Gas Supply (Gas Quality Specifications) Amendment Regulations 2015 (WA)

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TREASURY AND FINANCE

TR301*

Gas Supply (Gas Quality Specifications) Act 2009

Gas Supply (Gas Quality Specifications)

Amendment Regulations 2015

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Gas Supply (Gas Quality
Specifications) Amendment Regulations 2015.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

DBNGP, the GGP

These regulations amend the Gas Supply (Gas Quality
Specifications) Regulations 2010.

4.            Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3(1) insert in alphabetical order:

GGP standard specification means the gas quality specification set out in Schedule 1 clause 3(1);

5.            Regulation 5 amended

In regulation 5 delete "DBNGP" and insert:

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6.             Regulation 30 amended

In regulation 30(1) in the Table, after item 4. insert:

5 A.	an inlet point on a	one particular	the GGP standard
gas transmission	pipeline impact	specification
pipeline into	agreement has
which gas from	effect in relation
the GGP flows	to some but not all gas flowing into the pipeline
at that point
5B.	an outlet point on	one particular	the GGP standard
the GGP	pipeline impact	specification
agreement has effect in relation to some but not all gas flowing Out of the pipeline at that point

7.             Schedule I amended

(1)	In Schedule 1 after clause 1(4) insert:
(5) This clause does not apply in relation to a pipeline while the GGP standard specification in clause 3 does.
(2)	At the end of Schedule 1 insert:

3.             GGP standard specification

(1) The standard gas quality specification for the GOP is, subject to this clause, set out in the Table.

Table

Item	Component	Amount or range
1.	Maximum total inert gasses	7.0 mol%
2.	Maximum carbon dioxide	4.0 mol%
3.	Minimum higher heating value	35.1 MJ/m3
4.	Maximum higher heating value	42.0 MJ/m3
5.	Minimum Wobbe Index	46.0
6.	Maximum Wobbe Index	-52.0
7.	Maximum total sulphur	10 tng/m3

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Item	Component	Amount or range
8.	Maximum hydrogen sulphide	tig 'm3
9.	Maximum oxygen	0.2 mol%
10.	Maximum water	48.0 Mg/M3
11.	Hydrocarbon dewpoint over the pressure
range 0.102 to 10.00 MPa (absolute)	below 0°C

(2)	Each amount or range assumes metric standard conditions.
(3)	The gas must also be free, by normal commercial standards, from dust and other solid or liquid matter, waxes, gums and gum forming constituents, aromatic hydrocarbons, radioactive components and levels of mercury, that might cause injury to or interfere with the proper operation of equipment through which it flows.

8.            Schedule 2 amended

(1) In Schedule 2 after clause 2 insert:

3A. (1) The reference specification for the GOP is, subject to this	Reference gas quality specification -	the GGP
clause, set out in the Table.

Table

Item	Component	Amount or range
1.	Maximum total inert gasses	7.0 mol%
2.	Maximum carbon dioxide	4.0 mol%

3.	Minimum higher heating value	35.5 MJ/m3
4.	Maximum higher heating value	42.5 MJ/m3
5.	Minimum Wobbe Index	46.0
6.	Maximum Wobbe Index	51.5
10 Mg/M3
7.	Maximum total sulphur
8.	Maximum hydrogen sulphide	5 111a'111'
9.	Maximum oxygen	0.2 mol%
10.	Maximum water	48.0 Mg/M3
11.	Hydrocarbon dewpoint over the pressure
range 0.102 to 10.00 MPa (absolute)	below 0°C

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(2)	Each amount or range assumes metric standard conditions.
(3)	The gas must also be free, by normal commercial standards, from dust and other solid or liquid matter, waxes, gums and gum forming constituents, aromatic hydrocarbons, radioactive components and levels of mercury, that might cause injury to or interfere with the proper operation of equipment through which it flows.

(2) In Schedule 2 after clause 4(2) insert:

(3) The reference specification for an extension of the GGP as

at 1 April 2015 is the GGP standard specification.

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.