Venice Energy and SEA Gas announce SA LNG import terminal study results
Published by Jessica Casey,
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LNG Industry,
A joint study by South Australian (SA) LNG import terminal developer, Venice Energy, and SEA Gas, the owners of the 680 km pipeline between Victoria and SA, has confirmed the pipeline can be reconfigured to facilitate bi-directional flow between the states.
This means the proposed LNG terminal in the Outer Harbor at Port Adelaide will ensure that both SA and Victoria can secure their gas supplies and avoid shortages, particularly during the peak winter period.
Venice Energy Managing Director, Kym Winter-Dewhirst, said last season’s gas shortages in the southeast of Australia, particularly in Victoria, will become a thing of the past once the project becomes fully operational in 2026.
“Most gas producers, analysts, and regulators agree that domestic gas supplies in southeast Australia will fall significantly over the next decade as coal begins to exit the local market and gas becomes the primary back-up for renewable energy due to its intermittent nature,” he said.
“We believe that imported LNG provides insurance to energy supply companies as the national makes it transition to a low carbon economy over the next 10 – 15 years and our LNG terminal will play a major role in that transition.”
Venice Energy’s Outer Harbor Project can receive LNG from both the Northwest Shelf and Gladstone along with access to international gas supplies, which will ensure there is never a gas shortage here.
It will also provide significant additional storage via its FSRU, through the 680 km SEA Gas pipeline and by maintaining storage at the Iona underground storage facility west of Melbourne via regular shipments, especially during peak winter periods.
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/05052023/venice-energy-and-sea-gas-announce-sa-lng-import-terminal-study-results/
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