Activity details

Organisation	Woodside Energy Ltd
Project	North West Shelf
Activity types	Operation of a facility for the recovery or processing of petroleum
In-force EP	5055
Submission date	15 November, 2019
Outcome	Accepted
Acceptance date	12 August, 2020
Locations	North West
Start date	10 December, 2014
Stop date	Pending titleholder notification
Lifecycle Classification	Operation & Production

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

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Activity Description

Woodside Energy Ltd (Woodside) is operator of the Okha Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, located in Commonwealth waters approximately 135 km north-west of Karratha, Western Australia. The Okha facility comprises the Okha FPSO vessel and associated subsea infrastructure located in the Production Licences WA-16-L, WA-9-L, WA-11-L. Additional infrastructure within the scope of this EP includes a 32 km Gas Export Line (WA-4-PL) tied back to the FPSO and four temporarily abandoned exploration wells. The four temporarily abandoned exploration wells are located in Petroleum Titles WA-9-L, WA-16-L, WA-5-L and WA-3-L and are not tied back to the FPSO. The Okha FPSO currently produces oil and gas from 13 production wells in the Cossack, Wanaea, Lambert and Hermes (CWLH) fields. The CWLH fields contain light crude oil with varying gas-to-oil ratios. Oil from the Okha FPSO is dispatched to trading tankers and gas produced is exported onshore for processing. Operations at the Okha FPSO may include: • production and maintenance activities • major projects involving refurbishment, modification, or major maintenance of the facility • FPSO marine (disconnected) mode. The Okha FSPO commenced production in September 2011 and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Supporting operations, such as maintenance activities, take place as required. The CWLH fields are predicted to remain active during the life of this EP. The closest nearshore sensitive habitats to the Okha FPSO are the Glomar Shoals (33 km north-east), Montebello Commonwealth Marine Reserve (72 km south-west), Rankin Bank (86 km west), and the Dampier Commonwealth Marine Reserve (88 km south-east). The water depth at the FPSO mooring location is 80 m, with wells located in water depths up to 129 m. The depths along the export pipeline range from 80 m at its eastern end (Okha FPSO) to 125 m at its western end (North Rankin Complex).

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Accepted EP Documents

EP Document	A739486 (Unknown size)

Related EP assessments

5055 (Click to view)

2785 (Click to view)