Australia faces coal squeeze despite being energy powerhouse
Concern growing that power supply disruptions may trigger blackouts during peak summer demand period
Sydney
AUSTRALIA'S energy crisis keeps getting stranger. The world's second biggest seller of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is already threatening producers with export curbs as it struggles to find enough supply for its own use.
Now, one of the largest thermal coal shippers is scrambling to replenish stockpiles at some power plants after they dwindled following a surge in demand and constrained supply.
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