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Australia Looking at Halting Australian East Coast Exports

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Australia could face a shortfall of 56 PJ of gas in 2023 according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission interim gas report released today.

  • “Our latest gas report finds that the outlook for the east coast gas market has significantly worsened. To protect energy security on the east coast we are recommending the Resources Minister initiate the first step of the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM),” ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said.
  • “We are also strongly encouraging LNG exporters to immediately increase their supply into the market.” The ACCC said.
  • “Increasingly, LNG exporters have diverted most of their excess gas to overseas spot markets, with as much as 70 per cent of the excess volume going overseas in recent years,” ACCC Chair Ms Cass-Gottlieb said, adding “If LNG exporters were to provide all of their excess gas to overseas markets, the east coast gas market would be facing a supply shortfall 56 PJ.”
  • Australia’s resources minister Madeleine King said she would consult with LNG exporters and Australia's trading partners before making a decision in October to initiate the security mechanism.


Source - Australian Competition & Consumer Commission interim gas report

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