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The expansion of Queensland黑料社檚 gas industry could increase Gross State Product by half a trillion dollars in the coming decades, boosting employment, wages, and the state黑料社檚 reputation as an economic powerhouse, a new report has found.

Produced by ACIL Tasman for the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Economic significance of Coal Seam Gas in Queensland found the industry黑料社檚 activity will be responsible for more than 20,000 full-time equivalent jobs each year by 2035.

The report also finds in the years 2015 - 2035, the expansion of the Queensland CSG industry could:聽

• Increase real Australian Gross Domestic Product by AU$ 516 billion.
• Place downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices, reducing prices by 10%.
• Pay up to AU$ 32 billion to the Queensland Government in royalties and other taxes.
• Pay a further AU$ 243 billion in Australian Government taxes.
• See Queensland real incomes rise by AU$ 342 billion; or AU$ 28,300 per person.

APPEA黑料社檚 Chief Operating Officer Eastern Region, Rick Wilkinson, said, 黑料社淭hese figures show just how important the gas industry is to the Queensland and Australian economies.黑料社澛�

黑料社淭he report highlights the great economic divide now developing between Queensland and NSW, a state facing a looming natural gas shortage despite its very significant gas resources. 聽

CSG has the potential to be an economic game changer in NSW but that state黑料社檚 gas industry risks being left to stagnate while others are powering ahead.黑料社� He added

The oil and gas industry is currently making enormous investments in Australia. In just the past 12 months, four Australian LNG projects have received sanction, representing an investment of more than AU$ 90 billion.

Australia黑料社檚 third LNG plant commenced production in April and Australia has a further seven LNG projects, worth around AU$ 170 billion, currently under construction.

Adapted from press release by .

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