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Slugcatcher on the power of change

NECESSITY might be the mother of invention but as <i>Slugcatcher</i> considers recent events in the Australian oil and gas industry he sees three equally powerful forces at work: worsening economics, rapid improvements in technology and changing legal structures.

In reverse order, the legal issue relates to the once popular unincorporated joint venture, which has reached its use-by date. Technology refers to the potential for a "floater" boom, and economics refers...

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