Woodside Pluto Carbon Offset Project - Stage 4

Woodside Pluto Carbon Offset Project - Stage 4 is a reforestation project located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, approximately 20km south of Eneabba and near the locality of Badgingarra. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a total area of 1,024 hectares. The project operates within the Shires of Carnamah and Dandaragan, an area historically dominated by broadacre agriculture, specifically wheat cropping and sheep grazing.

The project involves the establishment of permanent mallee plantings, specifically Eucalyptus loxophleba (York Gum), on land that was previously cleared for agricultural use. While originally registered under a 2013 reforestation methodology, the project varied its method in August 2024 to the Reforestation by Environmental or Mallee Plantings-FullCAM 2014 determination. This methodology credits carbon abatement by modelling the growth of native tree species using the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM). Mallee plantings are distinct for their multi-stemmed growth habit and drought tolerance, making them well-suited to the region's sandy soils and lower rainfall (approximately 450–600mm annually).

This project is part of a larger portfolio of offsets developed by Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd to meet regulatory requirements for the Pluto LNG facility. Specifically, it contributes to Woodside's obligations to offset reservoir carbon dioxide emissions under its environmental approvals. The project is managed in partnership with CO2 Australia, a leading carbon developer that has established extensive "carbon estates" for Woodside across Western Australia and New South Wales.