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Is importing liquefied natural gas worth the cost?

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Publish Date
Fri, 11 Jul 2025, 9:26am
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Is importing liquefied natural gas worth the cost?

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Jul 2025, 9:26am

Importing liquefied natural gas could potentially require one billion dollars in capital investment. 

Major energy companies Clarus, Contact Energy, Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy, and Mercury have commissioned two studies looking into the option. 

Data out last month shows New Zealand鈥檚 domestic gas supply is reducing faster and sooner than previously forecast. 

Clarus chief executive Paul Goodeve says it would be expensive. 

He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the most important thing is not what it costs, but the value it brings, and last winter we saw the cost of not having a stable fuel supply. 

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