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/PL7 (H9BCWX)
I, NICOLE LYNETTE FILBAY, the delegate of 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/PL7 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/PL7
The application seeks to affect the following amendments to the licence:
- The FIRST SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by deleting the current text and table below the heading “FIRST SCHEDULE – ROUTE OF PIPELINE”
and substituting under the heading the following:
Inserting new sub-heading
From Conclusion of Stage 1 Activities
“The route of the Kingfish B to Halibut Oil 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 cut spool location at the Kingfish B platform and terminating at the first flange upstream of the First Valve On (FVO) on the Halibut platform. Coordinates are based on Geodetic Datum of Australia.”
ID | DESCRIPTION | EASTING | NORTHING |
1 | Cut spool location at the LVO at Kingfish B platform | 603462.20 | 5727244.46 |
2 | Inflection Point 01 | 603463.66 | 5727232.68 |
3 | MLA150 Fuel Gas Pipeline Crossing | 603605.60 | 5727234.87 |
4 | Inflection Point 02 | 606200.35 | 5727259.74 |
5 | FVO Halibut Manifold | 615266.08 | 5748492.49 |
Inserting new sub-heading:
From Conclusion of Stage 2 Activities
Inserting the following wording:
“The route of the Kingfish B to Halibut Oil Pipeline, following completion of certain decommissioning activities which involve the cutting of the pipeline at the subsea locations set out below (Stage 2) is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below, commencing at cut spool location at the Kingfish B platform (KFB) and terminating at the first flange upstream of the First Valve On (FVO) on the Halibut platform. Coordinates are based on Geodetic Datum of Australia.”
ID | DESCRIPTION | EASTING | NORTHING |
1 | Subsea cut location near KFB at Inflection Point 01 | 603464.00 | 5727233.00 |
2 | MLA150 Fuel Gas Pipeline Crossing | 603605.60 | 5727234.87 |
3 | Inflection Point 02 | 606200.35 | 5727259.74 |
4 | FVO Halibut Manifold | 615266.08 | 5748492.49 |
2. The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by:
- deleting the following text under Part I Specification, Section (B) Materials of Construction, subsection (i) Steel Pipe:
“The said riser paperwork shall be API Spec. 5LX Grade X52 or X65 seamless pipe and have an external diameter of 508 mm and a wall thickness of 19.1 mm, or other pipe that is approved. The original riser is X52 seamless pipe and a 13.8 m section has been replaced with X65 material between EL +8350 mm and EL – 1980 mm.
In the splash zones, the risers are coated with a 47 mm thick Monel sleeve. Below this, the risers are coated with Denso SeaShield 100. Denso SeaShield consists of a tape and high density polyethylene outer jacket. The risers then have a 25 mm thick CWC and a 3.2 mm CTE corrosion coating down to the seabed.”
- Inserting the following text under Part I Specification, Section (B) Materials of Construction, subsection (i) Steel Pipe:
“The line pipe shall be in accordance with the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute Specification – API Spec 5LX, 35th Edition for Grade X52 seamless pipe specification accompanying the pipeline licence application, the pipeline shall have the dimensions 508mm O.D. x 15.9mm W.T.”
- deleting the following text under subsection (ii), Part B – Protective Coating:
“Protection of the riser pipework shall be maintained with a coating in accordance with the coating Specification No. 4.3 – Protective Coatings for Onshore Plants, Offshore Platforms and other Marine Structures.
In the splash zones, the risers are coated with a 47 mm thick Monel sleeve. Below this, the risers are coated with Denso SeaShield 100. The risers then have a 25 mm thick CWC and a 3.2 mm CTE corrosion coating down to the seabed.”
- deleting the text under Part C – Cathodic Protection
“(a) Transformer rectifier units on Kingfish B and Halibut platforms shall provide
protection to the subsea portion of the pipeline.
(b) Insulating flanges and gaskets shall be maintained in the pipeline in accordance
with the construction Specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence
application.
- Renumbering the existing Part C – Cathodic Protection (c) to (a).
The rest of the SECOND SCHEDULE remains as stated in the licence instrument dated 20 July 1990.