The Pipeline and Western Australia

WA’s strong and diverse resource industry has positioned the State at the forefront of the Australian economic landscape. The pipeline plays an important role in this sector, by providing the natural gas that many major mining and resource customers need to power their operations. DBP proactively assists in the growth of Western Australia’s resource industry:

DBP has constructed a number of new inlet connections which have allowed WA gas consumers access to new supplies of natural gas and which has provided the critical infrastructure for natural gas producers to develop new projects, providing jobs and opportunities for Western Australians.

Natural gas and the pipeline also play an important role in providing the energy required for Western Australians everyday lives:

WA is the most energy and gas-dependent economy in Australia with natural gas supplying more than half of WA’s primary energy needs.

As Western Australia continues to grow, DBP will continue to operate the pipeline safely and reliably, fuelling Western Australia’s economy.

Fast Facts about WA’s resources (Information courtesy of The WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification)

The resources sector remains the dominant driver of capital expenditure in Western Australia contributing 71% of total new expenditure in the State. 

In the year to the June quarter 2025, the value of Western Australia’s new capital expenditure was $46.6 billion. Mining contributed 70% ($33 billion). 

Western Australia accounted for 24.7% of the value of Australia’s private new capital expenditure in the four quarters to June 2025. 

For more information about the mining and resources industry in WA, please visit the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia at CMEWA or the WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification.