• • • This includesinformation on: before seamgas extraction begins. the characteristics ofthegroundwater andthewater bore information givesA baselineassessment usimportant on assessments ofallwater bores withintheirtenures. coal seamgas companies, to do“baseline” suchasQGC, The (DERM). Management ofEnvironmentnotified to theDepartment and Resource havepurposes that beenformally not registered or This includeswater bores usedfor stock anddomestic Government’s an authoriseduseorpurposeundertheQueensland A water bore includesany groundwater bore has that water of Baseline assessment bores Baseline assessment of water of Baseline assessment bores Bowen Basin in . Bowen BasininQueensland. theSurat throughout agriculture Basinand andmining, resource for communities andindustries, including megalitres100 perday. knows QGC water that isavital average production over 20years thenext ofaround between 150-190megalitresat perday in2014, withan also produced. Water production isexpected to peak When extracting thegas, large amounts ofwater are markets.seams for domesticandexport involves extracting significant of volumes gas from coal Limited’s Pty QGC LNGProject QueenslandCurtis type ofpumpinginfrastructure andpumpingdetails. type ofconstruction, and water level, quality, bore depthanddiameter Water was 2000 recently Act amendedto require Water 2000. Act

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FACT SHEET NO. 38 Why we do a baseline assessment We are committed to The information collected in the baseline assessment establishes protecting the quality and benchmark groundwater data prior to coal seam gas extraction. The baseline assessment is done to: quantity of groundwater • provide security for both bore owners and coal seam gas companies resources in the region by giving an understanding of the characteristics of each water bore and regional aquifer located within a coal seam gas production area • provide a reference point for comparing future bore assessments as part of ongoing monitoring

• assist in resolving issues between bore owners and petroleum About QGC tenure holders following a bore assessment or in the negotiation of QGC is a leading Australian coal seam a “make good” agreement. gas explorer and producer focused on developing world-class reserves in Access to land and bore information the and Bowen Basin for domestic and international supply. QGC is required under Queensland legislation to notify the owner of a water bore prior to doing a baseline assessment. This involves giving Our headquarters are in formal notice at least 10 business days prior to the assessment, stating and we employ nearly 1000 people. when the assessment will be done and who will do it. In 2010, QGC produced about 20% QGC will provide results from the assessment to the landholders and the of Queensland’s gas demand. QGC Queensland Water Commission, an independent statutory authority. is wholly owned by BG Group, a Landholders are required by the Water Act 2000 to co-operate with leading oil and gas company with petroleum tenure holders on requests for information about bores. headquarters in the United Kingdom However, landholders are not expected to obtain the information at and operations in more than twenty- their own expense in order to comply with the request. five countries. QGC will not pursue access to bores or information if a landholder does not authorise or agree to it. However, not participating in the baseline assessment program may reduce the ability to determine whether gas Our commitments extraction has impacted on water supply in the future. We seek to minimise the effects of our operations on landholders and make a positive contribution to the protection of the environment.

We run our business in accordance with all government regulations, industry standards and the access rules that we agree with landholders.

Our staff, contractors and consultants follow QGC’s Code of Conduct, outlined in the ‘Information for Landholders’ booklet and available via our website: www..com.au

Contact details Please contact QGC for more information. QGC Pty Limited 1800 030 443 (toll-free) 275 George St email: [email protected] Brisbane QLD 4000, BG006-1210