OZschwitz: Shell's chairman decries 'dishonest' campaign against gas

Shell Australia chairman Andrew Smith is set to call on politicians and industry leaders to tackle "head on" what he says is an orchestrated campaign that is unfairly demonising the natural gas industry to the detriment of regional economies.

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The global energy giant's most senior local representative will use his address at the APPEA petroleum industry conference in Brisbane on Monday to urge "frank dialogue" to counter the "sometimes fanciful" criticism of the industry by its opponents, and the "misleading and often dishonest political campaign" against gas.

"There is no doubt our industry is the subject of an orchestrated, organised and well-funded campaign to hem in its further development," Mr Smith will say, pointing to the stalling of the onshore gas industry in NSW and Victoria, and the vocal campaigning against offshore exploration in the Great Australian Bight.

"Complacency, and also manipulation, sits at the centre of this increasingly concerning situation," he says, citing complacency from industry and communities, and manipulation from activists "that have unfairly demonised both investors and workers that have contributed to the economic success of our nation".

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OZschwitz: Shell's chairman decries 'dishonest' campaign against gas

OZschwitz: Shell's chairman decries 'dishonest' campaign against gas

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