Australian LNG exporters forecast to gain $27bn from Middle East conflict, reviving calls for a new gas tax
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Australia's government raised LNG export-earnings forecasts after Middle East disruptions reportedly tightened global supply and lifted prices, implying stronger cash flows for exporters. The projected windfall is reviving political pressure for higher gas taxes or royalty reform, adding policy risk to the sector. Near term, the news supports the natural-gas complex via tighter balances while increasing headline-driven uncertainty around Australian LNG fiscal terms.
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Australia’s latest government energy report says tighter global supply and a surge in LNG prices followed the shutdown of Qatari LNG facilities linked to the Middle East conflict. It lifted its forecast for Australia’s LNG export earnings in 2026–27 to A$67.6bn, up A$21bn from the projection published in December, and also revised last financial year’s earnings up by A$6bn. The upgraded outlook has intensified domestic pressure to introduce a gas export tax, but no new measure has been adopted so far.
