Editing Roma, Queensland (section)

== Industry and economy ==
Roma is the major provisional centre for the Maranoa District, South West Queensland for government and industry business. It is on the western fringe of the [[Surat Basin]] energy / resources boom.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

=== Agriculture ===
The Maranoa's agriculture industry is worth approximately $620 million annually, 64.3% being generated from crops. 58.7% of businesses in the Maranoa are in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector, which employs 32.7% of the region's workforce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=21072|title=Maranoa<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910041347/http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=21072|archive-date=10 September 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 2005 was a record year for Roma saleyards processing 390,000 head of cattle. Roma is home to the largest store cattle saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere. Saledays are Tuesday (for the big sales) and Thursday (for the fat cattle)<ref>{{cite news|date=25 May 2005|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2005/s1376748.htm|title=Record year for Roma saleyards|website=[[ABC Rural]]|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=27 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103140638/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2005/s1376748.htm|archive-date=3 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Forestry plantations include [[Hardwood]] and [[Cypress Pine]]s. Roma and the Maranoa region is home to Australia's most active native Cypress Pine sawmilling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/forestrybook/16610.html|title=Future challenges<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050530081727/http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/forestrybook/16610.html |archive-date=30 May 2005 |access-date=2 February 2020|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|website=Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries}}</ref>

=== Oil and Gas ===
In 1906 natural gas was used for lighting in Roma. The industry has expanded as more reserves were discovered.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

[[Origin Energy]]'s Spring Gully Coal Seam Gas Development is about {{convert|80|km|mi}} north of Roma and its projects include an {{convert|87|km|mi}} gas pipeline to Roma's neighbour town of [[Wallumbilla]] to connect with the {{convert|434|km|mi}} [[Roma to Brisbane Pipeline]] hub there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87958|title=ACCC releases its final decision for the Wallumbilla to Brisbane Gas Pipeline|date=22 February 2013|publisher=[[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]]|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309163040/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87958|archive-date=9 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Santos GLNG is developing CSG fields in the district and is undertaking the project on behalf of a joint venture arrangement with [[Santos Limited]], [[Petronas|Petroliam Nasional Berhad]], [[TotalEnergies]] and [[Korea Gas Corporation]]. The projects are spatially intensive and include production and monitoring wells, underground gas storage, injection wells, fixed above-ground gas field facilities, water management infrastructure, and above and below-ground gas and water pipelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/assessments-and-approvals/santos-glng-gas-field-development-project.html|title=Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Project|access-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302110916/http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/assessments-and-approvals/santos-glng-gas-field-development-project.html|archive-date=2 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Water ===
Bore water for the town is obtained from the [[Great Artesian Basin|Artesian Basin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Artesian Basin<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/gab/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629172740/http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/gab/ |archive-date=29 June 2008 |access-date=14 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>