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Samantha McCulloch

October 2024

Even the government’s gas plan has not driven development.

Chris Bowen has his own great gas gap to fill

The government has called out the Dutton nuclear plan’s interim reliance on gas. The trouble is that Labor has its own vulnerabilities.

July 2024

We need to clear the runway for new gas supply

Growing acceptance from governments of the role of gas in the energy transition is yet to translate into actions to clear the backlog of projects stuck in regulatory approval purgatory.

January 2024

Tiwi islands, north of Darwin, and haunt of the Crocodile Man and Rainbow Serpent.

Tiwi travesty underscores the need for better offshore regulation

There should be an investigation of the EDO to underline that vexatious claims cannot be the way to halt gas projects.

October 2023

The Australian gas industry is well placed to lead the charge into a hydrogen future in the same way the sector has built one of the most enviable LNG export industries on the planet

We can’t afford the hydrogen debate to get bogged down

The scale and urgency of the net-zero transformation demands Australia adopt a technology-neutral, emissions-intensity focused hydrogen pathway that doesn’t exclude any fuels or technologies.

March 2023

Barrow Island is home to Chevron’s massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas plant fed by offshore fields.

Australia must build on its advantages in carbon capture

Australia’s gas industry is better placed than most to take advantage of carbon capture and storage.

December 2022

Brickworks’ 11-year deal with Santos has secured its future gas supply.

Let the market, not caps, work to cut gas prices

Instead of letting the new mechanisms introduced only weeks ago do their job, the radical interventions now proposed will just undermine investment in new developments.

October 2022

Pluto LNG plant: the resources industry has kicked off an export bonanza.

Oil and gas pay their way on tax

There are no grounds to call for a windfall tax on the record-breaking petroleum industry. There are plenty of levies already.

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