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Northern Looping Project, Loops 1 to 9 Karratha to Bullsbrook

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
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: 
PDF icon Northern Looping Project, Loops 1 to 9 Karratha to Bullsbrook
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: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 710
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

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/northern-looping-project-loops-1-9-karratha-bullsbrook