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Australia warns of gas export curbs as east coast shortage grows

Tue, Sep 26, 2017 - 5:50 AM

"We are determined to ensure and we will ensure that that shortfall, which we've been advised of today - three times bigger than we thought it would be six months ago - is not going to occur." - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Melbourne

ROYAL Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips and Santos face curbs on exporting gas from Australia's east coast in 2018 if they fail to plug a projected local supply shortfall, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned on Monday.

Eastern Australia faces a gas shortfall of up to 17 per...