MELBOURNE, April 7 (Reuters) - The Western Australiangovernment said it will only renew two leases key to the BrowseLNG development if the partners set up a supply base onshore inthe state and set aside some gas for industrial use in thestate.
About half the gas in Browse, which partners led by WoodsidePetroleum aim to develop as a floating liquefiednatural gas (LNG) project, is in leases owned by the state,while the rest of the gas is in seven leases owned by theAustralian government.
"At this stage there is no alignment between the jointventure nor is there alignment between the state and federalgovernments," state premier Colin Barnett said at an industryconference on Monday.
(Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Richard Pullin)