COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Sections 226 and 708
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF A PIPELINE LICENCE –
PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL18 (ZD6KQJ)
I, STEVEN ROBERT TAYLOR, Delegate of the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator on behalf of the Commonwealth–Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority hereby give notice pursuant to sections 226 and 708 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (the Act) that an application has been received from
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd
(ACN 091 829 819)
Woodside Energy (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd
(ACN 004 228 004)
for the variation of Pipeline Licence VIC/PL18 in the offshore area of Victoria, as set out below.
Pursuant to subsection 226(3) of the Act, a person may make a written submission to the Titles Administrator about this application within 30 days from the date of this notice.
This notice takes effect on the day on which it appears 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
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF
PIPELINE LICENCE VIC/PL18
The application seeks to affect the following amendments to the licence:
- The FIRST SCHEDULE (Route of the Pipeline) is varied by deleting all the current text and replacing with the following:
The route of the pipeline is described in the table below, and displayed in the map below (Attachment A), commencing at the cut spool location at the Flounder platform and terminating at the flange upstream of the First Valve Off (FVO) on the Tuna platform.
ID | DESCRIPTION | Easting (m) | Northing (m) |
1 | Cut spool location at the Flounder platform | 625859.58 | 5758703.21 |
2 | Inflection Point 01 | 625872.38 | 5758703.79 |
3 | Inflection Point 02 | 625939.09 | 5759035.67 |
4 | Inflection Point 03 | 626163.92 | 5765269.69 |
5 | Inflection Point 04 | 625615.17 | 5770983.94 |
6 | Inflection Point 05 | 626630.81 | 5771109.54 |
7 | West Tuna Fluid Umbilical Crossing | 625623.46 | 5772200.20 |
8 | KPA350 South Gas Pipeline Crossing | 625623.22 | 5772222.48 |
9 | KPA350 North Gas Pipeline Crossing | 625623.33 | 5772272.70 |
10 | West Tuna Electrical Umbilical Crossing | 625623.23 | 5772300.92 |
11 | Inflection Point 06 | 625618.73 | 5773573.59 |
12 | Inflection Point 07 | 624365.90 | 5774390.58 |
13 | FVO Tuna Manifold | 624358.16 | 5774390.34 |
Coordinate set above is based on GDA 94/MGA Zone 55, survey of pipeline centreline.
2. The SECOND SCHEDULE of the Licence is varied by:
- deleting the text under item (i), Part B - Materials of Construction - Steel Pipe and replace with the following text:
The line pipe shall be in accordance with the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute Specification - AP/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.
b. deleting the following text under item (ii), Part B - Protective Coating:
Protection of the riser pipework shall be maintained with a coating in accordance with the Coating Specification No 4.3 - Protective Coatings for Onshore Plants, Offshore Platforms and other Marine Structures and shall be protected in the splash zone area with 4.7 mm thick monel sheeting as detailed in the specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence application.
c. deleting the text under Part C - Cathodic Protection
(a) Insulating joints and gaskets shall be maintained on the pipeline in accordance with the construction specifications accompanying the original pipeline licence application.
(b) Transformer rectifier units on the Tuna platform and the Flounder platform shall provide protection to the subsea portion of the pipeline.
(c) Sacrificial anodes in the form of zinc bracelets shall be installed, spaced and maintained as detailed in the construction specifications and cathodic protection design.
The rest of the SECOND SCHEDULE remains as stated in the licence instrument dated 10 August 1983 and as varied 19 May 2020.
Attachment A
