Mining giant Santos says it is reviewing coal seam gas (CSG) mining plans for the Pilliga State Forest, including the proposal to drill 1100 wells.
It has also hit back at criticisms that taxpayers were getting little out of the deal, saying mining royalties would earn the government millions.
It was revealed on Tuesday that the former Labor state government signed an agreement with Eastern Star Gas in February 2011 - which gave permission for the mining company to access the forest in NSW northwest until 2040.
When Santos bought Eastern Star Gas in November it inherited the agreement.
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