Woodside quizzed on business and environmental concerns about WA gas project
by Royce Kurmelovs from Environment | The Guardian on (#5S7Y7)
Chief executive Meg O'Neill says gas from Scarborough project will help customers in Asia transition away from coal
Energy giant Woodside has sought to play down concerns about the company's decision to push ahead on controversial plans to develop the Scarborough gas field in Western Australia.
Woodside chief executive Meg O'Neill faced questions during an investor update on Tuesday about the company's $16.2b bet to open up the 800 sq km gas field in north-west Western Australia - an area larger than Singapore - and expand its onshore production capacity.
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