COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Sections 226 and 708
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF A PIPELINE LICENCE –
PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL25 (7GGBDT)
I, STEVEN ROBERT TAYLOR, Delegate of the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth–Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority hereby give notice pursuant to sections 226 and 708 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (the Act) that an application has been received from
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd
(ACN 091 829 819)
Woodside Energy (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd
(ACN 004 228 004)
for the variation of Pipeline Licence VIC/PL25 in the offshore area of Victoria, as set out below.
Pursuant to subsection 226(3) of the Act, a person may make a written submission to the Titles Administrator about this application within 30 days from the date of this notice.
This notice takes effect on the day on which it appears in the
Australian Government Gazette.
Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
of the Commonwealth of Australia.
STEVEN ROBERT TAYLOR
DELEGATE OF THE TITLES ADMINISTRATOR
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH–VICTORIA
OFFSHORE PETROLEUM JOINT AUTHORITY
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF
PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL25
The application seeks to affect the following amendments to the licence:
- The FIRST SCHEDULE (Route of the Pipeline) is varied by deleting all the current text and replacing with the following:
The route of the pipeline is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below (Attachment A), commencing at the cut spool location at the Whiting platform and terminating at the first flange upstream of the First Valve On (FVO) on the Snapper platform.
ID | DESCRIPTION | Easting (m) | Northing (m) |
1 | Cut spool location at the Whiting platform | 576486.55 | 5767184.98 |
2 | Inflection Point 03 | 576531.00 | 5767213.00 |
3 | Inflection Point 04 | 578784.81 | 5769526.63 |
4 | Inflection Point 05 | 589646.00 | 5772155.00 |
5 | Inflection Point 06 | 589763.07 | 5772173.94 |
6 | MLB450 Gas Pipeline Crossing | 589763.87 | 5772172.97 |
7 | Inflection Point 07 | 589770.28 | 5772166.33 |
8 | Inflection Point 08 | 589773.15 | 5772177.09 |
9 | SNA600 Gas Pipeline Crossing | 589774.90 | 5772176.86 |
10 | FVO Snapper Manifold | 589784.44 | 5772178.43 |
Coordinate set above is based on GDA 94/MGA Zone 55, survey of pipeline centreline.
2. The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by:
- deleting the following text under the first paragraph of item (i), Part B – Materials of Construction – Steel Pipe:
and except for the riser pipework
b. deleting the following text under the second and third paragraphs in item (i), Part B –Materials of Construction – Steel Pipe:
The said riser paperwork shall be API Spec. 5LX, Grade X6-0 seamless pipe and have the dimensions 219.1 mm O.D. and 18.3 mm W.T.
The connection of the said riser pipework to the line pipe shall be made by flexible jumpers as detailed in the specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence application. The flexible jumpers are fabricated from composite material manufactured by Coflexip and have a Nylon-11 pressure containing sheath.
c. deleting the following text under item (ii), Part B – Protective Coating:
Protection of the riser pipework by an epoxy coating shall be in accordance with the Coating Specification No 4.3 – Protective Coatings for Onshore Plants, Offshore Platforms and other Marine Structures.
In accordance with Esso specifications, the section of riser that is above the caisson is coated with CBS inorganic.
In the splash zones, the risers are wrapped in a 10 mm carbon steel sleeve and a 4.75 mm Monel sheath.
d. deleting the text under Part C – Cathodic Protection:
(a) Insulating flanges and gaskets shall be maintained on the pipeline in accordance with the Construction Specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence application.
(b) Transformer rectifier units on the Whiting platform and the Snapper platform shall provide protection to the subsea portion of the pipeline.
(c) Sacrificial anodes in the form of zinc bracelets shall be installed as detailed in the construction specifications and cathodic protection design.
The rest of the SECOND SCHEDULE remains as stated in the licence instrument dated 31 August 1989 and as varied on 6 October 2020.
Attachment A