Sustainability a central focus

Net zero emissions at proposed gas terminal

A commitment to offset greenhouse emissions at Viva Energy’s proposed gas terminal >Ì Ì…i iiœ˜} Àiw˜iÀÞ ˆÃ >˜ important milestone for the project and the company.

The company is planning to offset emissions from its operations vœÀ ̅i wÀÃÌ Ìˆ“i] LՈ`ˆ˜} œ˜ ˆÌà i݈Ã̈˜} ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ >}i˜`>°

The determination to achieve net zero emissions from day one on a major energy project underlines Viva Energy’s commitment to transition to a lowV>ÀLœ˜ vÕÌÕÀi°

Right from the start of the Gas /iÀ“ˆ˜> *ÀœiVÌ] ÀiyiV̈˜} ̅i LÕȘiÃý ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ >««Àœ>V… ̜ ˜iÜ «ÀœiVÌÃ] 6ˆÛ> ˜iÀ}Þ œœŽi` at all aspects of the terminal `iÈ}˜] Vœ˜ÃÌÀÕV̈œ˜ >˜` œ«iÀ>̈œ˜ ̜ w˜` œ««œÀÌ՘ˆÌˆià ̜ `iÈ}˜ œÕÌ V>ÀLœ˜ i“ˆÃȜ˜Ã°

/…i ˜ii` ̜ Žii« ƂÕÃÌÀ>ˆ>½Ã V>ÀÃ] ÌÀÕVŽÃ >˜` «>˜ià œ˜ ̅i move means that traditional …Þ`ÀœV>ÀLœ˜ vÕiÃ ܈ Ài“>ˆ˜ > È}˜ˆwV>˜Ì «>ÀÌ œv ̅i iiœ˜} Àiw˜iÀÞ i˜iÀ}Þ “ˆÝ vœÀ “>˜Þ

Þi>Àà LÕÌ ÜˆÌ… ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ

>à > ŽiÞ Vœ˜Ãˆ`iÀ>̈œ˜ vœÀ ̅i Vœ“«>˜Þ] 6ˆÛ> ˜iÀ}Þ ˆÃ >««Þˆ˜} > ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ i˜Ã ̜ LœÌ… «ÀœiVÌà and operations.

/…i Àiw˜iÀ޽à vÕÌÕÀi ˆÃ Liˆ˜} «>˜˜i` ̜ ˆ˜VÕ`i Ài˜iÜ>Li >˜` alternative energy sources under a vision to develop the Geelong

˜iÀ}Þ ÕL° ƂÀi>`Þ > }>ÌiÜ>Þ vœÀ ̅i ÃÕ««Þ œv >LœÕÌ xä «iÀVi˜Ì œv 6ˆV̜Àˆ>½Ã vÕi ˜ii`Ã] >``ˆÌˆœ˜> projects under investigation include installing a solar farm to ̅i ˜œÀ̅ œv ̅i Àiw˜iÀÞ >˜` Liˆ˜} an Australian pioneer in the use of hydrogen.

/…i wÀÃÌ “>œÀ ÃÌi« ̜Ü>À`à ̅i Àiw˜iÀÞ LiVœ“ˆ˜} > “ˆÝi` i˜iÀ}Þ gateway for Victoria involves a yœ>̈˜} }>à ÌiÀ“ˆ˜> “œœÀi` >Ì ,iw˜iÀÞ *ˆiÀ°

This project will see Geelong LiVœ“i «ˆÛœÌ> ̜ Ài«>Vˆ˜} ̅i forecast gas supply shortage expected to impact south-eastern Australia this decade.

ˆŽi «iÌÀœ ˆ˜ œÕÀ V>Àà >˜` `ˆiÃi ˆ˜ œÕÀ ÌÀÕVŽÃ] > Àiˆ>Li] >vvœÀ`>Li }>à ÃÕ««Þ ܈ Li ˜ii`i` LÞ Ì…i economy for many years. Gas has an important role to play to support the country’s transition to Ài˜iÜ>Li i˜iÀ}Þ°

ÛiÀÞ `>Þ ˆ˜ 6ˆV̜Àˆ>] Ìܜ “ˆˆœ˜ …œ“ià >˜` Èx]äää LÕȘiÃÃià ˆŽi ̅i Àiw˜iÀÞ ÀiÞ œ˜ }>ð Ì ˆÃ ۈÌ> to the powering of industry and is widely used in domestic residential VœœŽˆ˜} >˜` …i>̈˜}] ˆ˜VÕ`ˆ˜} …œÌ water systems.

7…ˆi > vœÃȏ vÕi] }>à ˆÃ > cleaner alternative transition fuel ܅ˆV… i“ˆÌà iÃà V>ÀLœ˜ `ˆœÝˆ`i ̅>˜ LÕÀ˜ˆ˜} œÌ…iÀ vœÃȏ vÕiÃ°

Viva Energy’s Chief Business iÛiœ«“i˜Ì >˜` -ÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ "vwViÀ] >V…>˜ *viˆvviÀ] Ã>Þà ̅i `iVˆÃˆœ˜ ̜ “>Ži ̅i «Àœ«œÃi` gas terminal a net zero emissions Ûi˜ÌÕÀi LÞ }i˜iÀ>̈˜} >˜` «ÕÀV…>Ș} ViÀ̈wi` V>ÀLœ˜ œvvÃiÌà ˆÃ È}˜ˆwV>˜Ì vœÀ ̅i ÃÌ>˜`>À` ˆÌ sets.

º"ÕÀ ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ œÕÀ˜iÞ ˆÃ “œÀi ˆ“«œÀÌ>˜Ì ̅>˜ iÛiÀ]» >V…>˜ says.

iÀ̈wi` V>ÀLœ˜ œvvÃiÌà ܈ Li purchased for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions which are directly related to the construction and operation of the terminal.

>V…>˜ Ã>Þà ̅i ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ vÀ>“iܜÀŽ Liˆ˜} ÕÃi` vœÀ ̅i planned gas terminal project will Li ˆ“«i“i˜Ìi` ˆ˜ vÕÌÕÀi «ÀœiVÌð

“We are committed to responding to the challenges of Vˆ“>Ìi V…>˜}i] ÀiVœ}˜ˆÃˆ˜} ̅>Ì Ì…iÀi ܈ Li > ÌÀ>˜ÃˆÌˆœ˜ «iÀˆœ` ̜ Ài˜iÜ>Lià >˜` œÌ…iÀ >ÌiÀ˜>̈Ûi i˜iÀ}Þ ÃœÕÀVið ÕÀˆ˜} ̅ˆÃ ̈“i] traditional fuels and energies will remain essential to driving the iVœ˜œ“Þ >˜` œÕÀ Ü>Þ œv ˆvi]»

>V…>˜ Ã>Þð

Àœ“ ̅i œÕÌÃiÌ] 6ˆÛ> ˜iÀ}Þ has designed the gas terminal ̜ “ˆ˜ˆ“ˆÃi ˆÌà V>ÀLœ˜ vœœÌ«Àˆ˜Ì wherever it can.

This includes operating the gas terminal primarily in `open œœ« “œ`i½] > «ÀœViÃà ̅>Ì ÕÃià seawater to warm up and re-gasify

À>̅iÀ ̅>˜ ÕȘ} }>ÇLÕÀ˜ˆ˜} heaters.

ºƂà > ÀiÃՏÌ] }Àii˜…œÕÃi }>à i“ˆÃȜ˜Ã ܈ Li >LœÕÌ vœÕÀ ̈“ià less than the alternative `closed œœ«½ ÃVi˜>Àˆœ]» >V…>˜ Ã>Þð

Viva Energy also plans to ˆ“«i“i˜Ì > ̅ˆÀ`‡«>ÀÌÞ ViÀ̈wi` Energy Management System to monitor and improve energy and greenhouse gas emissions performance during the life of the operations.

-œ“i œv ̅i œÌ…iÀ ÃÕÃÌ>ˆ˜>LˆˆÌÞ initiatives aimed at lowering the Vœ“«>˜Þ½Ã V>ÀLœ˜ vœœÌ«Àˆ˜Ì …>Ûi included:

Entering a long-term wind power purchasing agreement to underpin >LœÕÌ > ̅ˆÀ` œv ̅i Àiw˜iÀ޽à energy needs from Acciona’s wind v>À“ >Ì Ì iˆLÀ>˜`°

‘A reliable, affordable gas supply will be needed by the economy for many years during the country’s transition to renewable energy.’

Signing a partnership with Hyzon œÌœÀÃ] > i>`ˆ˜} }œL> ÃÕ««ˆiÀ of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles;

>՘V…ˆ˜} > V>ÀLœ˜ ˜iÕÌÀ> iÌ vÕi «Àœ`ÕVÌ] >ÀLœ˜ œvvÃiÌ iÌ Ƃ‡£] ViÀ̈wi` >à V>ÀLœ˜ ˜iÕÌÀ> LÞ ˆ“>Ìi ƂV̈ÛiAE >˜`]

Signing a partnership agreement ܈̅ 7>}> ˜iÀ}Þ] ̅i ÕÀœ«i>˜ i>`iÀ ˆ˜ Ài˜iÜ>Li ˜>ÌÕÀ> }>à ÀiVœÛiÀÞ vÀœ“ >˜`w Ü>ÃÌi°

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