Australia’s oil and gas regulator criticised after chief hands out environmental ‘excellence’ awards at industry dinner
by Royce Kurmelovs from on (#5ZDB9)
Regulator says outgoing boss Stuart Smith had no role in selecting winners and was invited to acknowledge his work over eight years
The outgoing head of Australia's offshore oil and gas regulator has helped hand out awards to fossil fuel companies, including Santos, Inpex and Beach Energy, prompting criticism the body could be seen as too close" to industry.
Stuart Smith, chief executive of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (Nopsema), attended an industry conference dinner in Brisbane on Wednesday and assisted in handing out environmental and safety awards.
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