ABC Feeds<p>Regulator approvals exploratory gas wells near Victorian marine parks<br>By Olivia Sanders</p><p>A multinational petroleum giant has received approval to drill up to six exploratory gas wells in the Otway Basin, near biologically important areas for protected marine species.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-02/conocophillips-approved-to-drill-for-gas-in-the-otways/104998638" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-02/con</span><span class="invisible">ocophillips-approved-to-drill-for-gas-in-the-otways/104998638</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/OilandGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilandGas</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpact</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MarineParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineParks</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/OliviaSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OliviaSanders</span></a></p>