Variation of Pipeline Licence VIC/PL17 (Flounder to Tuna) (MPZV8D)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Sections 226 and 708

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

 

VARIATION OF PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL17

(FLOUNDER TO TUNA) (MPZV8D)

 

I, STEVEN ROBERT TAYLOR, the Delegate of the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth-Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority hereby vary Pipeline Licence VIC/PL17, dated 10 August 1983 (the Licence), for which:

 

Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd

(ACN 091 829 819)

 

Woodside Energy (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd

(ACN 004 228 004)

 

 

are the registered titleholders, as set out below.

 

The variation takes effect on the day on which this notice of variation is published in the Australian Government Gazette.

 

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

 

 

STEVEN ROBERT TAYLOR

DELEGATE OF THE TITLES ADMINISTRATOR

ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH-VICTORIA

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM JOINT AUTHORITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARIATION OF

PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL17

 

  1.       The FIRST SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by deleting the current text and replacing it with the following:

 

FIRST SCHEDULE

 

ROUTE OF PIPELINE

The route of the pipeline is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below (Attachment A), commencing at the subsea cut location near the Flounder platform and terminating at the first flange upstream of the First Valve On (FVO) on the Tuna platform.

 

ID

Description

Easting (mE)

Northing (mN)

1

Subsea cut location near the Flounder platform. Flexible Pipeline Section 1 Begin

625864.04

5758705.26

2

Inflection Point 02

625873.3

5758735.3

3

Inflection Point 03

625867.5

5758784.4

4

Inflection Point 04

625833.0

5758787.0

5

Inflection Point 05

625786.0

5758799.0

6

Inflection Point 06

625783.0

5758817.0

7

Flexible Pipeline – Section 1 End

625783.0

5758820.5

8

Flexible Pipeline – Section 2 Begin

625829.0

5762200.6

9

Inflection Point 07

625829.0

5762223.0

10

Inflection Point 08

625863.0

5762244.0

11

Flexible Pipeline – Section 2 End

625863.7

5762252.3

12

Flexible Pipeline – Section 3 Begin

626088.7

5765623.2

13

Inflection Point 09

626086.7

5765652.0

14

Inflection Point 10

626118.3

5765644.9

15

Flexible Pipeline – Section 3 End

626115.6

5765674.0

16

West Tuna Fluid Umbilical Crossing

625459.8

5772194.2

17

KPA350 South Gas Pipeline Crossing

625455.8

5772214.9

18

KPA350 North Gas Pipeline Crossing

625446.1

5772265.8

19

West Tuna Electrical Umbilical Crossing

625441.2

5772291.4

20

Inflection Point 11

625214.0

5773082.0

21

Inflection Point 12

624587.1

5774202.3

22

Inflection Point 13

624365.9

5774389.1

23

FVO Tuna Manifold

624358.2

5774389.1

Coordinate set above is based on GDA 94/MGA Zone 55, survey of pipeline centreline

 

  1.       The VIC/PL17 Pipeline Route Map is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment A.  

 

  1.       The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence remains unchanged.

 

SECOND SCHEDULE 

 

SPECIFICATIONS 

 

 (A)  Design 

 

The pipeline design is based on the following parameters – 

 

  1.                  a 250 mm nominal diameter pipeline for the conveyance of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons;
  2.               a flow rate of 8000 sm3/d (0.050 MMbbl/d) of liquid hydrocarbons & 0.85 MMsm3/d (30.02 MMscf/d) of gaseous hydrocarbons;
  3.             an internal design pressure of 13,790 kPag;
  4.             a flexible jumper design temperature of 85⁰C;
  5.                a specific gravity of 2.2 for the 250 mm weight coated pipeline (including contents);
  6.             a pipeline length of approximately 16.152 km.

 

(B) Materials of Construction  

 

  1.                  Steel Pipe 

 

The line pipe shall be in accordance with the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute Specification – API Spec 5L, 38th Edition 1990 for Grade X52 seamless pipe and Esso Australia Limited Supplemental pipe specification accompanying the pipeline licence application, and the pipeline shall have the dimensions 273.1 mm O.D. and 12.7 mm W.T.

 

  1.                Protective Coating

 

The line pipe shall be protected by a coating of Coal Tar Enamel to a thickness of not less than 3.50 mm or Fusion Bonded Epoxy corrosion coating.

 

Primary external corrosion protection for the pipeline is provided by a 3.5 mm Coal Tar Enamel coating.

 

  1.             Weight Coating 

 

The specification for the steel mesh reinforced weight coating and the shop application of this material to the pipe shall be in accordance with the Esso Australia Limited Protective Coatings Specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence application. 


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