Greenpeace Protest Halts $12.5B Woodside Gas Project

Greenpeace activists have disrupted operations at Woodside Energy's Scarborough LNG platform, leading to arrests and a temporary shutdown. The activists, who boarded the platform on Saturday, were charged with interfering with offshore petroleum operations, a serious offense with a potential 10-year prison sentence. Their protest targets the project's impact on a sensitive marine environment, including an endangered whale habitat. Woodside maintains that its operations will not interfere with the coral reef system, but the activists argue otherwise. The Scarborough facility, 98% complete, was set for operation before year-end, but the incident may delay its launch. Woodside has criticized the activists' actions, stating they have caused unnecessary costs and risks to both the environment and the facility.