Santos marks key regulatory win for its $5.8bn Timor Sea Barossa project, but other court battles threaten to derail projectFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSantos has been given the green light to begin drilling works in the Timor Sea, although the Barossa project’s gas pipeline is still the subject of a court dispute.A group of Tiwi Islands traditional owners won a federal court bid last year to throw out the drilling approval at the multimillion-dollar gas field 265km north-west of Darwin. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/18/santos-gas-drilling-approved-timor-sea-barossa-project
Author : Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2023-12-18 03:09:51
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Santos given approval for gas drilling in Timor Sea despite Tiwi Islanders’ objections
