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Marty Silk

Qld govt approves 55 gas wells near contaminated site

Environmental approval has been granted to drill 55 coal seam gas wells near a contaminated site. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Arrow Energy has been granted environmental approval to drill 55 coal seam gas wells near a site contaminated with benzene, naphthalene and cyanide in western Queensland.

The project is an expansion of the Shell and PetroChina joint venture's existing six-well facility at Hopeland near Chinchilla on the western Downs.

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