Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

Seismic testing is, of course, a crucial part of the process of developing the North West Shelf’s gas resources. Woodside have been a leading entity in doing that. They have also been an exemplary corporate citizen when it comes to complying with Australia’s world-leading environmental standards and the protection of our heritage. I am absolutely confident that Woodside should be encouraged to go on with their partners in exploring for gas, using seismic testing to find that gas. I wish them well with their Scott Reef projects and all of their projects off the North West Shelf. I look forward to maintaining Woodside’s incredibly strong relationship with my department, whereby they have enormous respect for Australia’s environment and for our heritage. We wish them well, because what they are doing up there can transform the globe in terms of greenhouse gas emissions by massively reducing the emissions that occur from burning coal or oil in other parts of the world. (Time expired)