BP澳大利亚钻探方案迟迟不能获批

Following yet another delay by the Australian authorities to give approval for BP’s environmental plan for drilling in the Great Australian Bight, Greenpeace says this is proof that BP’s plan is full of holes and must not be approved. To remind, National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) on Wednesday requested further information from BP regarding the oil company’s plan for drilling of the Stromlo-1 and Whinham-1 exploration wells in the Great Australian Bight, offshore Southern Australia.

NOPSEMA had already delayed making a final decision when on September 16 it said it would move the decision date to September 29. The decision had been expected on September 19. However, following BP’s recent release of oil spill scenario for the project, Guardian’s report on faulty equipment on the drilling rig planned for the project, and the public pressure that ensued, NOPSEMA does not want to rush it.

Also worth noting, NOPSEMA had rejected BP’s original plan to drill four wells in the area, after which BP submitted a new proposal, with two planned wells. Commenting on NOPSEMA’s latest delay, Greenpeace Asia Pacific said the latest knockback to BP’s plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight signals the company’s „project is full of holes and too dangerous to be approved”.