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/PL32 (8QS5SM)
I, NICOLE LYNETTE FILBAY, the 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 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/PL32 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.
NICOLE LYNETTE FILBAY
DELEGATE OF THE TITLES ADMINISTRATOR
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH–VICTORIA
OFFSHORE PETROLEUM JOINT AUTHORITY
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF
PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL32
1. The Route of the Pipeline is varied by deleting the current text and substituting under the heading the following:
Inserting new sub-heading:
From Conclusion of Stage 1 Activities
Inserting the following wording:
“The route of the pipeline, following completion of certain decommissioning activities which involve the cutting of the pipeline at the topside (Stage 1), is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below, commencing at a cut spool location at the Bream A Platform to the point of intersection with the 3 nautical mile limit. Coordinates are based on Geodetic Datum of Australia”
ID | DESCRIPTION | EASTING | NORTHING |
1 | Cut spool location at Bream A | 567232 | 5738265 |
2 | Pipeline laydown point | 567178 | 5738394 |
3 | Intersection point 7 | 565306 | 5738559 |
4 | Centre of TWA oil pipeline crossing | 552508 | 5754982 |
5 | Intersection point 6 | 546787 | 5762333 |
6 | Intersection point 5 | 544218 | 5764897 |
7 | 3 Nautical Mile Limit | 541209 | 5768776 |
Inserting new sub-heading:
From Conclusion of Stage 2 Activities
Inserting the following wording:
“The route of the pipeline, following completion of certain decommissioning activities which involve the cutting of the pipeline at a subsea location set out below (Stage 2), is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below, commencing at a cut spool location at the Bream A Platform to the point of intersection with the 3 nautical mile limit. Coordinates are based on Geodetic Datum of Australia”
ID | DESCRIPTION | EASTING | NORTHING |
1 | Cut spool location at Bream A | 567328 | 5738463 |
2 | Pipeline laydown point | 567178 | 5738394 |
3 | Intersection point 7 | 565306 | 5738559 |
4 | Centre of TWA oil pipeline crossing | 552508 | 5754982 |
5 | Intersection point 6 | 546787 | 5762333 |
6 | Intersection point 5 | 544218 | 5764897 |
7 | 3 Nautical Mile Limit | 541209 | 5768776 |
2. The SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by:
- deleting all of text under (E) – Pressure Control:
“(a) The pressure control facilities on the Bream A compressor station shall be used to ensure the operating pressure at any point in the pipeline at no time exceeds 18,960 kPa(g) unless otherwise approved by the Designated Authority”
- deleting all of text under (F) – Future MAOP:
“(a) A Subsea Isolation Valve shall be incorporated in the pipeline to protect the Bream A platform from the return of pipeline inventory in the event of a loss of pressure containment on the platform,”
The rest of the SECOND SCHEDULE remains as stated in the licence instrument dated 13 November 2001.