Metgasco prepares to sue NSW government over Bentley licence cancellation

By Sean Nicholls
Updated September 1 2015 - 2:08pm, first published 1:16pm
Metgasco CEO Peter Henderson:  expects police protection for the Northern Rivers project. Photo: James Brickwood
Metgasco CEO Peter Henderson: expects police protection for the Northern Rivers project. Photo: James Brickwood
Opponents of Metgasco prevented a drilling rig from entering a rural property at Bentley last year. Photo: Dean Sewell
Opponents of Metgasco prevented a drilling rig from entering a rural property at Bentley last year. Photo: Dean Sewell

Energy company Metgasco is preparing to sue the NSW government for tens of millions of dollars in damages amid claims negotiations have broken down over compensation for the illegal cancellation of its gas licence at Bentley on the NSW north coast.