Santos whistleblower accuses company of covering up extent of Australian oil spill that killed dolphins

David Pocock tables anonymous statement in parliament describing 25,000L spill of condensate off northern WA in 2022

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A Santos employee has sought protection from federal parliament to accuse the Australian oil and gas company of covering up the severity of an oil spill that killed dolphins off the northern Western Australian coast.

A statement by an anonymous whistleblower, tabled in federal parliament by the independent senator David Pocock, described witnessing a 25,000L spill of condensate – a light form of oil – near the Lowendal Islands in March last year.