澳大利亞鉆井活動抗議者游行示威

Hundreds of protesters opposed to BP’s plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight have gathered at Victor Harbor, where Sea Shepherd’s flagship vessel the Steve Irwin has made a rare South Australian stopover.

BP wants to drill deep exploration wells?about 400 kilometres west of Port Lincoln?on Eyre Peninsula.

But the company is still seeking approval after?previous attempts were knocked back?by the regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA).

A map released yesterday by the Wilderness Society?pinpoints two of BP’s proposed locations?in the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.

Sea Shepherd managing director Jeff Hansen addressed a gathering of protesters and said South Australia could not afford an offshore environmental disaster.