D-Day looms for Woodside’s massive North West Shelf gas project
It’s either crucial to energy security, or a climate disaster in the making. Labor will have to decide whether to let the LNG operation run another 50 years.
Woodside Energy says it is crucial to the national interest and to global energy security. Western Australia wants it to underpin the state’s gas industry for decades. Environmental activists describe it as a monumentally destructive climate disaster in the making.
After six years of environmental objections, appeals and protests, D-Day is approaching for North West Shelf, with federal authorities poised to decide whether to allow another five decades of gas operations off WA’s coast.
Mark WembridgeResources reporterMark Wembridge covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Perth. He formerly worked for the Financial Times in London and Hong Kong. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.wembridge@nine.com.au
Angela Macdonald-SmithSenior resources writerAngela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables. Connect with Angela on Twitter. Email Angela at amacdonald-smith@afr.com
Tom RabeWA political correspondentTom Rabe is the WA political correspondent, based in Perth. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.rabe@nine.com.au
