The 2019 Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) and Victorian Gas Planning Reports (VGPR) prepared by AEMO flagged a gas supply shortfall from 2024 onwards due to:
•Falling production levels from existing southern gas fields
•Uncertainties around southern prospective resources (un-explored but estimated to exist) accessible by existing pipeline and processing infrastructure
•Moderately increasing gas demand, driven mainly by population growth driving new gas connections.
April 16, 2024
This independent report, commissioned by Lock the Gate, was launched on the 16th April 2024. It builds on Samuel Review recommendations that communities should have the legal right to challenge the merits of a wider range of environmental decisions. Read and download the report...
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A new expert report exposes how big gas projects are exploiting failings in federal laws designed to protect one of Australia's most precious resources - water. But the report Reform of the EPBC Act Water Trigger, written by hydrologist Dr Matthew Currell and environmental advocacy Earth...
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