Project Proponent Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (WA) Nominees Pty Limited Proposal description The proponent proposes to construct and operate a number of looping sections adjacent (and connected) to the existing underground gas transmission pipeline within the DBNGP corridor. There are nine separate looping sections proposed from CS 1 south of Karratha, to CS 9, north of Gingin. Looping is a process of duplicating an existing pipeline between compressor stations for a certain distance. Once the specified distance is reached, it then ties back to the parallel pipeline. This design results in an increase in the gas flow rate and an increase in the volume of gas stored within the pipeline infrastructure. Assessment Number 1611 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Oil and gas Last updated June 29, 2006 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assessment on referral information (ARI) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Date published Monday, 28 November, 2005 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1208 EPA Report Northern Looping Project, Loops 1 to 9 Karratha to Bullsbrook (PDF, 6.58 MB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Water Date published Wednesday, 30 November, 2005 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Friday, 30 December, 2005 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 710 (PDF, 2.02 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment - Change to Schedule 1 - description of proposal - change to proposal approved under s45C on 29 June 2006. Date of approval s. 45C Thursday, 29 June, 2006
