Gas from untapped shale deposits in the outback Cooper Basin, he points out, could bring South Australia a share in the bonanza that other states are reaping from the China trade.

他指出，南澳州内陆的库伯盆地有尚未开采的天然气储藏在页岩沉积层中，南澳州可以凭此与其它州一起从对华贸易中分一桶金。