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Dale Last

Dale Last

Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines

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We're sending a clear message that Queensland is open for business, and this new exploration area is a critical step in boosting Queensland's domestic energy supplies to put downward pressure on energy prices.

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Australia's domestic gas paradox

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Announced Taroom Trough tender

Australia exports more liquefied natural gas than any country except the United States and Qatar. Yet its own eastern states face recurring supply shortfalls because 70-80% of production flows to overseas buyers. Queensland, the source of most east coast gas, just opened the Taroom Trough—potentially the nation's first major new oil province in 50 years—with a mandate that any discoveries must serve Australian households first.

Updated Feb 10