A Federal Court judge has halted Santos’ work on the southern part of its Barossa gas pipeline that runs within 7km of the Tiwi Islands until potentially mid-January, when a ruling is made on an application by some residents over a new environmental plan for the project, while the peak petroleum body says the decision has damaged the economic and energy security of Australia and its international partners.

Justice Natalie Charlesworth granted the injunction on Wednesday, after ordering an emergency injunction in the days leading up to Santos being due to begin laying the pipeline for its gas export Barossa project.

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