Queensland’s Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe set the tone for the conference with his opening address on Wednesday highlighting Queensland Government’s commitment to progressing the proposed LNG projects in the state, as well as the gas industry as a whole.

EnergyQuest’s Graeme Bethune followed suit giving a comprehensive presentation outlining the strong state of Australia’s gas industry and its opportunities based on strong reserves, record production and demanding markets in and outside the country.

Shell’s bid for Arrow Energy over the weekend caused a slight change to the schedule, but APPEA’s Mark McCallum and Queensland LNG…