Tamboran has received approvals to drill 15 new gas wells at its Shenandoah South project, as environment groups call on the federal environment minister to ensure the fracking plans are scrutinised.
US gas company Tamboran Resources ' plan to significantly expand its fracking project in the Beetaloo Basin has been approved by the Northern Territory government.Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is being urged to ensure Tamboran's fracking plan is scrutinised under new water trigger laws.
Tamboran's plan involves extracting 375 million litres of water each year, but the NT government has not referred the project to be assessed under the water trigger. However, she did welcome a more rigorous assessment of water impacts by the federal environment minister.Fracking site contractors express health concerns
He said while an environment management plan was "fantastic", it did not fully reflect the actual risks because it was a self-assessment by the company.
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