Australia in Talks With Gas Majors to Avert Local Shortage
Australian PM in crisis talks with gas majors; Australia faces gas shortage despite exports soaring. Australia's top gas producers, led by ExxonMobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell, agreed to boost supply to the country's domestic market to help avert an energy shortage following crisis talks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Australia is on track to become the world's largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG), yet its energy market operator has warned of a domestic gas crunch from 2019 that could trigger industry supply cuts and broad power outages. "We are a massive gas exporter.
Coal Mine Collapse Kills Two Miners
Rescue workers on Tuesday clawed through the wreckage of a collapsed coal mine in Wharton, West Virginia, that killed two miners, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said. The accident took place late Monday at the Brody mine, which is owned by Patriot Coal Corp., a Boone County emergency dispatcher said. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration identified the two miners as Eric Legg of Twilight, West Virginia, and Gary Hensley of Chapmanville, West Virginia. "Heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the two miners - Eric and Gary - who lost their lives in this tragic mining accident," Tomblin said in a statement.
WV Coal Mine Collapse Claims one Life
Rescue workers on Tuesday clawed through the wreckage of a collapsed coal mine in Wharton, West Virginia, that killed at least one miner, Boone County emergency dispatchers said. The accident took place late Monday at the Brody mine, which is owned by Patriot Coal Corp., the dispatcher said. West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant called for an investigation into the cause of the collapse in the center of the state. "As we learn more details, our first priority is ensuring the safe rescue and recovery of everyone involved and comforting the families in Boone County," Tennant said in a statement. No other details were immediately available. By Annie Moore
