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Devil Creek Gas Development Project

Project
Proponent: 
Apache Energy Ltd
Apache Northwest Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is for the construction and operation of a gas processing plant, onshore supply gas pipeline, onshore sales gas pipeline, and horizontal directionally drilled shore crossing.

Assessment Number: 
1710
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
September 1, 2021
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Chairman's Determination - Devil Creek Gas Development Project
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Flora and Vegetation
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 5 November, 2007
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 30 June, 2008 to Monday, 11 August, 2008
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Devil Creek Gas Development Project Part 1
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Devil Creek Gas Development Project Part 2
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to Submissions - Devil Creek Gas Development Project
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1307
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Report 1307 - Devil Creek Gas Development Project
Key Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 5 January, 2009
Appeals close: 
Monday, 19 January, 2009
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Attachment 1 - Discrete drilling and low level blasting of hard rock outcrops in a small portion of the onshore pipeline trench at various locations - change to proposal approved under s45C on 7 April 2010.

Date of approval: 
Thursday, 9 July, 2009
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 795.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 795 - Discrete drilling and low level blasting of hard rock outcrops in a small portion of the onshore pipeline trench at various locations - change to proposal approved under s45C on 7 April 2010.

Attachment 2 to Statement 795 - increase the gas plants daily maximum production capacity via efficiencies created within the facilities existing infrastructure, extent and environmental footprint. - change to proposal approved under s45C on 1 September 2021.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Wednesday, 7 April, 2010
Wednesday, 1 September, 2021

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