Former Chevron employee Simon McKirdy is the co-chair of a committee set up to consider appeals against a controversial decision that recommended the approval to expand the Karratha Gas Plant — something environmental groups say is a conflict of interest. Former Chevron employee Simon McKirdy is the co-chair of a committee set up to consider appeals against a controversial decision that recommended the approval to expand the Karratha Gas Plant — something environmental groups say is a conflict of interest. State and Territory Government, State and Territory Parliament, Government and Politics, Oil and Gas, Mining Environmental Issues, Mining and Metals Industry, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Environmental Policy, Environmental Management, Environment Latest business news