Labor approves extension of Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf gas development
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6XJWR)
Murray Watt will approve the extension of one of the world's biggest liquified natural gas projects from 2030 to 2070
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The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light to Woodside Energy's application to extend the life of one of the world's biggest liquified natural gas projects from 2030 to 2070.
Watt said he had told Woodside he planned to approve the life extension of the North West Shelf gas processing plant, on the Burrup peninsula in northern Western Australia, with strict conditions" relating to local air pollution. Woodside has 10 days to respond.
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