Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials

Woodside’s bid to expand a huge gas project is testing both major parties’ environmental credentials

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has indicated a Coalition government would quickly approve a giant gas project off Western Australia which will release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases until around 2070. Woodside Energy is leading the joint venture, which would dramatically expand offshore drilling and extend gas production at the North West Shelf project – already Australia’s largest gas-producing venture. In a statement on Wednesday, Dutt…

Dutton Has His Foot on the Gas for Approving North West Shelf in 30 Days

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to approve a gas plant extension, set to operate until 2070, within 30 days if elected in this year’s federal election. At the heart of the election promise is Woodside’s North West Shelf in Western Australia (WA)—one of the largest and most significant natural gas projects in Australia, drawing from the state’s rich offshore reserves. Uncertainty has beleaguered the intended expansion of the facility, wh…

Cooking with gas: Dutton vows to fast-track WA billions

Peter Dutton has vowed to end the stalemate over gas off WA’s North West coast within 30 days, if he becomes Prime Minister.

Dutton vows fast-track approval for Woodside's gas behemoth

The opposition leader would move to facilitate approval for the WA gas expansion within 30 days, and crack down on appeals against approval decisions.

Dutton pledges North West Shelf decision within 30 days

Peter Dutton says that although the decision on expanding the WA gas project will be made by the Environment Department, he expects it to be approved.

WA’S aquarium under threat

“IT’S literally like an aquarium; the water is so clear.” Filmmaker Jane Hammond recently returned from a trip to Scott Reef, about 300 kilometres off WA’s North West Coast, capturing Fremantle icons Tim Winton and John Butler along with a dozen marine scientists hoping to raise awareness about its pristine waters and put a spanner in the works for a fossil fuel company. Woodside plans to extract gas from the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa rese…