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(Reuters) – Santos stated on Thursday that Federal Court docket of Australia had granted an interim injunction to forestall it from commencing to put the Barossa fuel export pipeline (GEP) till Nov. 13, 2023.
Earlier this week, Santos stated it might defend towards the proceedings introduced by Environmental Defenders Workplace (EDO) on behalf of an indigenous group for pressing injunction.
The indigenous group on the Tiwi Islands alleged that the pipeline work would influence their cultural heritage, creating a brand new environmental danger.
Tiwi’s conventional homeowners have commissioned stories from unbiased consultants, confirming, if put in within the present proposed location, the pipeline would injury Sea Nation, and areas of cultural significance, in keeping with the EDO web site.
Santos, nonetheless had stated, an unbiased knowledgeable concluded there have been no such underwater cultural heritage locations, following interviews with round 170 Tiwi individuals and intensive research.
“The pipelay vessel will maintain in Darwin and no pipelay exercise linked to the GEP shall be undertaken throughout the interim injunction,” Santos stated.
The court docket will sit once more on Nov. 13 to find out whether or not to increase the injunction, it added, with Santos persevering with to defend the case.