专家警告，提交澳大利亚联邦议会的一项国家天然气保留法案可能让国内高价格的最大推手逃脱限制。
Experts warn Australia's new gas reservation scheme has loopholes A national gas reservation bill before Australia's federal parliament could let the biggest driver of high domestic prices escape its restrictions, experts warn.
旨在建立国家天然气保留计划的历史性立法目前提交联邦议会，目的是预留更多国内供应，并缓解长期挤压当地家庭和制造商的出口优先政策。该法案在消费者和制造业游说团体多年施压后提交议会，引发广泛公众关注。
Historic legislation to establish a national gas reservation scheme is before Australia's federal parliament, aiming to set aside more domestic supply and ease the export priority that has long squeezed local households and manufacturers. The bill reached parliament after years of pressure from consumer and manufacturing lobby groups and has drawn wide public attention.
能源专家表示，按目前草案，该法案存在漏洞，可能让桑托斯公司的东海岸天然气业务——高价格的最大推手——完全逃避保留要求。他们警告，如果范围保持狭窄，较小的供应商将承担义务，而非对短缺责任最大的生产商，并呼吁最终文本堵塞这些漏洞。
Energy experts say the bill, as drafted, contains loopholes that could let Santos's east coast gas operations, the biggest driver of elevated prices, slip outside the reservation requirement entirely. If the scope stays narrow, they warn, smaller suppliers would carry the obligation instead of the producers most responsible for the shortfall, and are calling for the final text to close those gaps.
澳大利亚东海岸多年来面临价格压力，因为生产商优先考虑利润丰厚的出口合同而非国内市场。该法案借鉴了西澳大利亚长期的保留政策，其最终形式将在议会即将到来的会议中敲定，行业团体和消费者倡导者密切关注，因为结果将直接影响能源账单。
Australia's east coast has faced years of price pressure as producers prioritised lucrative export contracts over the domestic market. The bill borrows from Western Australia's long-standing reservation policy, and its final shape will be settled in parliament's coming sessions, with industry groups and consumer advocates watching closely because the outcome will directly affect energy bills.