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Pluto LNG Development (Site B Option), Burrup Peninsula

Last updated: November 25, 2024

The construction of facilities for the development of the Pluto Gas Field on the North-West Shelf, and the processing and export of the gas at a liquefied natural gas plant to be constructed on the Burrup Peninsula. Extensive dredging will be undertaken adjacent to the export facility. Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2367]

Last updated: April 16, 2024

Inquire into implementation Condition 9 (Quarantine Expert Panel) and Condition 15 (Marine Turtle Expert Panel) to ensure that they are effective and act as an independent advisory group for the Minister for Environment and the proponent on matters relating to terrestrial and marine quarantine and marine turtle monitoring and management. It is noted that a second Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-04-2023) has also been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to... Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2368]

Last updated: June 26, 2023

Inquiry into implementation Condition 10 (Terrestrial and Marine Quarantine Management System), Condition 16 (Long-term Marine Turtle Management Plan) and Condition 25 (Coastal Stability Management and Monitoring Plan) to ensure that they are effective and reflect a contemporary outcome-based condition setting. It is noted a preceding Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-03-2023) has been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to Conditions 9, and 15 (Inquiry 1).... Read more...

Jansz Feed Gas Pipeline Barrow Island Nature Reserve

Last updated: October 24, 2022

The Jansz feed gas pipeline is proposed to supply natural gas from the Jansz/Io field located in Commonwealth waters approximately 200km off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia and pipe it across the Barrow Island Nature Reserve to the Gorgon Gas Treatment Plant on Barrow Island. Read more...

North West Shelf Project Extension

Last updated: July 21, 2022

Ongoing operation of the North West Shelf Project to enable the long-term processing of third party gas and fluids and North West Shelf Joint Venture field resources through the North West Shelf Project facilities until around 2070. Read more...

Scarborough Project Nearshore Component

Last updated: June 14, 2022

The Proposal would include the following activities: shore crossing site preparation including installation of temporary facilities along the shoreline at the Pluto LNG Facility to facilitate the installation of the trunkline in shallower depths preparation works associated with the installation of the trunkline including dredging and associated spoil disposal at existing spoil grounds trunkline installation (about 32.7 kilometres long within State waters) shore crossing site reinstatement rock... Read more...

Wheatstone Development Proposal (S46) [2178]

Last updated: February 2, 2022

Conditions 6-12, 9-1 to 9-5 inclusive, and 12-1 to 12-8 inclusive of Ministerial Statement 873 are to be removed from the statement and conditions 9-1 to 9-5 inclusive and conditions 12-1 to 12-8 inclusive are to be transferred into a new ministerial statement. The change will facilitate the transfer of conditions relevant to the operation of port facilities from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to the Pilbara Ports Authority via this new Ministerial Statement. Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Barrow Island Nature Reserve

Last updated: June 26, 2013

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, as operator for the Gorgon Joint Venturers, proposes to extract, pipe, liquefy and export 10 million tonnes per annum of natural gas from the Greater Gorgon and Jansz gas fields using facilities offshore and on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Read more...

Wheatstone Development (s. 46) [1960]

Last updated: January 30, 2013

The proposal is to construct and operate a 25 million tonne per annum Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility and associated Domestic Gas (Domgas) facility in the proposed Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area (ANSIA) 12 kilometres south west of the town of Onslow. The proposal includes: Subsea gas trunkline to bring produced hydrocarbons onshore to the LNG and Domgas plants; Product loading facility (PLF); Materials offloading facility (MOF); LNG and Domgas plants; Accommodation facilities;... Read more...

Simpson Oil Field Development, offshore Abutilon Island, Lowendal Islands, North West Shelf

Last updated: August 25, 2005

The proposed Simpson Development proposal will make use of three existing wells and one that is the subject of a separate referral. The development will consist of: the Simpson Alpha offshore mini-platform located at the Tanami-4 and Tanami-5 wells surface location; the Simpson Bravo offshore mini-platform located at the Simpson-1 and Simpson-3H well locations; and a sub-sea pipeline bundle linking the two mini-platforms to each other and to existing facilities on Varanus Island. The pipeline... Read more...

Appraisal drilling programme for Wonnich field south-west of the Montebello Islands

Last updated: June 19, 1997

The proposal is to carry out a program of appraisal drilling on the Wonnich petroleum field within permit area TP/8. Read more...

East Spar Off-Shore Gas Field Development Varanus Island, North West Shelf

Last updated: September 8, 1995

The proposal is to develop the East Spar offshore gas field, located in Commonwealth waters approximately 50 kilometres west of Barrow Island. Processing facilities would be constructed and operated on Varanus Island immediately adjacent to the existing Harriet Joint Venture facilities on the island. A new submarine pipeline would bring gas/condensate from the gas field to the processing facilities. The existing Harriet Joint Venture export pipeline would carry gas to the trunkline on the... Read more...

Wonnich 1 petroleum exploration well, near Montebello Islands

Last updated: June 9, 1995

Ampolex Ltd proposes to drill an exploration well at a site approximately 8 km south-west of Hermite Island in the Montebello Islands and approximately 3 km west of the Montebello Islands barrier reef Read more...

Additional facilities for liquefied petroleum gas project within existing onshore treatment plant, Burrup Peninsula

Last updated: August 24, 1993

The proposal is to establish additional facilities for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) extraction and export within the existing onshore treatment plant at the Burrup Peninsula. The existing Gas Treatment Plant occupies 231ha on a lease at Withnell Bay, near Dampier on the Burrup Peninsula about 1,300km north of Perth. The area within the lease has undergone major development, with the portions of Plant constructed to date consisting of a domestic gas plant, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant,... Read more...

Proposed exploration drilling programme within permit area TP3 Par 1, offshore Onslow

Last updated: October 25, 1991

Western Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) is operator for the participants in Exploration Permit No. TP/3 Part 1. WAPET has already drilled some 18 wells within the Permit Area, has developed the Saladin, Cowle and Yammaderry oilfields and is currently seeking approval to develop the Roller Oilfield. Over the next five year period, WAPET proposes to drill a further four to twelve exploratory wells within Permit Area TP/3 Part 1. Read more...

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