The Goldfields Gas Pipeline is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
transmission
pipeline
A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...
which transports natural gas from
Carnarvon Basin producers in the north-west of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
to
Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie-Boulder (or just Kalgoorlie) is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder as the surroundi ...
in the south-east.
The pipeline first transmitted gas in June 1996, and reached Kalgoorlie in September 1996.
The Goldfields Gas Pipeline connects to the
Newman Power Station (100% owned by Alinta Energy) by a lateral pipeline constructed in 1996.
owns an 11.8% interest in the Goldfields Gas Pipeline, with the remaining interest held by the
APA Group. Alinta Energy's interest in the Goldfields Gas Pipeline entitles it to transportation of up to to its Newman Power Station.
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Natural gas in Western Australia
Natural gas pipelines in Australia
1996 establishments in Australia
Transport buildings and structures in Western Australia
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