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Commonwealth tips another $173 million into Beetaloo Basin gas reserve, insists emissions targets on track
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The expansive gas reserve has been identified as a priority in the Federal Government s gas-led recovery .
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The Federal Government is accelerating plans to develop a major gas basin in the Northern Territory, investing a further $173 million dollars into the Beetaloo Basin shale gas reserve.
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It has now announced more than $200 million in recent investment into the basin
The investment comes despite concerns over the potential falling global demand for gas
The investment will fund road infrastructure in the region, 500km south-east of Darwin, and comes just weeks after the Government committed up to $50 million to drive exploration.
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