Chevron could be forced to pay $100m for failure to capture carbon emissions

The Guardian discusses why Chevron could be forced to pay $100m for failure to capture carbon emissions. The Western Australian government rules against the oil and gas company over emissions at the Gorgon LNG project.

Oil and gas company Chevron could be required to pay for offsets worth more than $100m for carbon dioxide emissions released at a delayed carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in northern Western Australia, an analysis suggests.

The state government last week ruled against Chevron over an emissions condition that applies to the company’s large Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) development on Barrow Island in the Pilbara.

Stephen Dawson, the WA environment minister, backed a recommendation by the state Environment Protection Authority that Chevron must capture and inject underground at least 80% of carbon dioxide emissions released from a gas reservoir at the site over a five-year period starting on 18 July 2016, when it first shipped LNG from the site.

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