Domestic gas

Natural gas is a clean burning, versatile, economic and efficient energy source, offering significant environmental and cost advantages over other fossil fuels.

With a high heating value and low carbon density, natural gas has a wide variety of applications and is becoming the energy choice of the 21st century.

The technical, economic and environmental advantages of natural gas make it an ideal choice for the home, in light and heavy industry, for power generation and transport.

In Western Australia, domestic gas provides energy for Australia’s major mining companies based in WA, power generation as well as households.

Producing domestic gas

Domestic gas is produced from natural gas by first removing water and other impurities, before separating heavy hydrocarbons, such as propane, butanes, pentanes and hexanes.

After processing, the gas is compressed and metered before being fed into the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) for transportation to Perth and the south coast of Western Australia.

Domestic gas produced by the North West Shelf Venture is recognised as a high quality product, meeting the stringent energy needs of power and utility customers and providing Western Australia with access to clean and affordable energy.

Typically containing more than 85 per cent methane, gas from the North West Shelf has very low nitrogen content and a heating value in the range of 37.0 to 42.3 mega joules per cubic metre.

Domestic gas from the North West Shelf is produced under rigorous safety conditions, with world class quality control and environmental management processes.