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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Queensland government acknowledges subsidence caused by CSG could affect farmland

Queensland government research has acknowledged  subsidence caused by coal seam gas drilling could have consequences for farmers in the fertile Darling Downs.
Queensland government research has acknowledged subsidence caused by coal seam gas drilling could have consequences for farmers in the fertile Darling Downs. Photograph: Dan Peled/AP

A Queensland government technical study has acknowledged for the first time that subsidence caused by coal seam gas drilling could have potential consequences for farmers in the fertile Darling Downs.

Relationships between some farmers and CSG companies have become strained in the past few years, amid claims that one company, Arrow Energy, drilled diagonally beneath farmland without notifying landholders.

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