West Australians told to get used to paying more for gas.

Australasian Business Intelligence,  August, 2006  

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Byline: Lee-Anne Petchell and Andrew Probyn

Aug 30, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Western Australian (WA) Premier Alan Carpenter's energy policy has been attacked by two Australian Government ministers. He wants large gas producers in WA to reserve a portion for domestic use at a capped price, due to fears the current deal with the North-West Shelf entities for 4.6 trillion cubic feet of gas has already been depleted by over 50%. Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane and Treasurer Peter Costello say market forces must be given free rein in setting the price, ...

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