The Independent Planning Commission has conditionally approved the Narrabri Gas Project. Santos has begun Phase 1 which they have stated will involve drilling 10 wells.
Phase 1 of the NGP involves ongoing exploration and appraisal activities
Prior to commencement of Phase 1, Santos is required to:
- Have a Field Development Plan and any associated management plan, program or strategy updates approved by the Planning Secretary (Condition B5)
- Prepare certain documents, including:
- Field Development Protocol (Condition B2)
- Noise Management Plan (Condition B13)
- Biodiversity Management Plan (Condition B51)
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan (Condition B59)
- Waste Management Plan (Condition B70)
- Rehabilitation Management Plan (Condition B83)
- Establish certain advisory groups and committees:
- Community Consultative Committee (Condition A22)
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Advisory Group (Condition B19)
- Water Technical Advisory Group (Condition B38)
- Biodiversity Advisory Group (Condition B50)
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Group (Condition B58)
- Conduct a Produced Salt Beneficial Reuse and Disposal Study (Condition B69)
- Retire any ecosystem and species credit liabilities generated by the works proposed in the applicable Field Development Plan to the satisfaction of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (Condition B44)