Cyclone damage shuts Jadestone's Stag oil field off WA
The London-listed company may not have fully disclosed to the regulator the full extent of damage to its field off the Pilbara coast.
Environmental groups, frustrated by what they see as inadequate action from governments and regulators, are increasingly turning to the courts to battle oil and companies, who deride the practice as "green lawfare."
A Federal Court win could mean all offshore oil and gas producers would need to prove they can afford their share of a $62 billion cleanup.
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