The government of Western Australia decided not to revise the decision from 2013 to waive the state’s emissions restrictions for Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project.
The decision was repealed in July last year, but as Albert Jacob, WA Environment Minister, told Interfax, no reviewing or reapplying of the greenhouse gas emission conditions, removed by Jacob’s predecessor, will happen.
Jacob further added that Chevron still has to report the GHG volumes from its Wheatstone LNG project to WA’s independent Environmental Protection Authority every year, despite the state’s lifting of its conditions.
This way, Chevron’s 8.9 mtpa Wheatstone LNG project that is expected to start up in late 2015, is no longer subject to emissions restrictions.
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LNG World News Staff; Image: Chevron