Activity details

Organisation	Woodside Energy Ltd
Project	North West Shelf
Activity types	Decommissioning, dismantling or removing a pipeline Any other petroleum-related activity
In-force EP	5222
Submission date	17 April, 2020
Outcome	Accepted
Acceptance date	24 March, 2022
Locations	North West
Start date	07 December, 2023
Stop date	Pending titleholder notification
Lifecycle Classification	Decommissioning

Please note: activity start and stop dates are based on notifications provided by the titleholder.

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Activity Description

Woodside Energy Ltd. proposes to remove the Echo Yodel subsea infrastructure within Permit Area WA-9-PL. The ‘Echo Yodel subsea infrastructure’ is defined as: • a pipeline with pig launcher connected • an electrohydraulic umbilical (EHU) • two umbilical termination assemblies (UTAs) • an infield umbilical termination basket (IUTB) • infield control jumpers. The infrastructure is located in Commonwealth waters in the NWS Province, about 140 km north west of Dampier on the coast of Western Australia. The closest landfall is the Montebello Islands, which are approximately 68 km to the south of the Operational Area. The Operational Area is defined as a radius of 1500 m on either side of the pipeline and EHU. The infrastructure will be removed between 2022 and 2026 by a number of vessels during one or multiple campaigns. The cumulative duration of the activity is two to eight months and is dependent on further engineering assessment, vessel availability and unforeseen circumstances and weather. Once underway, activities will be 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The pipeline will be recovered via reverse reel lay, reverse S-lay, cut and recover, or a combination of these three methods. The EHU is planned to be recovered onto reels using a heave compensated crane and associated equipment. Deburial and marine growth removal (e.g. water jetting) may be required to enable safe recovery of the infrastructure.

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Accepted EP Documents

EP Document	A830461 (21.5 MB)
NOPSEMA Report	A833914 (229 KB)

Related EP assessments

5222 (Click to view)