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Equinor gives up oil drilling quest in Bight
Energy company Equinor has walked away from exploring for oil in the Great Australian Bight, just two months after it received environmental approval to do so.
Energy company Equinor has walked away from exploring for oil in the Great Australian Bight, just two months after it received environmental approval to do so.
The Wilderness Society has launched court action to try to block a plan to drill an oil exploration well in the Great Australian Bight.
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With the federal election over and Bight oil exploration marking itself as an issue of concern in key South Australian marginal seats, now is the time for local MPs to stand up and put words into action by backing a Greens bill to ban Bight oil drilling once and for all, says Sarah Hanson-Young.
The Greens have unveiled a plan to protect the Great Australian Bight from oil exploration, calling for it to be given World Heritage Protection.
Bill Shorten says an incoming federal Labor government would commission a study into the consequences of a future oil spill in the Great Australian Bight.
Three-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning has thrown his weight behind a fight to stop a foreign oil company from drilling in the Great Australian Bight.