Browse sure seems troubled, but i don't know if i'd write it off. Never underestimate the determination of a fossil-brain. Na, there must be an attraction still.
In contrast, relying on Browse is not only insufficient but also problematic, as it may never happen.
Shell exited the project in 2023 due to likely low financial returns and high carbon emissions.
Browse does not have WA or Federal environmental approvals.
In 2024, the WA Environmental Protection Authority's preliminary view was that it was unacceptable due to the threat to Scott Reef from oil spills, risks to pygmy blue whales and the possibility of turtle nesting sites sinking below sea level.
After years of negotiation, the Browse joint venture has not been able to agree on a deal with the North West Shelf joint venture to process its gas for export.
That task is now harder after Japan's INPEX bought into Browse and likely intends to reconfigure the project to send the gas to its export plant in Darwin.
It is simply irresponsible to stake WA's economy on the mirage of Browse.