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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

NT traditional owners launch international legal action over Barossa gas project

An oil production ship in the Timor Sea.
An oil production ship in the Timor Sea. Traditional owners in the Northern Territory have filed papers in a Seoul court seeking to prevent South Korean export credit agencies from financing an offshore gas project. Photograph: Chris Sattlberger/Getty Images

Traditional owners in the Northern Territory have launched an international legal bid to block the $4.7bn Barossa offshore gas project in the Timor Sea, saying the development will threaten marine life.

Tiwi Islander and Larrakia traditional owners are seeking to prevent South Korea’s export credit agencies from financing the development, which would provide a new source of gas to the existing Darwin LNG facility.

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