31.   Victorian state Premier Jeff Kennett said supplies should flow to all industrial gas users by Wednesday afternoon, while domestic users could have gas services reconnected on Thursday.

32.   Dubai has around four billion barrels of oil but has no gas.

33.   Dubai has no gas and currently gets its supplies from nearby Sharjah, which has relatively small gas reserves.

34.   The skycraper he lives in has no gas so the flat is heated twice a day by wood-fuelled stove.

35.   The additional supplies are meant to avert a possible future shortage as domestic consumption is growing fast, and Sharjah does not have enough gas to fill the gap.