Leigh Creek gas to drive discount agricultural urea project

Andrew Marshall
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:30pm, first published October 28 2020 - 6:45am
Leigh Creek Energy's demonstration gas extraction site, north of Port Augusta, where it plans to start building a full scale coal gasification and fertiliser plant next year.
Leigh Creek Energy's demonstration gas extraction site, north of Port Augusta, where it plans to start building a full scale coal gasification and fertiliser plant next year.

A new gas extraction process in South Australia is promising to almost eliminate the nation's dependence on imported urea, and supply the nitrogen fertiliser at a highly competitive price.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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