Australia Pacific LNG offers more gas for domestic market

Australia Pacific LNG, the operator of the 9 mtpa LNG export facility on Curtis Island near Gladstone, has offered additional gas to the east coast domestic market.

According to a statement by APLNG, the JV offered an additional 3PJ of gas through an expression of interest (EOI) process for supply during the third quarter of this year.

Under the deals, APLNG will supply an additional 5.85 PJ of natural gas in CY25, it said.

CEO Dan Clark said APLNG’s latest offer will help bolster the availability of gas during this period, addressing concerns about a forecast shortfall.

“This is on top of 80PJ of additional gas already offered in 2025 and shows Australia Pacific LNG continues to step forward and do the heavy lifting to support the domestic market,” he said.

APLNG claims it is the largest supplier of gas on the east coast, providing 128 PJ to date
for the 2025 calendar year, and 154 PJ last year.

The JV has also committed to offering 60PJ of gas at a subsidised price under the gas code (conditional ministerial exemption) for 2024-2029.

“Since commencing production in early 2015, Australia Pacific LNG has been a substantial net contributor, responsible year on year for supplying around a third of the domestic market,” APLNG said.

In April 2024, APLNG shipped its 1000th LNG cargo since it started operations in 2016.

APLNG is a joint venture between US-based ConocoPhillips (47.5 percent), Australia’s Origin Energy (27.5 percent), and China’s Sinopec (25 percent).

Origin operates APLNG’s gas fields, upstream exploration, production and pipeline system, while ConocoPhillips operates the downstream LNG export facility and the LNG export sales business.

There are two 20-year LNG export offtake agreements in place. One is for 7.6 mtpa to JV partner Sinopec, and the other is for 1 mtpa to Japan’s Kansai Electric.

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