桑托斯因重大漏油事件導致海洋生物死亡僅被罰款 10,000 美元

卡拉薩對於恩加魯馬和因吉班迪人具有重要的文化意義。事件於 2022 年 3 月發生在桑托斯瓦魯努斯島天然氣廠

Santos has been fined just $10,000 for a significant oil spill off the coast of Karratha that killed marine life and sparked outrage among Traditional Owners.

桑托斯因卡拉薩海岸發生重大漏油事件而僅被罰款 10,000 美元，該漏油事件導致海洋生物死亡並引發了傳統業主的憤怒。

The incident occurred in March 2022 at Santos's Varunus Island Gas Plant, about 100 kilometres north-west of Karratha.

事件於 2022 年 3 月發生在桑托斯瓦魯努斯島天然氣廠，位於卡拉薩西北約 100 公里處。

An investigation by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation found about 1,200 litres of oil leaked into the ocean over two days.

水和環境監管部的一項調查發現，兩天內約有 1,200 公升石油洩漏到海洋中。

The spill killed marine life, including seabirds, and Traditional Owners said it caused significant distress to Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people.

洩漏事件殺死了包括海鳥在內的海洋生物，傳統業主表示，這給 Ngarluma 和 Yindjibarndi 人民帶來了巨大痛苦。

Santos pleaded guilty to one charge of polluting coastal waters in the Karratha Magistrates Court on Friday.

桑托斯週五在卡拉薩地方法院承認了一項污染沿海水域的指控。

The court heard Santos self-reported the spill and had since implemented measures to prevent a reoccurrence.

法院聽取了桑托斯自我報告的洩漏事件，並已採取措施防止再次發生。

Santos lawyer Michael Magazio said the company accepted responsibility for the spill and had taken steps to improve its operations.

桑托斯的律師 Michael Magazio 表示，該公司承認對漏油事件負責，並已採取措施改善營運。

"Santos accepts that the oil spill should not have occurred and that it caused environmental harm," Mr Magazio said.

馬加齊奧先生表示：“桑托斯承認漏油事件不應該發生，而且它造成了環境危害。”

"Santos has taken a number of steps to improve its operations since the oil spill, including increasing the frequency of inspections and maintenance of its pipelines and improving its oil spill response procedures."

「自漏油事件發生以來，桑托斯已採取了一系列措施來改善其運營，包括增加管道檢查和維護的頻率以及改進漏油響應程序。”

The court heard Santos had paid $1.2 million in clean-up costs and compensation to Traditional Owners.

法院獲悉桑托斯已向傳統業主支付了 120 萬美元的清理費用和賠償金。

However, Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners have previously said the compensation was "grossly inadequate".

然而，Ngarluma 和 Yindjibarndi 傳統業主此前曾表示，補償「嚴重不足」。

The Traditional Owners said they were "deeply saddened" by the oil spill and the impact it had on their Country, people and culture.

傳統業主表示，他們對漏油事件及其對國家、人民和文化造成的影響「深感悲痛」。

"We are calling on Santos to take full responsibility for their actions and to provide adequate compensation to Traditional Owners," they said.

他們表示：“我們呼籲桑托斯對其行為承擔全部責任，並向傳統業主提供足夠的補償。”

"We will not tolerate any further destruction of our Country."

“我們不會容忍我們的國家遭受任何進一步的破壞。”

Santos was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $1,200 in court costs.

桑托斯被罰款 10,000 美元，並被命令支付 1,200 美元的法庭費用。