WA: A turtle is the new hurdle for Gorgon

AAP General News (Australia) | June 6, 2006 | Copyright

AAP General News (Australia)
06-06-2006
WA: A turtle is the new hurdle for Gorgon

By Liza Kappelle and Rebecca Keenan

PERTH, June 6 AAP - An endangered, carnivorous turtle is blocking the development of
one of Australia's biggest industrial projects.

Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority today rejected environmental
approval for the $11 billion Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island, off WA's Pilbara coast,
mainly because of the risk to the rare and threatened Australian flatback turtle.

However the Gorgon joint venture partners - ExxonMobil, Shell and project operator
...

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