The chief executive of the country’s biggest gas transporter, APA Group, has fired off against plans to import LNG to avert a potential gas shortage, warning that the high cost of imports risks turning consumers and industry against gas altogether.
Adam Watson said importing liquefied natural gas into the south-east – as proposed by companies including Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy and Viva Energy – would cost about double the price of gas from the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory. It would also involve higher carbon emissions.
Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/apa-group-forecasts-stronger-growth-after-profit-climbs-6-4pc-20250819-p5mo6f