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Greenpeace activists force temporary shutdown of Woodside LNG unit

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Greenpeace Climbs Woodside

Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists climbed Woodside’s Scarborough floating production unit, prompting a temporary shutdown.
The 70,000-tonne unit sits about 375 km off the Pilbara coast.
Woodside’s Scarborough project costs $18.6 billion and targets up to eight million tonnes LNG export annually.
Woodside said it is managing the incident safely and minimizing risk to staff.
Greenpeace chief David Ritter warned the project would turn Scott Reef into an industrial gas zone.

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Australian Officials Reject

Greenpeace held a press conference at Stirling Gardens, Perth, on 17 October 2026 at 10:00 am AWST.
Australian officials can legally reject Woodside’s Browse gas proposal.
Power activists urged the public to use that legal power.
Global Citizen Now gathered political, business and civil-society leaders in Perth to discuss the clean-energy transition before COP31.

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Greenpeace Climbs Woodside

Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists climbed Woodside’s Scarborough floating production unit, prompting a temporary shutdown.
The 70,000-tonne unit sits about 375 km off the Pilbara coast.
Woodside’s Scarborough project costs $18.6 billion and targets up to eight million tonnes LNG export annually.
Woodside said it is managing the incident safely and minimizing risk to staff.
Greenpeace chief David Ritter warned the project would turn Scott Reef into an industrial gas zone.

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