The Duck Creek Pilliga Forest fire has taken off again and the map shows Santos’ gas field and Bibblewindi infrastructure. The RFS advise that this fire has burnt 36989 ha and is out of control.

The advice from the RFS has been upgraded to Watch and Act.

The fire was burning southwest of the gasfields, but late yesterday strong winds blew it towards gas infrastructure.

See Pilliga Forest – Big Fire Country written by a local fire fighter in August this year.

Narrabri Gas Project Update
The NSW government has abandoned the plan to develop a Special Activation Precinct based on gas in Narrabri, and communities are now pushing for a Renewable Energy Precinct instead.

Santos pushed back the date for a Final Investment Decision on the Narrabri Gas Project to 2025, partly because they don’t have the gas pipeline approvals they need.

The Federal Government has agreed to reconsider the Hunter Gas Pipeline under national environment laws. Since 2009 when the government decided it was not a controlled action, new information has come to light revealing the presence of threatened communities and wildlife along the gas pipeline route.

Australia’s two largest oil and gas companies Woodside and Santos are in merger talks to form a single $80 billion company focused on gas exports.