Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 20-May-20
Ensuring that the east coast has access to affordable gas will be part of the federal government’s strategy to boost the economy in the wake of the pandemic. The National COVID-19 Co-ordination Commission is looking at a range of options for reducing the domestic price of gas; chairman Nev Power says these could include building a pipeline from Western Australia’s offshore gas fields to Moomba in South Australia. He adds that another option could be to relocate energy-intensive manufacturing to WA, where gas prices are lower due to a domestic gas reserve.
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AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL COVID-19 COORDINATION COMMISSION