ABC News Australia posted the above-titled article, which reads in part as follows article:
“Oil and gas testing is set to take place in the Great Australian Bight this year, after the national petroleum regulator granted permission to exploration company PGS.
Environmental groups have slammed the decision to allow seismic testing near Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln, while the tuna industry has questioned whether it is even likely to go ahead.
Seismic testing involves firing soundwaves into the ocean floor to detect the presence of oil or gas reserves.
For oil companies, it is the first step to learning more about oil and gas resources beneath the ocean floor, and how they could be developed.
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) granted permission for the testing to be done over a 30,100-square-kilometre area, located 80 kilometres from Port Lincoln and 90 kilometres west of Kangaroo Island.
The testing is set to take place between September and November.”
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