ARROW Energy's coal-seam gas liquefaction plant will have widespread and "possibly irreversible" impacts on some of the Great Barrier Reef's critically endangered animal populations.
The project's environmental impact statement, published by Arrow yesterday, predicts that up to 1.1 million cubic metres of sea floor will need to be dredged in waters off Curtis Island to accommodate the massive ships designed to ferry the resource to international markets.
Arrow's project, one of three liquefied natural gas plants slated for Gladstone's Port Curtis, represents a $15 billion initial investment, is expected to employ more than 6000 temporary workers in its two construction phases and will hire 600 permanent staff to operate the facility.
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