Gas wars fire up in Victoria as consumers feel the heat

The Twelve Apostles are not the only diminishing resource in Victoria's Otways.

Tim O'Brien, managing director of Lakes Oil, which
 wants to drill for onshore gas in the Otways.

The region is running short of gas too, at least out at sea where it's legal to tap into it.

Port Campbell's offshore gas wells have supplied the nation with energy for decades and helped to make Victoria Australia's leading gas exporter, but they are running dry.

Gas there is "in steep decline, with offshore fields at or near end-of-life", Australia's energy market operator, AEMO, warns.

Read Adam Carey’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Gas wars fire up in Victoria as consumers feel the heat.”