As climate protesters protested outside the headquarters of one of Australia’s biggest oil and gas producers Woodside on July 12, two others had blockaded the only access road to Burrup Hub Project in Pilbara region in the early morning.
The climate activists in the CBD wanted to show solidarity with workers who are set to lose their jobs due to the restructure at the corporation, as well as demanding that Woodside stop its push to expand its Browse Basin and Burrup Hub liquid natural gas operation.
At 4am, two activists blocked access to the only road into Woodside’s Burrup Hub. Student Emma and school teacher Petrina Harley chained themselves to concrete barrels inside an SUV and boat parked across Burrup Road.
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Climate activists say Labor must step in to stop Woodside from destroying sacred Murujuga rock art. Woodside has form: it has already destroyed thousands of First Nations sites.
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WA and federal Labor are currently considering applications for a 50-year extension to Woodside’s Burrup Hub project. If the project is allowed to go ahead it will emit 6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere until 2070.
Disrupt Burrup Hub is also concerned that the Browse gas field will threaten the fragile Scott Reef, the only nesting habitat for endangered sea turtles, and will interrupt whale migration routes.