From the article........At the opening of the new Macedon gas...

From the article........

At the opening of the new Macedon gas plant near Onslow in September the head of BHP's conventional gas business Steve Pastor said BHP was eager to learn more about the Canning Basin and talk with WA Premier Colin Barnett about "opportunities to enter into that".

A recent HSBC report showed Australia has the seventh largest shale gas reserves in the world.

The remote onshore Canning Basin has received attention from major oil and gas players, including Mitsubishi and ConocoPhillips.

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