# Gas industry weighs impact of export curbs | SBS News

> Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a Domestic Gas Security mechanism allowing government to impose LNG export controls when domestic gas is short. Gas exporters pledged higher domestic supplies, while Santos shares fell and the industry criticized the restrictions.

- Date: 2017-04-27 · published 2017-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71669-gas-industry-weighs-impact-of-export-curbs-sbs-news
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Export curbs could redirect Australian gas away from LNG toward domestic markets, easing regional gas prices but tightening the LNG balance that sets international gas benchmarks.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

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## Sources

- sbs.com.au: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/gas-industry-weighs-impact-of-export-curbs/ve572z7fn

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