gas today speaks to martin ferguson, page-11

I'd recommend taking 10mins to read the NSW Scoping Paper for the development of the Coal and Gas Strategy. It's not a question of IF, it's a question of how to best manage both industries over the next 25 years:

http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=uJ9xSm7xMm4%3d&tabid=497&language=en-AU

It's going to happen IMO. It's a matter of when. The strategy will have to be developed first before any major new projects are greenlighted. A few bumps along the way.

"Gas has a critical role to play in NSW moving to a
low carbon economy. It is the only conventional
energy source that can underpin this transition in
the timeframes envisaged under State initiatives for
the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions."