Overview
- Four Greenpeace campaigners boarded the 70,000‑tonne Scarborough floating production unit, with two sleeping in harnesses and unfurling large banners after scaling the platform on Saturday, Oct 17.
- Woodside paused pre‑commissioning and suspended operations on the platform as a routine safety response while the company and authorities managed the incident.
- The Australian Border Force, with police assistance, boarded the unit on Sunday, Oct 18, and two activists were taken into custody after leaving their equipment.
- Woodside called the action deliberate, unlawful and risky for staff and responders, while Greenpeace said its team were experienced, took safety precautions and aimed to highlight threats to Scott Reef.
- The Scarborough project is near complete and slated to begin LNG exports by the end of 2026, and the protest adds pressure to ongoing environmental and legal scrutiny over the developments and their projected emissions.