Santos $3.6bn Narrabri gas project formally backed by NSW government
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#54K06)
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A contentious gas development at Narrabri, in north-west New South Wales, is a step closer to going ahead after being formally backed by the Berejiklian government.
The state Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on Friday said it had referred the $3.6bn project, proposed by the oil and gas giant Santos, to the state's Independent Planning Commission and recommended it be approved with what it described as strict conditions.
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