The Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP) is a 622 km transmission pipeline that links Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to Mount Isa in Queensland. The project, also known as the North East Gas Interconnector, was awarded to Jemena by the Northern Territory Government in 2015. Construction of the NGP was completed in 2018 with first commercial operations commencing in January 2019.
The NGP has a nominal diameter is 323.9 mm and nameplate capacity of 90 TJ/day. All gas supplied to the NGP must currently pass through the Phillip Creek Compressor Station, which has a nameplate capacity of 90 TJ/day. It is owned and operated by Jemena Northern Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd (ABN 12 607 928 790)
The NGP is a non-scheme pipeline. The NGP has a 15 year derogation from Chapters 4 and 5 of the National Gas Law and is instead subject to a set of Access Principles agreed with the Northern Territory Government.
