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