AustraliaNews.com.auGreenpeace forces suspension of work on Woodside gas rig, 240km off WA coast
Greenpeace protesters climbed a Woodside offshore gas rig 240km off the WA coast and spent the night there, forcing the company to pause all operations on the platform.
Greenpeace protesters have spent the night dangling off a Woodside offshore gas rig, 240 km from the WA coastline.
Two Greenpeace activists scaled a Woodside offshore gas rig near Karratha and spent the night suspended in harnesses, halting all work on the platform.
The protest targets Woodside's proposed drilling near Scott Reef, Australia's largest oceanic reef system and home to the endangered pygmy blue whale.
Woodside says the activists are acting illegally and dangerously, while Greenpeace says the drilling would add 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon pollution to the atmosphere.
Woodside says the protesters are breaking mining and maritime laws, while Greenpeace argues the drilling would add 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon pollution and threaten Scott Reef's marine life.
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