Woodside and the North West Shelf Joint Venture welcome the Australian Government’s final decision to grant environmental approval for the North West Shelf Project Extension. 

Woodside Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Australia Liz Westcott said the final Australian Government approval followed an extensive assessment and appeal process and included rigorous conditions to manage the protection of cultural heritage.   

“This final approval provides certainty for the ongoing operation of the North West Shelf Project, so it can continue to provide reliable energy supplies as it has for more than 40 years.  

“Over this time, the North West Shelf Project has paid more than A$40 billion in royalties and excise, supported thousands of Australian jobs and contributed well over A$300 million to communities in the Pilbara through social investment initiatives and infrastructure support.”  

The Australian Government approval includes conditions that require additional monitoring and management of air emissions to protect the Dampier Archipelago (including Burrup Peninsula) National Heritage Place.     

Woodside remains committed to protecting the Murujuga Cultural Landscape and was a proud supporter of the World Heritage nomination and assessment process.  

The North West Shelf Project has supplied more than 6,000 petajoules of domestic gas, powering homes and industry in Western Australia. If used just for household electricity, this is enough to power homes in a city the size of Perth for approximately 175 years. 

KeyFacts Energy: Woodside Australia country profile