Continued gas development needed to keep WA market well supplied

Western Australia’s domestic gas market is expected to be well supplied over the next ten years, if gas reserves continue to be developed. “Growth in domestic gas demand is forecast to be a marginal 0.1% over the outlook period, as there are only a handful of large gas consumers that are expected to enter the market over this horizon, and we are projecting a lower decrease in gas consumption from both mining and minerals processing since this was last reported in the 2015 Western Australian [Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO)],” said Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) executive GM for Western Australia Cameron Parrotte.