About this episode
This episode discusses the Taroom Trough and its significance in Australia's oil and gas production amidst global supply pressures.
With the war in the Middle East putting pressure on global fuel supplies, a lot of questions are being asked about why we’ve let our production lapse here in Australia. With that in mind, there’s now a heap of attention on sites being explored to build that back up again, so we’re covered when there are disruptions overseas. One of those is Southeast Queensland’s Taroom Trough - a source of crude oil and natural gas that the Queensland Government wants to fast-track mining approvals for. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what’s involved in mining it, where things stand, and what the issues are. Squiz Recommends: Watching: This episode of A Current Affair called Striking Aussie Oil which looks at how quickly the Taroom Trough could be producing oil and what it might cost… Reading: This piece in The Conversation which goes into what’s required to extract oil from the site and the potential impacts… Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.
Topics covered
- Taroom Trough
- oil production
- natural gas
- mining approvals
- global fuel supplies
- Australia
Keywords
- Taroom Trough
- oil
- natural gas
- Queensland
- mining
- fuel supplies
- Australia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Queensland Government
Books & works: A Current Affair, The Conversation
Places: Southeast Queensland, Taroom Trough
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