'Pitiful': Landholders offered $50k to host controversial gas project works

Relatively few landholders have granted Santos access to their land.

Energy giant Santos is seeking to induce landholders along the Hunter Gas Pipeline route with offers of up to $50,000 if they allow their properties to be used for easements.

The Deed of Option agreements, which the company has been offering to selected landholders in recent months, gives it the right to access a lot for seven years.