儘管對 Ngarluma 和 Yindjibarndi 人民造成「毀滅性」影響​​，桑托斯仍因西澳漏油事件僅被罰款 10,000 美元

這次處罰是在 2022 年 3 月該公司的瓦魯努斯島天然氣工廠發生洩漏事件之後進行的，當時大約有 25,000 公升石油被排放到印度洋。

Oil and gas giant Santos has pleaded guilty and been fined just $10,000 for a significant oil spill off the coast of Western Australia.

石油和天然氣巨頭桑托斯 (Santos) 已認罪，並因西澳大利亞海岸發生重大漏油事件而僅被罰款 10,000 澳元。

The incident occurred in March 2022 at Santos’s Varunus Island Gas Plant, located off the coast of Karratha which holds significant cultural importance for Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people.

這起事件於 2022 年 3 月發生在桑托斯的瓦魯努斯島天然氣廠，該廠位於卡拉薩海岸附近，對恩加魯馬和因吉巴恩迪人具有重要的文化意義。

The penalty follows a spill in March 2022 at the company’s Varunus Island Gas Plant, where approximately 25,000 litres of oil were released into the Indian Ocean.

這次處罰是在 2022 年 3 月該公司的瓦魯努斯島天然氣工廠發生洩漏事件之後進行的，當時大約有 25,000 公升石油被排放到印度洋。

In addition to the fine, Santos was ordered to pay $9,700 dollars in court costs.

除罰款外，桑托斯還被勒令支付 9,700 美元的法庭費用。

Dead dolphins, including a pup, were found floating within the spill.

人們在洩漏物中發現了包括一隻幼崽在內的海豚屍體。

For a multi-billion-dollar corporation, however, the fine has been widely criticised as insufficient.

然而，對於一家價值數十億美元的公司來說，罰款被廣泛批評為不夠。

The oil spill, which occurred off the Pilbara coastline, had devastating impacts on the Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people, for whom the land holds significant cultural importance, and also local marine life, with dead dolphins and other sea creatures found in the affected area.

皮爾巴拉海岸線附近發生的漏油事件對恩加魯馬和因吉巴恩迪人以及當地海洋生物造成了毀滅性影響，對他們來說，這片土地具有重要的文化意義，受影響地區發現了死去的海豚和其他海洋生物。

Allegations of a cover-up by the company were raised by an anonymous whistleblower and tabled in Federal Parliament in 2023.

一位匿名舉報者提出了對該公司掩蓋事實的指控，並於 2023 年提交給聯邦議會。

According to Western Australian government regulators, dolphins were discovered dead just 200 metres from the slick, 17 hours after the spill occurred.

據西澳大利亞州政府監管機構稱，在洩漏事件發生 17 小時後，人們在距離浮油僅 200 公尺處發現了海豚的屍體。

For many, the fine seems like little more than a token penalty.

對許多人來說，罰款似乎只不過是像徵性的懲罰。

Data from the Australian Taxation Office shows that Santos paid no company income tax from 2015 to 2023, despite declaring $38 billion dollars in income.

澳洲稅務局的數據顯示，桑托斯在2015年至2023年期間沒有繳納公司所得稅，儘管其申報的收入為380億澳元。

The minimal fine for such a significant environmental breach has raised concerns about the effectiveness of Australia’s environmental regulations.

對如此重大環境違規行為的最低罰款引發了人們對澳洲環境法規有效性的擔憂。