Extract - Text Message NOPSEMA And DISR Re Browse CCS

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This text message exchange between NOPSEMA and Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) staff discusses Woodside's concerns regarding the Browse CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) project's EPBC (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) referral process. Woodside sought guidance on which DISR contact could address complications arising from program/class approval affecting their referral pathway. The message indicates Woodside was experiencing difficulties progressing the EPBC referral through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and expressed concern that no solution was being developed to resolve the obstruction preventing project advancement.