Wilderness Society

Monday, September 21

Court bid to block Bight oil drilling

The Wilderness Society has launched court action to try to block a plan to drill an oil exploration well in the Great Australian Bight.

Leaked oil spill document “alarming”: South Australian MPs

UPDATED: A leaked environmental draft plan from a Norwegian exploration company looking to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight shows the potential for an oil spill to blanket South Australia’s coastline and reach as far as New South Wales.

Norwegian company PGS plans to conduct seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight from March next year.

Frustration at uncertainty over seismic testing in the Bight

South Australian senators have expressed frustration at the national offshore oil and gas regulator for granting multiple extensions to Norwegian oil exploration company PGS to submit its application to conduct a seismic survey in the Great Australian Bight.

Regulator rejects BP's Great Australian Bight drilling bid

The national offshore environmental regulator has rejected BP’s $1 billion deep-sea oil drilling program in the Great Australian Bight, demanding changes to its environment plan.