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| About DCDP |
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The Devil Creek Development Project (DCDP) is a proposed green field gas development project 40 km southwest of Dampier in Western Australia. The DCDP plan comprises:
The offshore gas supply pipeline will cross the mainland in the vicinity of Forty Mile Beach, some 42 km southwest of Dampier. The raw natural gas will be processed and then supplied into the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas (DBNG) pipeline. A second commercial product derived from the gas stream will be gas condensate, which is to be exported south from the Project area via heavy haulage trailers along the North West Coastal Highway (NWCH) and further south to Kwinana. The DCDP will initially provide up to 100 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of dry natural gas and 80 kl per day of gas condensate, however the facilities will be designed to process up to 200 MMSCFD and 160 kl per day of condensate. The proposed location of the Devil Creek Gas Plant is in the immediate vicinity of the North West Coastal Highway (NWCH) approximately 10 km inland from the Forty Mile Beach. The proposed location for the gas plant is on Mardie Station pastoral lease, currently open and generally unused pastoral land. It is also proposed that there will be accommodation facilities for construction workers and gas plant personnel in the vicinity of the Devil Creek Well on land that is currently part of the Mardie Station pastoral lease. The proposed timeline is:
 Proposed Timeline This timeline is subject to receiving required approvals. How will DCDP impact the local area? The DCDP development may eventually provide sales gas for other projects in the area. The project will also result in upgrades to existing infrastructure. A 1.5 km section of the public road at Forty Mile Beach will be raised and sealed, and existing gravel tracks from the North West Coastal Highway to the Devil Creek Well and existing borrow pit will be realigned and upgraded. There will be occasions when the boat access ramp will need to be closed to the public for several days at a time. Apache Energy will endeavour to provide adequate prior notice to the public of when these closures will occur through advertisements in local papers and on local radio, notices to relevant community groups, and through signage on location and at nearby road stops. Apache is working with the Shire of Roebourne to identify improvements to the Forty Mile Beach area that may be undertaken in conjunction with Project works. How will DCDP benefit Western Australia? The DCDP will provide an ongoing benefit to the State by ensuring a further additional and independent gas supply of up to 200 MMSCFD into the DBNG pipeline. All of the produced gas from DCDP will service the domestic gas market in WA. Natural gas is a key commodity in WA and has served to underpin the robust growth of the resources sector and associated industries. The reticulated supply of natural gas to cities and towns in WA is largely dependent on the continuity of gas supply from the Northwest Shelf. The DBNG and Goldfields Gas Transmission (GGT) pipelines are strategic assets, providing competitively priced energy that has greatly contributed to State development. Gas supply from the proposed DCDP will significantly bolster the security of supply and mitigate against supply shortfalls in the event of cyclones or maintenance outages that may affect other gas suppliers. The DCDP’s potential gas processing capacity of up to 200 MMSCFD will provide for the expected future increase in demand for natural gas in WA, at a time when the threat of global warming has resulted in natural gas, a low CO2 energy source, becoming a fuel of choice for responsible consumers. The DCDP is also expected to produce between 80 kl and 160 kl of gas condensate per day. This liquid fuel is an ideal refinery feedstock, further underpinning the continuity of supply of light liquid hydrocarbons deemed essential to the transport industry within WA. Condensate production from the gas plant will assist in reducing the reliance on foreign supply of crude oil. |
