COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Sections 226 and 708
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
VARIATION OF PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL29
(BLACKBACK TO MACKEREL) (2DRLWP)
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/PL29, dated 11 December 1998 (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/PL29
- 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 tie-in spool at the Blackback Subsea Facility and terminating at the subsea cut location near the Mackerel platform.
ID | Description | Easting (mE) | Northing (mN) |
1 | Blackback Subsea Tie-in spool | 635485.00 | 5733081.00 |
2 | Inflection Point 01 | 635500.14 | 5733067.29 |
3 | Inflection Point 02 | 635447.18 | 5733075.04 |
4 | Inflection Point 03 | 635481.00 | 5733046.00 |
5 | Inflection Point 04 | 625025.28 | 5730540.03 |
6 | Inflection Point 05 | 622296.47 | 5734420.09 |
7 | Inflection Point 06 | 620792.03 | 5735110.66 |
8 | Inflection Point 07 | 617196.88 | 5740187.72 |
9 | Inflection Point 08 | 617157.83 | 5740175.00 |
10 | Subsea cut location near the Mackerel platform | 617134.39 | 5740174.52 |
Coordinate set above is based on GDA 94/MGA Zone 55, survey of pipeline centreline
- The VIC/PL29 Pipeline Route Map is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment A.
- The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence remains unchanged.
SECOND SCHEDULE
SPECIFICATIONS
- Design
The pipeline design is based on the following parameters –
- one 200 mm nominal diameter pipeline for the conveyance of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and produced water;
- a flow rate of 2865 sm3/d (0.018 MMbbl/d) of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and water;
- an maximum internal design pressure of 24,400 kPag;
- a design temperature of 77⁰C;
- a 219.1 mm O.D. x 12.7 mm wall thickness pipeline, which will be housed within a carrier pipe with an external diameter of 298.5 mm and a wall thickness of 14.3 mm;
- a pipeline length of approximately 23.0 km.
- Materials of Construction
- Steel Pipe
The line pipe shall be in accordance with the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute Specification – API Spec 5L, 41st Edition for Grade X56 seamless pipe and Esso Australia Limited supplemental pipe specification accompanying the pipeline licence application and shall have the dimensions 219.1 mm O.D. and 12.7 mm W.T.
Carrier Pipe
The carrier pipe shall be in accordance with the requirements of the American Petroleum Institution Specification – API Spec 5L, 41st Edition for grade X65 seamless pipe and Esso Australia Limited’s supplemental pipe specification accompanying the pipeline licence application and shall have the dimensions 298.5 mm external diameter and 14.3 mm W.T.
- Protective Coating
The carrier pipe shall be protected by a trilaminate coating with an outer layer of extruded high density polyethylene coating in accordance with the Esso Australia Limited Protective Coatings Specifications accompanying the pipeline licence application.
The annulus space between the line pipe and the carrier pipe will be filled with mineral wool.
Attachment A