**:: Enhancing Environmental Conservation on Curtis Island JANUARY 21, 2020::**
**:: Enhancing Environmental Conservation on Curtis Island JANUARY 21, 2020::** http://www.conocophillips.com/sustainability/sustainability-news/story/enhancing-environmental-conservation-on-curtis-island/ Additionally, the LNG companies contributed $34.5 million AUD (about $23.8 million USD) for the preservation and ongoing management of the area. “These LNG-funded conservation measures alone protect over 44% of Curtis Island. Combined with existing conservation and national parks, more than 59% of Curtis Island is set aside for environmental protection. This is compared to the 2% used by the LNG facilities on the southern tip,” said Jason Charton, General Manager HSE at ConocoPhillips Australia. Federal and state environmental approvals to develop the LNG facilities on Curtis Island require biodiversity offsets to counterbalance the disturbance made by the facilities. Establishment of the conservation park is a direct offset of a significantly larger magnitude th...