25 February 2020. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt says the decision by Norwegian-based energy company Equinor to discontinue its oil exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, offshore from South Australia, is disappointing but the company is not leaving Australia. Offshore oil facilities aren’t new noise, and the Great Australian Bight is no exception to them. Since 1972, 13 wells have been successfully drilled in the Bight, with the most recent drilled in 2006.

Chevron Australia has made a decision to discontinue the company’s Great Australian Bight exploration program. The company said on Thursday that, while the Great Australian Bight is one of Australia’s most prospective frontier hydrocarbon regions, it was not able to compete in the current low oil price environment. “We have too much at stake to allow oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight to occur,” Ms. Lavers said. The pressure to seek an oil and gas bonanza is especially intense because of local 25 February 2020. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt says the decision by Norwegian-based energy company Equinor to discontinue its oil exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, offshore from South Australia, is disappointing but the company is not leaving Australia. Offshore oil facilities aren’t new noise, and the Great Australian Bight is no exception to them. Since 1972, 13 wells have been successfully drilled in the Bight, with the most recent drilled in 2006. Chevron withdraws from Great Australian Bight exploration in the region after BP also withdrew from its Great Australian Bight exploration plans this time last year. offshore oil and gas

The government has released a new acreage for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight that green groups says should have been kept off limits after it was cancelled by BP.

2 Dec 2019 Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association external affairs director Matthew Doman said Karoon had announced in its Annual  24 Dec 2019 Great Australian Bight. Photo Brad Leue. Last week Australia's offshore oil and gas authority NOPSEMA approved Norwegian oil-giant Equinor's  10 Nov 2019 This year, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental to change and resubmit its plan to drill in the Great Australian Bight. 19 Dec 2019 Oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight could be 'devastating' for North West The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental  19 Dec 2019 The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Greenpeace opposes oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight. 2 Dec 2019 "The oil and gas industry believes there is significant resource potential in the Great Australian Bight, and the development of these resources 

BP, Chevron and Karoon Gas have all withdrawn from the Bight but Santos, Murphy Oil and Bight Petroleum still have plans to drill there. "The only way to protect coastal communities and the Great Australian Bight's unique marine life is to rule out drilling permanently," Mr Ritter said.

23 Jan 2020 Equinor's environment plan for exploratory petroleum drilling in the Great Australian Bight for the ultra-deepwater Stromlo-1 exploration well. 26 Feb 2020 Read more: Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be Reform of Australia's offshore petroleum laws is urgently required to  The government responded to an inquiry into the potential impacts of oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight. 24 Feb 2020 The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association said it was not yet clear if another company would take up the mantle. "We  19 Dec 2019 The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority made the decision despite widespread fears about the  25 Feb 2020 to conduct deep-sea oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight, about more recently Karoon Gas in abandoning plans to drill in the Bight,"  25 Feb 2020 Planned oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight will not go Norway could earn $8.1 billion from oil and gas drilling in the Bight over 40 

2 Apr 2019 Councillors voted unanimously at Monday's meeting to support David Owen's notice of motion against exploration in the Great Australian Bight.

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has informed the Australian authorities of its decision to discontinue its exploration drilling plan (Stromlo-1) in the Ceduna sub-basin, offshore South Australia. The Great Australian Bight.

A Norwegian MP has called for a state-owned Norwegian oil and gas company not to start drilling in the Great Australian Bight, while a scientist says noise from the project could hurt marine life

2 Apr 2019 Councillors voted unanimously at Monday's meeting to support David Owen's notice of motion against exploration in the Great Australian Bight. 25 Feb 2020 Norwegian energy company Equinor has abandoned plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. Story: https://7news.link/2Pna9ara 

25 Feb 2020 Equinor is now the latest oil and gas company to have abandoned proposals for drilling in the area since 2016, following competitors BP,  24 Feb 2020 Industry body the Australian Petroleum and Production and Exploration Association said the company's decision to drop the project was  18 Dec 2019 Federal offshore petroleum regulator announces approval for Equinor as Great Australian Bight: Equinor says oil drilling 'can be done safely'. Although our Environment Plan for exploring the Bight was accepted by the regulator of oil and gas exploration in Australia, and to demonstrate our commitment to and inform about our plans to explore for oil in the Great Australian Bight. 23 Jan 2020 Equinor's environment plan for exploratory petroleum drilling in the Great Australian Bight for the ultra-deepwater Stromlo-1 exploration well. 26 Feb 2020 Read more: Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be Reform of Australia's offshore petroleum laws is urgently required to  The government responded to an inquiry into the potential impacts of oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight.