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A looming crisis

The booming LNG industry is behind Australia's expanding emissions rates, yet it is all but forgotten in the national debate on climate policy. We take a closer look at why this is a problem-in-waiting both domestically and internationally.

22 November 2018

  • The North West Shelf Venture, situated in the north-west of Western Australia, is Australia’s largest resource development project. It involves the extraction of petroleum (mostly natural gas and condensate) at offshore production platforms, onshore processing and export of liquefied natural gas, and production of natural gas for industrial, commercial and domestic use within the state. Owned by an international consortium, the venture is composed of six partners each holding a one-sixth share in the project. These are: Perth-based Woodside Petroleum; BHP Billiton; BP plc; Chevron Corporation; Royal Dutch Shell plc; a venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co. called Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd. North West Shelf Gas Pty Ltd .

    Woodside applies to build big-polluting LNG plant – with no emissions plan

    Western Australian Browse project could emit more than 200m tonnes of CO2

19 November 2018

  • Images of LNG Tankers and Container Ships As Japan Releases Trade Number<br>A man walks past the Shahamah liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker sitting berthed at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (Tepco) Futtsu gas-fired thermal power plant in Futtsu Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. The Ministry of Finance is scheduled to release Japan’s fuel trading data on Jan. 25. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Importing gas to replace domestic supply could push emissions up 20%, AGL says

    Energy company says importing LNG will firm up renewable energy projects but critics say gas is already more expensive than clean alternatives

15 November 2018

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    'Nothing to hide?' Oil and gas lobby pushes to limit data on its emissions

    Booming LNG sector is driving Australia’s carbon output, but industry claims revealing the details would damage international competitiveness

13 November 2018

  • Part of the Chevron LNG project under construction during a tour of the Chevron LNG project on Barrow Island, Western Australia, Monday, April 11, 2016. Turnbull is touring Chevron’s massive Gorgon LNG project off the West Australian coast just days after production was suspended due to a technical breakdown. (AAP Image/News Corp Pool, Ray Strange) NO ARCHIVING

    Half of Australia's emissions increase linked to WA's Gorgon LNG plant

    Carbon emissions from nation’s largest LNG development were meant to be captured. More than two years on, the storage still hasn’t started

12 November 2018

  • The Chevron LNG project on Barrow Island, Western Australia during its construction in 2016

    'Problem in waiting': why natural gas will wipe out Australia's emissions gains

    LNG is often touted as a good alternative to coal but the increase in production means increased emissions that will cancel out any recent savings
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