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Itâs the most simple step in a recipe: boil a pot of water. And for most of us it begins the same way. Turn the knob on the stove, click the ignition switch and wait for the
whoosh of a glowing blue flame.
Natural gas has burnt in Victorian homes for decades, not just for cooking but for hot water and heating too. With up to 3 million connections and 65 per cent of the nationâs total residential use, Victoria is unique in Australia for its reliance on gas as a fuel source.
4 May 2021 19:04 GMT Updated 4 May 2021 23:29 GMT in Singapore
Australia’s AGL Energy has pulled the plug on its planned liquefied natural gas import project at Crib Point in Victoria, Australia.
Development of the proposed LNG import jetty project has ceased with immediate effect, AGL confirmed on Monday.
The decision follows
the 30 March determination by Victoria s Minister for Planning that the project would have unacceptable environmental effects.
The Sydney-based company had considered sites in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland before deciding on Crib Point (Western Port), where there is an existing jetty, for its touted maximum 2.5 million tonnes per annum project based on a floating storage and regasification unit.
édité le 05/05/2021
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has confirmed it will cease any further development of the proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) import jetty at Crib Point. This follows the Independent Advisory Committee (IAC) findings and the Victorian Planning Ministers determination on 30 March 2021 that the project would have unacceptable environmental effects.
AGL takes its environmental obligations seriously and works cooperatively with all regulatory agencies to ensure we meet all regulatory requirements and engage with the communities where we operate, so as to respond to their concerns.
From the outset, AGL recognised both the opportunity of the site at Crib Point and the environmental standards we needed to meet in a location of this kind. AGL presented a scientifically sound case, backed by experts, which demonstrated that the potential environmental effects were manageable. AGL acknowledges the IAC findings and Ministers determination.
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AGL scraps Crib Point LNG import project
May 4, 2021 6:32:am
Summary This decision comes a month after the government of the Australian state of Victoria had blocked the project on environmental grounds.
by: Shardul Sharma
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AGL scraps Crib Point LNG import project
Australia s gas and power retailer AGL Energy on May 3 said it would stop any further development of the proposed LNG import jetty at Crib Point. This comes just a month after the government of the state of Victoria had blocked the project on environmental grounds.
Victorian planning minister Richard Wynne in late March said that discharges from the project will have “unacceptable” effects on the local environment, including a nearby wetland of international significance.