Australia: Shell wants to "explore" near coral
Shell in center of a controversy over gas exploration near the reef in Australia
Friday, March 11, 2011
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Release Date : 11/03/2011
Source: EFE
Country / Region : Australia
According to official data, this region is 90 percent of the recoverable reserves of natural gas in Australia, the ninth largest producer of energy.
Upon learning of the proposed Shell, ecologists came forward to warn that the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the area can cause an environmental disaster as last year in the Gulf of Mexico or the 2009 in the Sea Timor, one of the most serious spill of the country's history.
Ningaloo, which belongs to the state of Western Australia not have the fame of the Great Barrier Reef diving mecca.
However, reefs are unique in these times because they are among the "healthiest in the world" by not being affected by climate change, and are the habitat of countless exotic fish.
addition, Ningaloo is a "super highway" of whales, dolphins, turtles and huge whale shark, told Efe the director of the office of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Western Australia, Paul Gamblin.
The importance of this area of \u200b\u200b700,000 hectares and has been recognized year passed through Canberra, which included marine sanctuary in the National Heritage list of UNESCO proposed to do likewise.
The Shell project has been at the crossroads of defending a protected area or energy production incentives Minister Australian Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson.
Ferguson pledged that the government would tighten regulations for initiatives such as Shell in Ningaloo, which already operates about a half dozen companies, including the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton.
The Anglo-Dutch authorities introduced a hypothetical model that draws the worst case scenario of an oil spill in the area: 318,500 liters of oil spilled daily for 77 days.
According to that report, a possible oil slick would move away or parallel to form the shallow waters of Ningaloo, but Shell insists that at least 20 days could mobilize the necessary resources to prevent oil slick from reaching the coast.
The representative of WWF was skeptical of these contingency plans to remember that BP, head of the last major spill in the Gulf of Mexico, could do nothing to mitigate the effects of that disaster green.
Despite the debate, the initiative for Shell not seem to worry the authorities of Exmouth, Ningaloo and with responsibilities for a decade accustomed to platforms in the sea are part of the landscape.
The town's mayor, Ronnie Fleay, recently said that it considered the project "will have no impact" and that "tourists are fascinated" when viewed from the shore, the flames emanating from oil-bearing structures.
Shell is hoping that the Australian government gives green light to proceed with the environmental impact study, a step prior to final approval of the project.
Source: EFE
Country / Region : Australia
Shell is in the eye of Hurricane in Australia plans to drill the ocean floor in search of natural gas near the Ningaloo coral reefs, among the most biodiverse on the planet. 
The multinational asked this week the Australian government 60 days to authorize drilling a small 50 km of protected area boundaries, a paradise for diving enthusiasts in the subtropical northwest of the country.
The multinational asked this week the Australian government 60 days to authorize drilling a small 50 km of protected area boundaries, a paradise for diving enthusiasts in the subtropical northwest of the country. According to official data, this region is 90 percent of the recoverable reserves of natural gas in Australia, the ninth largest producer of energy.
Upon learning of the proposed Shell, ecologists came forward to warn that the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the area can cause an environmental disaster as last year in the Gulf of Mexico or the 2009 in the Sea Timor, one of the most serious spill of the country's history.
Ningaloo, which belongs to the state of Western Australia not have the fame of the Great Barrier Reef diving mecca.
However, reefs are unique in these times because they are among the "healthiest in the world" by not being affected by climate change, and are the habitat of countless exotic fish.
addition, Ningaloo is a "super highway" of whales, dolphins, turtles and huge whale shark, told Efe the director of the office of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Western Australia, Paul Gamblin.
The importance of this area of \u200b\u200b700,000 hectares and has been recognized year passed through Canberra, which included marine sanctuary in the National Heritage list of UNESCO proposed to do likewise.
The Shell project has been at the crossroads of defending a protected area or energy production incentives Minister Australian Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson.
Ferguson pledged that the government would tighten regulations for initiatives such as Shell in Ningaloo, which already operates about a half dozen companies, including the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton.
The Anglo-Dutch authorities introduced a hypothetical model that draws the worst case scenario of an oil spill in the area: 318,500 liters of oil spilled daily for 77 days.
According to that report, a possible oil slick would move away or parallel to form the shallow waters of Ningaloo, but Shell insists that at least 20 days could mobilize the necessary resources to prevent oil slick from reaching the coast.
The representative of WWF was skeptical of these contingency plans to remember that BP, head of the last major spill in the Gulf of Mexico, could do nothing to mitigate the effects of that disaster green.
Despite the debate, the initiative for Shell not seem to worry the authorities of Exmouth, Ningaloo and with responsibilities for a decade accustomed to platforms in the sea are part of the landscape.
The town's mayor, Ronnie Fleay, recently said that it considered the project "will have no impact" and that "tourists are fascinated" when viewed from the shore, the flames emanating from oil-bearing structures.
Shell is hoping that the Australian government gives green light to proceed with the environmental impact study, a step prior to final approval of the project.
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