Rio Tinto has repeatedly and graciously offered Woodside its services after hearing of their plight surrounding the North West Shelf project.
Environmental and cultural critics claim the extension of the NWS project would mean certain doom for the Murujuga petroglyphs which contain ancient rock Aboriginal art.
Although the approval was given, it is unlikely to be the last time Woodside are held to account over the sites. That’s where Rio comes in. An industry insider told The Times,
“Rio Tinto told Woodside that they have a very particular set of skills and they could deal with this issue swiftly”
Not wanting to say too much, they say that Rio Tinto has been faced with similar issues in the past and had that the issues were “no longer present”.
It’s unclear whether Woodside will take Rio up on their generous offer.
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