Gorgon LNG plant begins long-delayed carbon capture and storage project
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4MVP5)
Half Australia's increase in CO2 emissions has been linked to WA project's failure to bury its greenhouse gas underwater
Oil and gas company Chevron says a long-delayed carbon capture and storage project has begun operating at one of the country's largest liquefied natural gas developments.
The Gorgon LNG development in the Pilbara, promised as a landmark development in burying greenhouse gas to limit emissions from fossil fuels, was supposed to start along with gas production in 2016. But the project was repeatedly delayed, with the company blaming technical issues.
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