Victoria’s Gas Supply Crisis Worsened by Government Policy

Victoria’s Gas Supply Crisis Worsened by Government Policy
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Energy Lily D'Ambrosio, hold a press conference at Parliament house in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 19, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling
Peter Castle
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The state of Victoria has the most extensive natural gas network in Australia and the highest consumption due to cold weather and the use of gas for domestic heating. Yet the state is able to meet its own needs with gas production while supplying some gas also to Tasmania, South Australia, and New South Wales.

Peter Castle
Peter Castle
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Peter Castle is an Australian mechanical engineer with broad experience in the oil and gas, energy, and other process industries.
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