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Who profits from oil in the Bight?

Rod Campbell

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Tony Shields

Research Fellow

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Media Release Equinor Knocked Back Again: NOPSEMA Cites ‘Oil Spill Risk’ and Other Issues

Media Release South Australia Short-Changed as Norway Makes Bank from the Bight

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    If Norwegian company Equinor is given permission to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, it will likely pay the Norwegian Government more than it will pay in Australian Government taxes and up to 27 times more than they will pay to the South Australian Government, a new report from The Australia Institute has revealed.

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