PM slaps export limit on LNG

By Fleur Anderson
Updated April 27 2017 - 11:21am, first published 11:00am
East coast liquefied natural gas exporters failed to meet federal government demands for a commitment to add gas to the Australian market instead of sucking it dry to meet long-term export contracts.
East coast liquefied natural gas exporters failed to meet federal government demands for a commitment to add gas to the Australian market instead of sucking it dry to meet long-term export contracts.

The Turnbull government will hit Australia's largest gas producers with limits on their exports in new measures to avert an east coast gas crisis and ensure there is enough supply to service the domestic market demand.

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