence in the state. Level was not a reason for immediate panic, LAUNCESTON Ward GENERAL AND NORTH WEST it did highlight Lindsay the strategic Ward benefit of having REGIONAL HOSPITALS alternative base load energy sources in the state Pipeline had also made a significant positive An economic assessment of the benefits The pipeline territories. transports The pipeline high is pressure about 740 km long to ensure CEO energy security. impact to the local economy TAS through ALKALOIDS enabling OPIUM POPPY of TGP PROCESSING in 2014 highlighted PLANT the direct and natural gas, and transports up to 15,000kPa. gas predominantly from the “Tasmania Tasmanian relies on a multi-faceted Gas Pipeline energy Tasmanian businesses to be more competitive indirect contribution of the top 11 natural gas Gippsland Basin, with a current capacity of (Approximately 148 times normal supply structure to ensure a reliable system in Australian and Asian markets, while also users in Tasmania: 47 peta joules per annum. which meets state demand,” Mr Ward said. giving households and small FONTERRA businesses MILK an POWDER, • $1.7 CHEESE billion AND in Gross State Product, or seven atmospheric In Tasmania, pressure.) the pipeline comes ashore “Gas is a significant contributor to this system, alternative energy source. BUTTER MANUFACTURING per PLANTS cent of the state’s total ($24.4 billion); at Five Mile Bluff, north of Bell Bay and and the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is the only “By introducing gas to Tasmania, the state • $848 million in household income which continues further along the Tamar River to the natural gas supply pipeline connecting Tasmania gained further competition in the energy market represents six per cent of total estimated Temperatures Bell Bay of Meter the Station. gas for operation TAS GAS NETWORKS FACILITIES IN: BELL BAY, to the natural gas reserves on the mainland. and over the last 17 or so years of operation, household income ($13.9 billion); and At Bell Bay, the pressure is reduced and “The Tamar Valley Power Station (which is our dedicated workforce GEORGE have not experienced TOWN, LAUNCESTON, • 11,600 LONGFORD full time equivalent (TAS), typically range between 0°C and jobs, becomes the Southern Pipeline Extension, driven by natural gas delivered by the pipeline) a single lost time injury,” WESTBURY, Mr Ward said. BURNIE, HOBART, representing ULVERSTONE, six per cent of the estimated 50°C. Design which continues temperature south limits for about 210 operated near full capacity in early 2019 to The top 20 business users WYNYARD of natural AND gas DEVONPORT employment for Tasmania (198,410). range between kilometres. -30°C and 200°C. support water levels and keep them above account for about 81 per cent of natural gas use The Tasmanian Gas Pipeline is part of a At Rosevale the Northern Pipeline Prudent Storage Levels.” Mr Ward said as well as the immeasurable energy security benefit, the Tasmanian Gas in Tasmania outside of the Tamar Valley Power station’s consumption, and the top 11 business users account for 75 per cent of this total usage. network of underground high-pressure gas pipes, which stretches over 20,000 kilometres and serves all of Australia’s states and Extension splits and continues west for 181 kilometres to Port Latta in North West Tasmania.
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