North West Shelf, Karratha LNG (Australia)

A historic pillar of Australian LNG, the Karratha gas complex (Woodside) was built for ≈$22bn and supplies gas to East Asia as much as to western Australia. Its controversial extension, approved after six years of legal challenges to prolong operation to 2070, crystallises the conflict between regional energy security and climate trajectory. A fossil asset turned long-term geopolitical and environmental stake.