LIST OF MEASURES AND ABBREVIATIONS

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1 LIST OF MEASURES AND ABBREVIATIONS The following sections list the units of measure and abbreviations used throughout the GSOO Units of Measure C Degrees Celsius d GJ GWh hr km kpa MJ Mt/yr MW MWh PJ PJ/yr ppm t t/d t/hr TJ TJ/d TJ/yr TW TWh W yr Day Gigajoule: a unit of energy measurement equal to 10 9 joules Gigawatt-hour: a unit of energy measurement equal to 10 9 watt-hours Hour Kilometres Kilopascal: a unit of pressure measurement Megajoule: a unit of energy measurement equal to 10 6 joules Million tonnes per year: a unit of LNG produced in one year Megawatt: a unit of power measurement equal to 10 6 watts Megawatt hour: a unit of energy measurement equal to 10 6 watt-hours Petajoule: unit of energy measurement equal to joules Petajoules per year: a unit of gas consumed, produced or transported in one year Parts-per-million: a measure of concentration Tonne Tonnes per day Tonnes per hour Terajoules: unit of energy measurement equal to joules Terajoules per day: a unit of gas consumed, produced or transported in one day Terajoules per year: a unit of gas consumed, produced or transported in one year Terawatt: a unit of power measurement equal to watts Terawatt hour: a unit of energy measurement equal to watt-hours Watt: a unit of power measurement Year $ Australian dollars $/GJ Australian dollars per gigajoule AEMO 2011 List of measures and abbreviations xvii

2 GAS STATEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES Abbreviations 1C 1P 2C 2P 3C 3P ACT ADL ADE AEMC AEMO AER APLNG CAN CCGT CCS CEF CERA CGP CIF CO2 CO2-e COAG CPI CQ CSG CVIC DOMGAS DTS DW DWGM EEO Low estimate of contingent resources. See Glossary. Proved gas reserves. Estimated quantities of gas that are reasonably certain to be recoverable in future under existing economic and operating conditions. Best estimate of contingent resources. See Glossary. The sum of proved plus probable estimates of gas reserves. See Glossary. High estimate of contingent resources. See Glossary. The sum of proved plus probable plus possible gas reserves. See Glossary. The Australian Capital Territory. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 4 (NSW/ACT). Used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 1 (SA). Used to represent the Adelaide NEM modelling zone. Australian Energy Market Commission Australian Energy Market Operator Australian Energy Regulator Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas project Used to represent the Canberra NEM modelling zone. Combined-cycle gas turbine. See Glossary. Carbon capture and storage Clean Energy Future, Australian Government policy. Cambridge Energy Research Associates consultant Carpentaria Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 5 (QLD). Cargo, insurance, and freight Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide equivalent: a measure of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to an amount of carbon dioxide (e.g. tonnes CO2-e). Council of Australian Governments Consumer price index Used to represent the central Queensland NEM modelling zone. Coal seam gas Used to represent the central Victoria NEM modelling zone. Domestic gas The Victorian Declared Gas Transmission System Decentralised World scenario Declared Wholesale Gas Market Energy Efficiency Opportunities xviii List of measures and abbreviations AEMO 2011

3 EGP EIA ESOO ETS FC FOB GBB GLNG GMR GPG GSOO IC IEA LI LI/MM LMP LNG LPG LRET LV MAOP MAPS MCE MEL MEPS MM MSP NCEN NEM NGL NGO NGR NIEIR Eastern Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in New South Wales. Energy Information Agency Electricity Statement of Opportunities, an AEMO publication Emissions trading scheme Fast Rate of Change scenario Freight on board Gas Bulletin Board Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas project Queensland Gas Market Review Gas powered generation Gas Statement of Opportunities, an AEMO publication New South Wales Victoria Interconnect pipeline International Energy Agency Large industrial market segment The combination of the large industrial and mass market segments Longford to Melbourne Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Area 2 (Victoria). Liquefied natural gas Liquefied petroleum gas Large-scale Renewable Energy Target Used to represent the Latrobe Valley NEM modelling zone. Maximum allowable operating pressure Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 1 (SA). Ministerial Council on Energy Used to represent the Melbourne NEM modelling zone and also a gas demand area in Demand Group 2 (Victoria). Minimum energy performance standards Mass market segment Moomba to Sydney Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Area 4 (NSW/ACT). Used to represent the central New South Wales NEM modelling zone. National Electricity Market National Gas Law National Gas Objective National Gas Rules National Institute of Economic and Industry Research - consultant AEMO 2011 List of measures and abbreviations xix

4 GAS STATEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES NNS NQGP NSA NSW NSW/ACT NQ NT NTNDP NVIC OCGT OS PIIP POE PRMS PSA QCLNG QGP QLD R/P ratio RBP RET RLMS SA SAP SASDO SC SCER SEA SESA SEQ SKM MMA SPE STTM SWNSW Used to represent the northern New South Wales NEM modelling zone. North Queensland Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 5 (QLD). Used to represent the northern South Australia NEM modelling zone. The state of New South Wales. Also used to represent part of Demand Group 4 (NSW/ACT). New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Used to represent Demand Group 4 (NSW/ACT). Used to represent the North Queensland NEM modelling zone. The Northern Territory National Transmission Network Development Plan, an AEMO publication Used to represent the northern Victoria NEM modelling zone. Open-cycle gas turbine. See Glossary. Oil Shock and Adaptation scenario Petroleum initially in place. See Glossary. Probability of exceedence. See Glossary. Petroleum Resource Management System Power System Adequacy, an AEMO publication. Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas project Queensland Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 5 (QLD). The state of Queensland. Also used to represent gas Demand Group 5 (QLD). Reserves to current production ratio. See Glossary. Roma to Brisbane Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 5 (QLD). Renewable Energy Target Resource Land Management Services consultant The state of South Australia. Also used to represent gas Demand Group 1 (SA). System average price South Australian Supply and Demand Outlook, an AEMO publication. Slow Rate of Change scenario Standing Council on Energy and Resources Relates to the South East Australia Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 1 (SA). Used to represent the south-east South Australia NEM modelling zone. Used to represent the south-east Queensland NEM modelling zone. Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd - consultant Society of Petroleum Engineers Short Term Trading Market for gas Used to represent the south-west New South Wales NEM modelling zone. xx List of measures and abbreviations AEMO 2011

5 SWP SWQ SWQP SWZ TAS TGP UW VAPR VEET VIC WA South West Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 2 (Victoria). Used to represent the south-west Queensland NEM modelling zone. South West Queensland Pipeline A system withdrawal zone in the Victorian gas Declared Transmission System (DTS). The state of Tasmania. Also used to represent Demand Group 3 (TAS) and the NEM modelling zone covering the state of Tasmania. Tasmanian Gas Pipeline. Also used to represent a gas demand area in Demand Group 3 (TAS). Uncertain World scenario Victorian Annual Planning Report, an AEMO publication. Victorian Energy Efficiency Target The state of Victoria. Also used to represent gas Demand Group 2 (VIC). The state of Western Australia AEMO 2011 List of measures and abbreviations xxi