Fortescue Metals Group has called for the phasing out of the state government’s contentious domestic gas reservation policy, which has traditionally been backed by big gas buyers, in favour of stricter application of the ‘use it or lose it’ rules.
West Australians have been warned not to get too confident about the year ahead, with Access Economics warning the state's economy had stalled significantly and that "happy days are not yet here again".
The $50 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project will be a boon for the state, but Western Australia has not escaped unscathed from the global financial crisis, according to Access Economics.
19 Oct 2009
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