SANTOS has stepped up its campaign to win public support for coal-seam gas projects in NSW by emphasising the economic benefits of the developments.
The oil and gas producer is trying to overcome concerns about the environmental impact of unconventional gas drilling. It wants to speed up development work on the gas deposits it bought this year around Gunnedah, in the state's north-west, when it paid $900 million for Eastern Star Gas.
However, Santos is being held up by entrenched local opposition and, at the political level, the NSW government is reviewing controls as it seeks to head off opposition to such gas developments.
Sydney Morning Herald
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