Arrow Surat Pipeline
The Arrow Surat Pipeline (ASP) will connect Arrow’s vast coal seam gas resources in the Surat Basin with a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Gladstone.
The ASP (formerly the Surat-Gladstone Pipeline) forms part of the Arrow LNG Project, which involves the planning, construction and commissioning of a buried 660mm diameter, high-pressure steel gas transmission pipeline. The chosen route heads generally north from the Kogan area through the local government areas of Western Downs, Banana, North Burnett and Gladstone. The route continues to the west of the Barakula State Forest, to the north of Chinchilla and avoids environmentally sensitive areas, such as essential habitats, endangered and threatened ecosystems and communities, and remnant (native) vegetation wherever possible.
From a point east of Callide, the route heads north-east and follows the Queensland natural gas pipeline for the remaining 64km into Gladstone. The Premier has announced that the State will be developing the Callide Infrastructure Corridor (CIC), a 200m wide common infrastructure corridor to contain a number of gas pipelines from the Callide area into Gladstone. The final 23km of the route is within the Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) Infrastructure Corridor.
Construction will require a 30m right-of-way (ROW) for clearing and grading, trenching and spoil placement, pipeline stringing, welding and laying.
It is anticipated that construction of the pipeline will start in 2015/16, with first gas supplied two to three years after that.
The Project will make a significant contribution to the local, regional, state and national economies, both in the construction phase and through its operational life. It will also provide employment, business and industry opportunities benefiting the wider economy.