Gas consortium seeks approval to drill 7,700 wells in Queensland, including near national parks

Carnarvon national park, one of two parks bordering the area where Australia’s largest east coast gas producer wants to drill up to 7,700 new wells. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images
April 16, 2021
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Australia’s largest east coast gas producer has sought federal environmental approval to drill up to 7,700 new gas wells in Queensland, prompting concern from environmentalists due to the project’s sheer size and its proximity to two national parks. Australia Pacific LNG – a joint venture between Origin, ConocoPhillips and Sinopec – has lodged a referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act...

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natural gas exploration
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Australia