桑托斯不顾土著的法律挑战,以批准和工业能源需求为由,推进新南威尔士州天然气项目。 Santos pushes ahead with NSW gas project despite Indigenous legal challenges, citing approvals and industrial energy needs.

Santos正在新南威尔士推进Narrabri天然气项目, 计划在Pilliga森林下面埋设天然气, Santos is advancing its Narrabri gas project in NSW, planning to frack natural gas beneath the Pilliga Forest and transport it 833km to Newcastle, claiming approvals are in place despite pending Indigenous legal challenges in the Federal Court. 该项目在新南威尔士州总理克里斯·明斯的支持下,在巴斯海峡供应不断减少的情况下,对工业能源需求至关重要,面临环境风险的批评,包括大阿耳特斯盆地的潜在污染和甲烷排放。 The project, backed by NSW Premier Chris Minns as vital for industrial energy needs amid declining Bass Strait supplies, faces criticism over environmental risks, including potential contamination of the Great Artesian Basin and methane emissions. 批评者质疑其长期必要性,因为采用太阳能和电池造成天然气需求下降,公司市场集中,以及国内供应是否只会使出口减少。 Critics question its long-term necessity amid falling gas demand due to solar and battery adoption, corporate market concentration, and whether domestic supply would merely free up exports.