Santos gets nod for advisers despite queries over their independence
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The Berejiklian government has defended its decision to approve the choice of advisers by Santos for its $3 billion Narrabri coal seam gas project, rejecting critics who say their industry links raised doubts about their independence.
As part of the approval conditions for its 850-well project in northern NSW, Santos was required to nominate at least two “independent experts from the scientific community” for its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Advisory Group. They put forward Andrew Garnett, director of University of Queensland’s Centre for Natural Gas, and Stuart Day, a CSIRO researcher.