Australia’s NSW targets ‘deficient’ CSG operators

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Singapore—The government of the eastern Australian state of New South Wales will refuse five petroleum exploration license applications and may cancel three others as it seeks to clamp down on inexperienced operators acquiring coal seam gas licenses. “We are targeting individuals or companies that have lodged an application or have been granted a PEL, yet do not have the financial security or industry expertise to meet this Government’s best practice standards for the CSG industry,” NSW resources and energy minister Anthony Roberts said in a statement Wednesday.