"Cooper Basin gas supplies are dwindling" ... NSW government submission to the federal government. Photo: Brendan Esposito
THE state government has warned of gas shortages emerging in NSW within the next two years as it puts its weight behind coal seam gas to head off any supply disruptions.
Large numbers of Nationals and Liberal Party MPs are opposed to allowing the widespread use of coal seam gas due to environmental concerns, especially over the likely impact on aquifers in farming areas.
In its submission to the federal government's draft white paper on energy, the state government has warned gas could begin to run short in NSW from as soon as 2014, as long-term supply contracts from the Cooper Basin in central Australia begin to expire.
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