Government Approves 55 Gas Wells Near Contaminated Site in Australian State

Government Approves 55 Gas Wells Near Contaminated Site in Australian State
A coal seam gas well is seen near Dalby, west of Brisbane, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. AAP Image/Dan Peled
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Arrow Energy has been granted environmental approval to drill 55 coal seam gas wells near a site contaminated with benzene, naphthalene and cyanide in western Queensland.

The project is an expansion of the Shell and PetroChina joint venture’s existing six-well facility at Hopeland near Chinchilla on the western Downs.