“There is currently a section in the Australian community that is seeking to demonise the onshore industry,” Ferguson told attendees of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association 2011 Oil and Gas Safety Conference on Tuesday.
“We are going to have to work collectively ... to sell to the Australian community the importance of this industry, because as you and I appreciate, gas is a clean energy and it is very important in Australia’s transition to a low emissions economy.”
Ferguson