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Chevron halts production at $54bn Gorgon project in Australia over mechanical problems

2016-04-06 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Chevron has halted production at its $54bn Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Australia due to mechanical issues.

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Australia: Australia approval of vast coal mine evil says marine scientist

2016-04-04 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Australian lawmakers have been slammed as crying crocodile tears after giving the go-ahead for a mega-mine amid scientist warnings of record bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland government granted leases on Sunday at the AUS $22 billion Carmichael mine, which aims to produce 60m tonnes of coal a year for shipment through the delicate, coral ecosystem to Asia. In recent months, warm waters driven by a strong El Nino and man-made emissions have caused vast tracts of the 2,300-km...

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Australia: Decision on coal mine 'defies reason'

2016-04-03 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: The decision on Sunday to approve mining leases for Queensland's Carmichael coal mine is akin to "evil", according to one of the world's foremost marine scientists. "It defies reason," said Dr Charlie Veron, former chief scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. "I think there is no single action that could be as harmful to the Great Barrier Reef as the Carmichael coal mine." The $21.7 billion project, which involves mine, rail and port facilities, would allow Indian multinational...

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Australia: Adani's Carmichael coalmine leases approved by Queensland

2016-04-03 04:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AAP: The Queensland government has granted three mining leases for Adanis multi-billion dollar Carmichael coalmine, which will be the largest in Australia. Environmental groups say the mine will fuel global warming and compound threats to the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef amid one of its worst coral bleaching events on record. The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and the mines minister, Anthony Lynham, made the announcement in Mackay on Sunday. The premier put the value of the project...

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Mega India-backed coal project awarded Australia mining leases

2016-04-03 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: A controversial India-backed giant coal project near Australia's Great Barrier Reef was Sunday awarded mining leases, but developer Adani said it would not commit to a final investment decision until legal challenges against it were resolved. The Queensland state government said the Aus$21.7 billion (US$16.7 billion) project to build one of the world's biggest mines was awarded three leases. "This is a major step forward for this project after extensive government and community scrutiny," Queensland...

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