Key facts
- Woodside Energy resumed operations at its Scarborough LNG project after a protest.
- Two Greenpeace activists were arrested and charged with interfering with offshore petroleum installations.
- The Scarborough LNG facility has a price tag of $12.5 billion and is planned to produce 8 million tons of LNG annually.
- Greenpeace protested the Browse project, claiming it would damage a coral reef inhabited by endangered whales.
Woodside Energy has resumed operations at its Scarborough LNG project offshore Western Australia, following a protest by two Greenpeace activists that temporarily halted commissioning work. The activists boarded the gas platform over the weekend, leading to a standoff before they were safely removed and charged with interfering with offshore petroleum installations, an offense carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. Woodside stated that the activists' actions endangered people and the facility. The Scarborough project, with a price tag of $12.5 billion, is nearing completion and is expected to produce 8 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually, alongside natural gas for the domestic market. Greenpeace had protested the Browse project, which they claim will damage a coral reef system inhabited by endangered whales, though Woodside asserts its facilities will not impact the coral ecosystem.