The US-based energy giant struck a deal last month to take control of Papua LNG, which aims to tap into massive gas fields nestled in the forests of Papua New Guinea.
A 320-kilometre (200-mile) pipeline will be built to transport extracted gas to a coastal processing facility, eventually pumping out 5.6 million tonnes of liquified natural gas each year.
With a final government decision expected in December, the Centre for Environmental Law and C…