Woodside boosts Pluto production, wins EPA approval for Browse

摘要

Australia's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given Woodside Petroleum's Browse LNG project at James Price Point the green light, The Australian reported July 17. EPA Chairman Paul Vogel announced that he alone has given the nod to the US$36 billion complex. Last month, this publication reported that four out of the five board members have been barred from deciding its fate due to potential conflicts of interest. Final approval, according to WAtoday, will be made by EPA Minister Bill Marmion.