Indigenous group seeks to block Santos gas pipeline off Australia

The logo of Australian oil and gas exploration and production company Santos is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency application filed by an indigenous group seeking to block pipeline construction for Santos Ltd's $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia.

Six indigenous elders on the Tiwi Islands have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to make a declaration to protect their heritage, which they said was at immediate risk of desecration from the construction of the pipeline.