Gas producers question whether Coalition’s energy plan will cut consumer prices

Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition’s policy will work and it is ‘difficult to predict’ what the final price would be

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Gas industry leaders have expressed confusion and concern about a Coalition plan to force them to sell more of the fossil fuel in Australia and cast doubt over whether Peter Dutton’s target to cut gas prices can be delivered.

Speaking at an Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference in Sydney, several executives argued the policy to create what the opposition leader called an “east coast gas reservation policy” could exacerbate future gas supply issues in southern states.

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