Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill says federal Labor is failing to spell out for oil and gas developers what consultation needs to happen before offshore projects can get under way despite repeated promises to do so.

Speaking in her capacity as chair of industry group Australian Energy Producers, Ms O’Neill also said it was disappointing that the Albanese government continued to bankroll the Environmental Defenders Office even after the Federal Court found the climate-focused legal service had presented confected evidence when it sued Woodside’s rival Santos.