Date lodged:
31 March 2010
Status:
Completed
Outcome:
Granted with conditions on 8 September 2010
Summary
The North West Shelf Project (Project) partners that are participants in the Domestic Gas Joint Venture (BHP Billiton Petroleum, BP Developments Australia, Chevron Australia, Shell Development (Australia) and Woodside Energy) and the Incremental Pipeline Gas Joint Venture (BHP Billiton Petroleum, BP Developments Australia, Chevron Australia, Shell Development (Australia), Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) and Woodside Energy) collectively the `Applicants' seek authorisation to:
-jointly discuss and negotiate common terms and conditions (including price) and the methods by which domgas (natural gas supplied to customers in Western Australia) produced from the Project will be offered for sale
-enter into contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Applicants containing common terms and conditions (including price) upon which domgas produced from the Project will be offered for sale and sold
-give effect to existing domgas contract for their full term, including any extensions. This would also include giving effect to Domestic Gas Joint Venture gas supply contracts that may be assigned to the Incremental Pipeline Gas Joint Venture and
-give effect to domgas contracts entered into during the term of authorisation (or any extensions of such contracts) for a period of up to 25 years from the date of the first delivery of gas under those contracts.
The ACCC released a final determination on 8 September 2010 granting conditional authorisation to the Applicants until 31 December 2015.
-jointly discuss and negotiate common terms and conditions (including price) and the methods by which domgas (natural gas supplied to customers in Western Australia) produced from the Project will be offered for sale
-enter into contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Applicants containing common terms and conditions (including price) upon which domgas produced from the Project will be offered for sale and sold
-give effect to existing domgas contract for their full term, including any extensions. This would also include giving effect to Domestic Gas Joint Venture gas supply contracts that may be assigned to the Incremental Pipeline Gas Joint Venture and
-give effect to domgas contracts entered into during the term of authorisation (or any extensions of such contracts) for a period of up to 25 years from the date of the first delivery of gas under those contracts.
The ACCC released a final determination on 8 September 2010 granting conditional authorisation to the Applicants until 31 December 2015.
Applicant(s)
- BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd
- BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd
- Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
- Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd
- Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Woodside Energy Ltd
Authorisation number(s)
- A91220
- A91221
- A91222
- A91223
Applications
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 7 (Nation Builder) ( PDF 1.01 MB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 6 (NWS Ring-Fencing Protocol) ( PDF 110.1 KB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 5 (Joint Marketing of NWS Domestic Gas) ( PDF 372.92 KB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 4 (Memorandum to NSW Joint Venturers) ( PDF 776.08 KB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 3 (Gas Supply and Emergency Management Committee Report to Govt. Sep 2009) ( PDF 5.62 MB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 2 (Western Australian Oil and Gas Review 2008) ( PDF 2.18 MB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Attachment 1 (Western Australia Gas Market Study) ( PDF 1.82 MB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Supporting Submission ( PDF 698.51 KB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
| Received ( PDF 676.76 KB ) | 31 Mar 2010 | |
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Decisions
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Final Determination ( PDF 730.3 KB ) | 8 Sep 2010 | |
| Draft Determination ( PDF 740.63 KB ) | 8 Jul 2010 |
ACCC correspondence
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCC to Applicant re Material Excluded from Public Register ( PDF 651.61 KB ) | 10 Jan 2011 | |
| ACCC to Applicant re Independent Compliance Auditor and Deadline for Completion of Audit ( PDF 84.71 KB ) | 22 Sep 2010 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Final Determination ( PDF 109.89 KB ) | 8 Sep 2010 | |
| ACCC to Applicant re Final Determination ( PDF 140.86 KB ) | 8 Sep 2010 | |
| ACCC to Dom Gas Alliance re Material Excluded from Public Register ( PDF 468.9 KB ) | 28 Jul 2010 | |
| ACCC to Interested Parties re Draft Determination ( PDF 111.92 KB ) | 8 Jul 2010 | |
| ACCC to Applicants re Draft Determination ( PDF 104.66 KB ) | 8 Jul 2010 | |
| ACCC to Applicants re Attaching Public Submissions ( PDF 66.98 KB ) | 4 May 2010 | |
| ACCC to Applicants re Interested Parties ( PDF 42.8 KB ) | ||
| ACCC to Interested Parties ( PDF 126.61 KB ) | 6 Apr 2010 | |
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Submissions - before draft decision
| Document title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa World Alumina Australia ( PDF 1.6 MB ) | 2 Jul 2010 | |
| Record of Meeting between ACCC & WA Government Departments ( PDF 64.43 KB ) | 1 Jun 2010 | |
| Domgas Alliance ( PDF 2.29 MB ) | 23 Jun 2010 | |
| Record of Meeting between ACCC & Domgas Alliance ( PDF 141.04 KB ) | 1 Jun 2010 | |
| Record of Meeting between ACCC & Applicants ( PDF 78.49 KB ) | 31 May 2010 | |
| Record of Meeting between ACCC & Alcoa ( PDF 71.24 KB ) | 31 May 2010 | |
| Chevron Australia ( PDF 77.92 KB ) | 28 May 2010 | |
| Applicant ( PDF 1.06 MB ) | 27 May 2010 | |
| Senator Alan Eggleston ( PDF 197.88 KB ) | 30 Apr 2010 | |
| Rio Tinto Iron Ore ( PDF 68.73 KB ) | 3 May 2010 | |
| Synergy ( PDF 248.18 KB ) | 30 Apr 2010 | |
| Alcoa World Alumina Australia ( PDF 755.82 KB ) | 30 Apr 2010 | |
| Submission by Dom Gas Alliance ( PDF 2.41 MB ) | 30 Apr 2010 | |
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