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Gas: The Facts
Australia Institute research has found that 56% of gas exported from Australia attracts zero royalty payments, effectively giving a public resource to multinational gas corporations for free.
Around 80% of Australia’s gas is exported as liquefied natural gas (LNG). Most of this gas is extracted from gas fields in Commonwealth waters, but the Australian Government has failed to levy royalties on gas feeding six of the seven offshore gas LNG export terminals operating in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Overall, this means over half the gas exported from Australia is royalty free.
Key Findings:
- No royalties are paid on 56% of the gas that is exported from Australia, including 73% of gas exported from WA.
- Over the last four years, multinational companies made $149 billion exporting royalty free gas.
- At least $13.3 billion in revenue could have been raised over the last four years had royalties been charged on royalty-free gas.
- No royalties are paid on gas supplying major facilities owned by Chevron, Woodside (Pluto), Shell, Inpex and Santos
- Royalties are only paid by the heavily subsidised North West Shelf and onshore fields.
Read more > Gas: The Facts
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