Prohibition of Entry into a Petroleum Safety Zone - Notice A378910

I, Stephen D’Souza, 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 Sinopec Oil and Gas Australia (Puffin) Pty Ltd the registered holders of AC/L6, 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 wells known as:

Puffin-5                    12° 18’ 00.56” S               124° 19’ 40.23” E

Puffin-9                    12° 22’ 51.52” S               124° 16’ 28.98” E

Puffin-10                  12° 21’ 22.44” S               124° 17’ 22.51” E

Puffin-11                  12° 21’ 36.30” S               124° 17’ 57.04” E

Puffin-12                  12° 17’ 38.67” S               124° 20’ 16.43” E

*Note: the above are GDA94 coordinates.

The petroleum safety zone will be valid from the 2 September 2014 to 28 November 2014.

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 28 day of August 2014.

Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Stephen D’Souza, Acting Manager Assessment & Inspection – Vessel Facilities

Pursuant to the Instrument of delegation dated 28 July 2014

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority