Massive emissions with a questionably viable solution, construction delays, Indigenous culture clashes, a dispute with a US oil major - Santos Barossa project is generating heat well before it produces any gas.
Massive emissions with a questionably viable solution, construction delays, Indigenous culture clashes, a dispute with a US oil major - Santos Barossa project is generating heat well before it produces any gas.
Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry is waking up to a new reality beset with higher regulatory hurdles and plunging political and community support.
Dennis Tipakalippa, a Manupi elder, insisted that he and fellow elders were not consulted over the environmental plan developed by Santos for an offshore gas project. In terms of the value, the natural gas project is predicted to be worth $US3.6 billion and produce up to 600 jobs. By Binoy Kampmark
The Federal Court dismissed Santos’ appeal that the oil and gas corporation had failed to consult Traditional Owners on the Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea. Pip Hinman reports.