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Offshore project proposals - public comment
Providing the public with opportunities for participation and consultation is an integral part of environmental impact assessment and assists in ensuring responsible offshore petroleum environmental management.
NOPSEMA publishes offshore project proposals (OPP) that are open for public comment following its determination that the OPP is suitable for publication. The public then have an opportunity to review and provide comment on the OPP.
All public comment submissions, including any objections or claims about the project or an activity in the project, are to be made directly to NOPSEMA. A copy of the comments received will be provided to the proponent for their consideration. The proponent must then submit to NOPSEMA a consultation report that includes a summary of the comments received, an assessment of the merits of each objection or claim about the project or any activity within the project, a statement of their response to each comment, and a description of any changes made to the OPP as a result of an objection or claim.
If the OPP meets the criteria set out in the Environment Regulations and the OPP is accepted, NOPSEMA will publish the final OPP in full on its website.
For more information about OPPs see the Offshore Project Proposals page.
Proposals closed for comment
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Corowa Development (OPP #4950) KATO Energy Pty Ltd Project description: The Corowa oil field is proposed to be developed using a jack-up mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) with oil stored on a moored floating storage and offloading facility or transferred direct to shuttle tankers. |
The Corowa field, approximately 60 kilometres from Onslow in the north-west of Australia, in water depths of approximately 90 metres. |
Submitted:16/08/2019 Public comment period: 27/02/2020 -23/04/2020 |
Open for comment |
Draft for public comment - Corowa Development Project - February 2020 (PDF 105MB) |
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Scarborough Development (OPP #4765) Woodside Energy Limited Project description: Construction of subsea, high-rate gas wells, tied back to a semi-submersible floating production unit moored in approximately 900 metres of water close to the Scarborough field. |
Greater Scarborough gas fields, approximately 375 kilometres off the Burrup Peninsula in Commonwealth waters adjacent to Western Australia. |
Submitted: 15/02/2019 Public comment period: 05/07/2019 -30/08/2019 |
Closed for comment |
Draft for public comment - Scarborough OPP - Rev 2 - June 2019 (PDF 126MB) |
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Crux Development (OPP #4636) Shell Australia Pty Ltd Project description: A not normally manned platform, production wells, export pipeline and subsea integration system connecting to the existing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility |
Crux gas field, approximately 160 kilometres north-east of the Prelude field in the northern Browse Basin, offshore Western Australia. |
Submitted: 21/09/2018 Public comment period: 04/02/2019 - 18/03/2019 |
Closed for comment |
Draft for public comment - Crux Development - February 2019 (PDF 153MB) |
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Barossa Area Development (OPP #3696) ConocoPhillips Australia Exploration Pty Ltd Project description: Subsea wells, flowlines, fixed platform and floating production facilities, petroleum product export pipeline to connect to the existing Bayu-Undan pipeline in Commonwealth waters. |
Bonaparte Basin, approximately 300 kilometres north of Darwin, Northern Territory. |
Submitted: 04/10/2016 Public comment period: 13/07/2017 - 06/09/2017 Decision: 13/03/2018 |
Accepted |
OPP - Barossa Area Development - Rev 5 - March 2018 (PDF 22MB) OPP - Barossa Area Development - Appendices - Rev 5 - March 2018 (PDF 90MB) |