Notice: A250104
Commonwealth of Australia
OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006
PROHIBITION OF ENTRY INTO A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE
I, Jeremy Dunster, a representative of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority [NOPSEMA], pursuant to section 616 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, hereby prohibit all vessels other than vessels under the control of PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd, vessels authorised by PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd to enter petroleum safety zone and vessels operated by authorised persons who are exercising powers under section 615(1) of Division 1 of Part 6.6 of the above Act from entering or being present in the area of the petroleum safety zone without the consent in writing of NOPSEMA.
This petroleum safety zone extends to a distance of 500 metres, measured from each point of the outer edge of the subsea wellheads, manifold, wellhead platform and FPSO Submerged Turret Production Buoy represented in the following table and associated drawing:
Structure or Equipment | Latitude (S) | Longitude (E) |
FPSO Submerged Turret Production Buoy | -12:39:35.329 | 124:32:41.083 |
Well Head Platform | -12:40:20.512 | 124:32:22.231 |
Swift Manifold | -12:32:29.593 | 124:26:37.707 |
Swallow 1 Subsea Wellhead | -12:32:29.533 | 124:26:36.812 |
Swift North 1 Subsea Wellhead | -12:31:29.928 | 124:27:33.656 |
Swift-2 Subsea Wellhead | -12:32:03.600 | 124:27:05.952 |
Skua 10 Subsea Wellhead | -12:30:04.572 | 124:25:05.414 |
Skua 11 Subsea Wellhead | -12:30:04.571 | 124:25:05.579 |
*Note: the above are GDA94 coordinates.
The petroleum safety zone will be valid from 19 October 2012 until revoked by notice published in the gazette.
Where an unauthorised vessel enters or remains in the safety zone specified in contravention of this notice, the owner and the person in command or in charge of the vessel are each guilty of an offence against Section 616 of the Act and are punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment for a term:
- not exceeding 15 years if the breach is determined as intentional.
- not exceeding 12.5 years if the breach is determined as recklessness.
- not exceeding 10 years if the breach is determined as negligence.
- not exceeding 5 years if the breach is determined as an offence of strict liability.
Dated this 9th day of October 2012.
Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Jeremy Dunster, Manager Technical Services
Pursuant to the Instrument of delegation dated 30 April 2012
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority