Greenpeace activists occupy Woodside gas platform

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 05:32 · Archive

Greenpeace activists have scaled a floating production unit at Woodside's Scarborough gas site off Western Australia.

Greenpeace campaigners ascended the 70,000-tonne floating production unit at Woodside's Scarborough gas site early Saturday morning, forcing the controversial gas project to initiate a temporary shutdown. The platform arrived at the site 375 km off Karratha in mid-January after a two-month voyage from China.

Greenpeace chief executive David Ritter said the Browse gas proposal would turn Scott Reef into 'an industrial gas zone'. He alleged that Woodside plans to drill up to 57 toxic wells around Scott Reef, Australia's largest oceanic reef, which is home to nesting green sea turtles and endangered species including pygmy blue whales and the dusky sea snake.

Activist Dr Chris Holden said the project would irrevocably harm nature on the coral atoll. Once operational, the $18.6 billion project will provide up to eight million tonnes of liquefied natural gas for export a year, as well as up to 225 terajoules of gas per day for domestic consumption. The project is set to produce its first liquid natural gas export by year's end.

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• Activists occupy Woodside's floating gas platformGreenpeace activists have scaled a 70,000-tonne floating production unit to protest the controversial Scarborough gas project near a coral atoll.Perth Now · 17 Oct, 05:12
• Activists occupy Woodside's floating gas platformGreenpeace activists have scaled a 70,000-tonne floating production unit to protest the controversial Scarborough gas project near a coral atoll.The West Australian · 17 Oct, 05:12

In this story: Greenpeace · Woodside · Scott Reef · Western Australia · David Ritter · Chris Holden

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