Australia Urgently ‘Needs a Lot More Gas,’ Energy Executives Say

Australia must invest in producing more natural gas to avoid a domestic shortfall later this decade, fossil fuel executives said.

“Our nation needs a lot more gas, and we need it urgently,” Cecile Wake, Shell Plc’s Australia chair, said at the Australia Energy Producers Conference 2026 in Adelaide on Tuesday. “The impact of the conflict in the Middle East on global energy markets has brought into stark focus the world’s dependence on oil and gas.”