Woodside Natural Gas Project Unit Paused After Greenpeace Protest Off Western Australia
Greenpeace says the protest highlights risks to Scott Reef and a project expected to export 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.
- On Saturday, Greenpeace activists scaled Woodside's Scarborough floating production unit off Western Australia's coast, forcing a temporary shutdown of the $12.5 billion natural gas project.
- Activists occupied the facility to protest potential environmental harm to Scott Reef, a coral atoll located about 300 kilometres off the Kimberley coast.
- Four protesters set up 'temporary hanging tents' on the 70,000-tonne unit, part of the 98% completed project expected to export eight million tonnes of LNG annually.
- Police removed the activists on Saturday afternoon, taking them into custody, while Woodside operations remained paused on Sunday following the 'unauthorised access' to Scarborough.
- Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King condemned the protest as 'reckless behaviour,' while Greens spokesperson Sophie McNeill countered that Woodside's new gas projects threaten the climate.
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Woodside Resumes Work at Australian LNG Project after Greenpeace Stunt
Australia’s Woodside Energy on Monday announced it had resumed work on the soon-to-be-commissioned Scarborough project offshore Western Australia, which is set to export LNG to global markets and supply gas to the domestic market. This weekend, two Greenpeace activists climbed onto the gas platform at the Scarborough Energy Project, forcing a pause in the commissioning work with their unauthorized boarding of the facility. After a weekend of sta…
Woodside pauses Scarborough work after Greenpeace protest
Woodside Energy has paused work on its Scarborough gas platform off Western Australia after Greenpeace protesters climbed aboard. Early start-up work at the site has stopped, Australia’s biggest gas exporter said, Bloomberg reported. “Greenpeace’s actions have triggered a significant, potentially costly and entirely avoidable response,” Woodside said. The firm said it wants the authorities to act […] This story continues at The Next Web
Woodside Pauses Pre-Commissioning at Scarborough Due to Protest
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. said that pre-commissioning work at its Scarborough project off the coast of Western Australia remained paused after Greenpeace protesters climbed aboard the gas platform.
Four Greenpeace environmental activists landed on the Woodside floating gas plant in the waters of Australia and blocked its work in protest against the exploitation of fossil fuel from the coral reef. Four members of the environmental movement took over the water production plant of Woodside Australia more than 200 kilometres off the coast of West Australia, transmitting RIA News with reference to Greenpeace Australia Pacific. "Today Greenpeace…
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