Underwater: Australia's oil industry faces new indigenous heritage test

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A discovery of ancient artefacts on the seabed off Australia's west coast has opened up a new frontier for resource companies to watch out for in conserving indigenous heritage.

MELBOURNE - A discovery of ancient artefacts on the seabed off Australia’s west coast has opened up a new frontier for resource companies to watch out for in conserving indigenous heritage.

The two sites are about 5 km east of where Woodside Petroleum, Australia’s top independent gas producer, plans to build a pipeline connecting its Scarborough gas field to its Pluto gas plant on the Burrup Peninsula. “We believe a thorough investigation of these areas needs to be conducted before any decision can be made.”

The surveys identified one coastal archaeological site within the Pluto LNG foundation lease area which the company said remains intact and protected, a Woodside spokeswoman said. Woodside hopes to make a final investment decision in 2021 on the $11 billion Scarborough project, a joint venture with BHP Group.Australia’s indigenous heritage laws came under fire after global miner Rio Tinto legally destroyed two caves in the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia which showed evidence of 46,000 years of human habitation.

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Chief Executive Andrew McConville said the oil and gas industry takes underwater heritage seriously.

 

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heritage it was before England conquer

SonaliPaul2 sounds like your lying again - want to stop energy production Ag2021- desperate to destroy the world - whilst pretending to save it.

SonaliPaul2 DelhiPolice Uppolice अगर यह भारत है तो पापियों को इसी तरह ढूंढ़ कर मारने की सजा दी जाये, कोई तो बचा लो भारत को तालिबान सीरिया लिबिया से भी बुरी हालत मैं

SonaliPaul2 British spelling people

SonaliPaul2 Apparently furloughed the proofreaders.

SonaliPaul2 aussies are building green energy infrastructure at an alarming rate - justice for the environment and country will surely prevail 🦎

SonaliPaul2 Arte-what?

SonaliPaul2 That's amazing. 'artefacfs' will surely sell for a lot to a museum

Well fuqu isn't it time ?

fuckin good

Should the oil industry pay the indigenous people with their profits?

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