Variation of Pipeline Licence VIC/PL18 (Flounder to Tuna) (JQVTJB)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Sections 226 and 708

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

 

VARIATION OF PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL18

(FLOUNDER TO TUNA) (JQVTJB)

 

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/PL18, 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/PL18

 

  1.       Vary the pipeline licence name from Tuna to Flounder A to Flounder to Tuna.

 

  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 Off (FVO) on the Tuna platform.

 

ID

Description

Easting (mE)

Northing (mN)

1

Subsea cut location near the Flounder platform

625864.08

5758703.41

2

Inflection Point 03

626163.92

5765269.69

3

Inflection Point 04

625615.17

5770983.94

4

Inflection Point 05

625630.81

5771109.54

5

West Tuna Fluid Umbilical Crossing

625623.46

5772200.20

6

KPA350 South Gas Pipeline Crossing

625623.51

5772222.48

7

KPA350 North Gas Pipeline Crossing

625623.33

5772272.70

8

West Tuna Electrical Umbilical Crossing

625623.23

5772300.92

9

Inflection Point 06

625618.73

5773573.59

10

Inflection Point 07

624365.90

5774390.58

11

FVO Tuna Manifold

624358.16

5774390.34

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

 

  1.       The VIC/PL18 Pipeline Route Map is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment A.  

 

  1.       The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence remains unchanged.

 

SECOND SCHEDULE 

 

SPECIFICATION 

 

  1.         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 design temperature of 93⁰C;
  5.                a specific gravity of 2.0 for the 50 mm weight coated pipeline (including contents);
  6.             a pipeline length of approximately 16 km.

 

  1.         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.

 

  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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