Woodside toxic spill near Ningaloo Reef world heritage area under investigation

Estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products spilled into Indian ocean on 8 May during decommissioning works at Griffin fieldAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s offshore energy regulator has launched an investigation into an oil and gas spill at a Woodside Energy project off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia.An estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products were released into the Indian Ocean on 8 May during decommissioning at the company’s Griffin field, 58km north-west of Exmouth and 60km from Ningaloo marine park. The field stopped production in 2009.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...