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More gas needed to keep down prices or manufacturers will leave: ACCC 

THE Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has released its latest Gas Inquiry 2017-2020 interim report today finding prices may fall if there is "timely investment in gas development and key infrastructure" but has suggested some major manufacturers are on the brink of shutting operations on the east coast, and blames, in part, onshore moratoria on exploration for tight supply.

 ACCC chair Rod Sims says 2P development lags in latest report

ACCC chair Rod Sims says 2P development lags in latest report

"We continue to urge state governments to adopt policies that consider and manage the risks of individual gas development projects, rather than implementing blanket moratoria and regulatory restrictions,"...

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