Woodside is exporting gas that should have been kept here in WA

DomGas Alliance analysis of Woodside's latest quarterly production data shows Pluto LNG continues to fall short of the equivalent of Western Australia's 15% domestic gas reservation benchmark.

Since 2017, just 3.7% of Pluto's total production has been supplied to the Western Australian market. The latest quarterly data shows 10% of production was directed domestically, still well below the benchmark intended to support local industry and households.

This shortfall has occurred despite ongoing negotiations to modernise Pluto's domestic gas obligations and clear findings from the 2024 Parliamentary Inquiry into WA Domestic Gas, which identified Pluto's arrangements as requiring attention.

Every petajoule of gas exported instead of supplied locally represents a missed opportunity for Western Australia.

Affordable and reliable domestic gas underpins manufacturing, mining, mineral processing, and thousands of local jobs. It strengthens the State's economic resilience and helps ensure WA's natural resources deliver lasting benefits to the people who own them.

At a time when Woodside is seeking support for major projects and participating in the national debate on domestic gas policy, there is an opportunity to demonstrate leadership by honouring the intent of WA's domestic gas reservation framework.

The domestic gas reservation policy is clear, but Woodside's Pluto project is failing to deliver. 

The State Government must ensure these commitments are enforced so Western Australians receive the gas they were promised.

WA gas should work for WA.