Chevron could be forced to pay $100m for failure to capture carbon emissions
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5493R)
The Western Australian government rules against the oil and gas company over emissions at the Gorgon LNG project
Oil and gas company Chevron could be required to pay for offsets worth more than $100m for carbon dioxide emissions released at a delayed carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in northern Western Australia, an analysis suggests.
The state government last week ruled against Chevron over an emissions condition that applies to the company's large Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) development on Barrow Island in the Pilbara.
Continue reading...