Barnett should butt out of Browse deal: McGowan

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May 04, 2012 15:56:51


James Price Point - site of proposed LNG gas hub

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The Premier is working towards having a gas processing hub being built at the greenfield James Price Point site.

The State Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says the Premier Colin Barnett should not be interfering in the commercial arrangements surrounding the Browse LNG project.

Yesterday the Premier Colin Barnett was defiant about the location of the multi billion dollar Browse L-N-G project saying the decision where the gas would be processed would lie with the West Australian government.

Mark McGowan says Mr Barnett should not be threatening the commercial partners and the Premier’s comments send a very poor message.

“We don’t need interventionism, soviet style interventionism, by the Premier of Western Australia,” he said.

Mr McGowan says he is concerned about how the project is developing and believes it sends a clouded message to future overseas investors.

He says if he were elected Premier he would allow the commercial partners to pipe gas to Karratha instead of James Price Point which is Premier Barnett’s preferred location for the gas hub.

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May 04, 2012 14:39:02



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