COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Sections 226 and 708
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF A PIPELINE LICENCE – WA-4-PL
I, GRAEME ALBERT WATERS, the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth–Western Australia 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
Woodside Energy Ltd
(ACN 005 482 986)
BHP Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd
(ACN 004 514 489)
BP Developments Australia Pty. Ltd.
(ACN 081 102 856)
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
(ACN 086 197 757)
Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd.
(ACN 006 303 180)
Shell Australia Pty Ltd
(ACN 009 663 576)
for the variation of Pipeline Licence WA-4-PL in the offshore area of Western Australia, 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.
GRAEME ALBERT WATERS
TITLES ADMINISTRATOR
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH–WESTERN AUSTRALIA
OFFSHORE PETROLEUM JOINT AUTHORITY
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF
PIPELINE LICENCE WA-4-PL
The variation application seeks to give effect to the following amendments to the licence:
First Schedule - Route of Pipeline
1. The Route of The Pipeline is varied by:
a) deleting the words:
“The route of the pipeline shall be from the Wanaea field Riser Turret Mooring (RTM) at or about coordinates 441850mE, 7833740mN to the SE1 conductor on the North Rankin ‘A’ (NRA) platform at or about 409474mE, 7834167mN and tie-in connection on the Goodwyn A (GWA) to NRA interfield pipeline at or about 409445mE, 7834051mN, along a line no point of which shall be more than 125 metres from the proposed pipeline route shown in the drawing attached to this Licence as annexure ‘A’.”
b) and replacing with:
“The route of the pipeline shall be from the Wanaea Field Riser Turret Mooring (RTM) at or about coordinates 441850mE, 7833740mN to the SSIV tie-in point on Trunkline 1 (1TL) at or about 409712mE, 7834142mN (GDA94 MGA Zone 50) and tie-in connection on the Goodwyn A (GWA) to NRA interfield pipeline at or about 409445mE, 7834051mN, along a line no point of which shall be more than 125 metres from the proposed pipeline route shown in the drawing attached to this Licence as annexure ‘A’.”
Second Schedule - Specifications
2. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (A) System Description is varied by deleting the words in dot point 4 and replacing with:
“A rigid spool connecting the North Rankin A Pipeline End (NRAPE) to the SSIV tie-in point on 1TL.”
3. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (B) Design is varied by deleting the words in item (i) and replacing with:
“Except as otherwise specified in this Schedule the pipeline shall be designed, constructed, tested and operated in accordance with DNV-ST-F101 Submarine Pipeline Systems Standard.”
4. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (B) Design is varied by deleting the words in item (p) and replacing with:
“Minimum operating temperature (°C)
- Between the flexible riser and flowline (from Okha Floating Production, Storage and Offloading [FPSO] Facility Riser Base Assembly [RBA] to the Wanaea Pipeline End [WANPE]): -30°C integrity limit;
- Between the rigid pipeline, in-line structures and rigid spool (North Rankin A Pipeline End [NRAPE] to 1TL): 0°C integrity limit; and
- Between the flexible jumpers (from the NRAPE to the Goodwyn Alpha Inter Field Pipeline [GWAIFLTI]): normal operating limit is 18.95°C with an integrity limit of -3.5°C which may occur during a Subsea Isolation Valve (SSIV) leak-off testing.”
5. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (B) Design is varied by deleting the text in item (q) and replacing with:
“Substance to be conveyed: Dehydrated dry natural gas in compressed phase.”
6. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (B) Design is varied by deleting item (s).
7. In the Schedule under Specifications, Section (B) Design is varied by adding:
“Life of pipeline: 2031 (approximate).”
8. The WA-4-PL Pipeline Route Map at Annexure A is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment 1.
Attachment 1