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What advice or information, if any, did the Minister rely on to arrive at the "north of a billion dollars" figure for an LNG import terminal?

Answered Question 5981 (2026)
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Scott Willis

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice or information, if any, did the Minister rely on to arrive at the "north of a billion dollars" figure for an LNG import terminal?

Answered by

Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Energy

Answer

An estimated cost range for the facility services is between $90m - $180m per year. Final costs are still subject to the current procurement process and so will not be publicly released at this time.