Statement in relation to the Darwin LNG Plant

3 September 2025
Statement

This assertion clarifies errors in an ABC story printed 3 September 2025.

CSIRO was engaged by Santos on two separate events in relation the Darwin LNG (DLNG) Plant. This work didn’t contain monitoring, prevention or remediation recommendation associated to the leak.

• In 2021, CSIRO performed a desktop evaluate of third events’ methane emission measurement strategies for the DLNG storage tank. CSIRO additionally reviewed third events’ proposals to deploy a hard and fast monitoring system for the tank. CSIRO didn’t undertake any direct emissions monitoring of the DLNG storage tank. The outcomes of the third-party monitoring of the DLNG storage tank indicated methane fugitive emissions inside regular working ranges for pure gasoline infrastructure.

• In 2024, CSIRO performed a background methane evaluation of the DLNG undertaking web site to evaluate background methane focus across the facility and the encompassing area. The background methane recorded concentrations had been akin to these measured in different areas within the NT and different components of Australia. This exercise didn’t embody contain any direct monitoring of the DLNG storage tank.

CSIRO routinely supplies impartial scientific and technical recommendation—together with commercial-in-confidence work—to trade and authorities to help decision-making however holds no regulatory position.