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Australian Regulator Wants Tougher Pollution Rules for Darwin LNG Plants

News | 2026/08/03 21:02

Australian Regulator Wants Tougher Pollution Rules for Darwin LNG Plants

Darwin LNG plants could face stricter environmental and pollution reporting rules

Two of Australia's largest LNG projects led by Santos and Inpex could face stricter environmental and pollution reporting rules after the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) recommended 23 ways to address a previous under-reporting of emissions.

The review was triggered last year following a significant upward revision of Inpex's 2023/24 emissions estimates, raising community concerns.

The NT EPA recommends that both Ichthys LNG and Darwin LNG implement stricter limits on pollutants, including numerical emission concentration limits:

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