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Gascoyne Gateway Marine Complex

Last updated: February 17, 2025

Gascoyne Gateway Ltd proposes to build, own and operate a multipurpose marine complex in Exmouth that will service a variety of vessels including but not limited to cruise liners and associated ecotourism activities, Defence and marine supply vessels. The project will not be utilised for livestock or iron ore. The Proposal site is located 10 kilometres south of the Exmouth township and immediately south of the Ingram Street light industrial area; opposite the Exmouth landfill site and to the... Read more...

HyEnergy® Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project

Last updated: February 5, 2024

Province Resources Ltd propose to use combined onshore wind and solar energy to produce green hydrogen and ammonia for export to the green energy market. The proposal is distributed across 3 distinct locations within the Shire of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The proposal will comprise the following major elements: • up to 945 ha (6.8 GW) of wind turbines and up to 10,000 ha of solar arrays (5.2 GW) • a new multiuser port facility with a material offloading facility and export terminal •... Read more...

Shark Bay Resources Maintenance Dredging

Last updated: October 21, 2021

The proponent, Shark Bay Resources Pty Ltd, operates two solar salt fields and an associated port facility at Useless Loop in the Shark Bay area of Western Australia. The site is located approximately 25 kilometres west southwest of Denham. The proponent is proposing to undertake maintenance and capital dredging of up to 80,000 cubic metres from the entrance channel of the port and seabed levelling of 10,000 cubic metres in the berth pocket to restore navigable depths. The development envelopes... Read more...

Learmonth Pipeline Fabrication Facility

Last updated: June 29, 2020

Subsea 7 proposes to construct and operate an onshore pipeline fabrication facility at Lots 233 and 1586 to the east of Minilya-Exmouth Road, Learmonth, approximately 35km south of the Exmouth Townsite. A pipeline bundle co-locates a number of services within a single pipeline for use in the development of offshore gas fields. The onshore pipeline fabrication site and associated infrastructure includes two Bundle tracks (approximately 10 km in length) along which the Bundles will be constructed... Read more...

WestAus Carnarvon Oyster Trial

Last updated: September 10, 2018

Harvest Road Export Pty Ltd is proposing to undertake a two year trial of rock oyster aquaculture at nine sites within the Wooramel Bank, situated along the eastern shoreline of Shark Bay, in the Gascoyne Region.  The Wooramel Bank forms part of the Shark Bay Marine Park and World Heritage area.  The trial project comprises of nine small sites along a 40 kilometre length of the Wooramel Bank. Seven sites will have intertidal culture systems of oyster baskets held on longlines such that baskets... Read more...

Yannarie Solar Salt East Coast of Exmouth Gulf

Last updated: February 9, 2010

Straits Salt proposes to construct and operate a 4.2 million tonne per annum solar salt farm on the east coast of Exmouth Gulf. Read more...

Coral Coast Resort

Last updated: July 11, 2003

The proposal is for the first stage of a Coral Coast Resort (CCR), which includes tourist, residential and incidental commercial facilities centred around an inland marina, at the site called Mauds Landing. The CCR proposal envisages the establishment, in the first stage, of a marina, a caravan park, an interpretative centre, a back-packers facility, stage one of a resort complex, provision of utilities infrastructure and the preparation of land with services for sale at a later date. The CCR... Read more...

Chelonia-1 Chelonia-2 exploration wells, Northwest shelf

Last updated: January 18, 1999

Apache Northwest Pty Ltd proposes to drill two exploration wells, Chelonia-1 and -2 in Permit Area EP 342 which is located at the head of Exmouth Gulf. Both wells will have the same surface location, situated outside the Ningaloo Marine Park, approximately 100 m from the boundary and 4 km to the SSW of South Muiron Island. Read more...

Proposed offshore petroleum exploration drilling in EP325, North West Shelf

Last updated: April 6, 1992

Proposal by Minora Resources NL for drilling within petroleum exploration permit area EP 325, situated in the Exmouth Gulf Area. Read more...

Proposed exploration drilling on the Cody Spider Cassidy Project, Exmouth Gulf

Last updated: January 7, 1992

Mobil Exploration and Producing Australia Pty Ltd has taken over as operator or a proposed offshore exploration drilling program for petroleum within permit area EP-325 within the Exmouth Gulf. This proposal seeks environmental approval for the drilling of exploration wells within three areas known as Cassidy, Cody and Spider. Read more...

Proposed exploration drilling, Exmouth Gulf, Lasmo Oil

Last updated: April 26, 1991

LASMO Oil (Australia) has proposed an offshore exploration drilling program for petroleum within its permit areas EP-342 and TP/9 at the open end of Exmouth Gulf. This proposal seeks environmental approval for the drilling of two wells in 1991 followed by a minimum of three others over the period 1992-1994. Read more...

Carnarvon harbour and channel dredging

Last updated: April 18, 1991

The Department of Marine and Harbours proposes to dredge the Carnarvon Boat Harbour and its approach channels and disperse of the dredge spoil within the Harbour Lease Area. The Harbour Lease area contains environmentally sensitive areas including migratory shorebird habitat and mangroves. Read more...

Cooper No 1 Oil Exploration Permit EP 325 Emouth Gulf

Last updated: June 27, 1989

Minora Resources NL has submitted a proposal to drill a third exploration oil well in its lease, EP 325, Exmouth Gulf. The well is located 13 km south east of the town of Exmouth. Minora propose to use a jack-up rig and drilling would take about 24 days to complete. Drilling is proposed during the winter of 1989. Read more...

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