An independent external consultant has reportedly completed a review of the decommissioning report and rehabilitation plan submitted by the company based off its Bloodwood Creek pilot site.

The completed review leaves just the Department of Natural Resources and Mines and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection to consider the project before the government makes a decision.

“As soon as the government has fully considered the departmental recommendations, we are poised to move ahead with commercialising the Blue Gum gas project,” Carbon CEO Morne Engelbrecht said.

“As we await a final decision from the government, we will be directing our responses toward both securing off-take and development partners for our Blue Gum gas project and advancing our international business development program.

“The environmental results that we have achieved from the Bloodwood Creek trial provide us with a powerful demonstration of the advanced and leading nature of our gas production technique.”

The Blue Gum project seeks to expand on Bloodwood, resulting in a 25 petajoule per annum operation.