Resident Terry Harry, a retired refrigeration mechanic, said he first noticed plumes of black smoke and orange flames from the Wheatstone project two years ago, which he said could be seen from 70km away.
"They keep saying that we're still in start-up mode [for the domestic gas now], but this has been going on for so long, and there's constantly black smoke and there's constantly a flare," Ms Brennan said. They say all data is under the National Environmental Pollution Measures guidelines, but have not yet provided levels of particulates or volatile organic compounds other than BTEX .
Are we talking Clive Palmer?
Gladstone, QLD has been through the same issues...
ABC failed to explain what the soot is! Flaring=oxidation process to burn waste gases. Smoke/soot is the incomplete combustion of these waste gas components. Meaning these flares stacks indicate the incomplete combustion and unburnt hydro carbons. LNG auspol emissions
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