Correspondence Regarding The North West Shelf Extension Project.

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Minister Murray Watt proposed approval of Woodside Energy's North West Shelf Extension Project (EPBC 2018/8335) in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, which would extend the operating life of existing facilities through processing third-party gas and fluids alongside joint venture field resources. The approval was assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for impacts on National Heritage values. The minister's letter of 28 May 2025 invited the proponent to comment on proposed conditions within 10 business days. The disclosure includes a meeting calendar entry showing Minister Watt met with Western Australia's Premier Roger Cook on 20 May 2025, prior to issuing the proposed approval decision. The actual conditions and detailed assessment reasoning are not fully visible in the released excerpts.