Problems again stall production from Santos' $6.8b Barossa LNG
Santos is battling blocked heat exchangers, failed subsea valves, and faulty safety doors 285km north of Darwin so it can reap the reward of high gas prices in Asia.
The main energy policy issues in Western Australia include replacing the role of coal in South West power generation, a looming shortage of gas, promoting decarbonization and increasing transmission capacity to support more renewable energy.
Rising gas prices resulting in job losses are inevitable unless the WA government mandates more supply from gas exporters.
Australia's most gas-dependent state has flipped from promising cheap abundance to facing expensive shortages in just six years: investors beware.
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