South Coast waters under threat if BP oil exploration goes ahead in Great Australian Bight

By Michael Simmons
Updated June 27 2016 - 10:36am, first published 10:27am
 Southern Right Whales gather at the Head of Bight, where BP plans to drill exploration wells if permitted by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.
Southern Right Whales gather at the Head of Bight, where BP plans to drill exploration wells if permitted by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.

Conservation groups and local government are deeply concerned BP’s exploratory oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight could pose a risk to the Fleurieu Peninsula.

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