# Australian Senate committee backs 20% LNG gas reservation scheme

> An Australian Senate committee endorsed a government plan requiring LNG exporters to reserve up to 20% of their gas for the domestic market, starting January 2028 if passed. The bill still needs Senate debate, and the Greens and Coalition disagree with parts of its design. Exporters and domestic gas producers oppose the scheme, arguing it would push prices down.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T06:09:59.093Z
- Category: policy · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94990-australian-senate-committee-backs-20-lng-gas-reservation-scheme
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A domestic gas reservation would redirect Australian LNG supply and could lower east-coast gas prices, reducing energy and fertilizer input costs for Australian livestock and grain producers. The measure's passage is uncertain and its effect on global feed prices is small.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-02-13 | [U.S. LNG Pause Could Help Balance Future Global Natural Gas Prices, Equinor Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31847-u-s-lng-pause-could-help-balance-future-global-natural-gas-prices-equinor-says.md) | -12.8% | -7.0% |
| NATGAS | 2017-02-16 | [FTC Preserves Competition in Merger of Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp \| Federal Trade Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72699-ftc-preserves-competition-in-merger-of-enbridge-inc-and-spectra-energy-corp.md) | -13.0% | +2.1% |
| NATGAS | 2017-06-30 | [Japan ruling shifts LNG balance of power to buyer \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70693-japan-ruling-shifts-lng-balance-of-power-to-buyer-the-national.md) | -5.5% | -3.2% |
| NATGAS | 2024-04-24 | [Global fertiliser prices set to drop but gas risks cause concern \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5022-global-fertiliser-prices-set-to-drop-but-gas-risks-cause-concern-farm-online-act.md) | +7.7% | +52.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-29 | [EC holds to Russian gas ban as prices soar \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2159-ec-holds-to-russian-gas-ban-as-prices-soar-s-and-p-global.md) | -1.8% | — |

## Sources

- pgjonline.com: https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/november/australian-senate-committee-backs-20-lng-gas-reservation-scheme

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