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Environment Minister ‘satisfied’ Santos can proceed with Narrabri Gas Project
The controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project in north-west New South Wales, touted to meet half the state’s gas needs, has cleared its final hurdle and work will commence in 2021.
Key points:
- Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley says she was satisfied Santos’ $3.6 billion proposal will ‘safeguard the biodiversity of the Pilliga Forest’
- The controversial project has been subject to 10 years of pushback by locals
- Santos says the project is in the public interest and that assessments found it can be ‘developed safely and sustainably’
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley today gave her sign-off to the $3.6 billon proposal by energy company Santos, subject to a number of conditions to protect regional biodiversity, groundwater and local…
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