West Kingfish
| Activity type | Operation of a facility for the recovery or processing of petroleum |
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| Activity subtypes | Operation of a petroleum pipeline |
| Lifecycle Classification | Operation & Production |
| Submitted by | Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd |
| Submission date | 28 November, 2014 |
| Subtype | Revision |
| Decision date | 22 January, 2015 |
| RMS ID | 2996 |
| Status | Finalised |
| Outcome | Accepted |
| Link to previously accepted EP | |
| Contact |
Carolyn Thomas
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The Kingfish EP covers all activities relating to hydrocarbon production from the following facilities and transport of hydrocarbons in the following pipelines:
• Kingfish A, Kingfish B and West Kingfish platforms (Production Licence VIC/L07);
• KFA-KFB400 Oil (Licensed Pipeline VIC/PL6);
• KFB-HLA500 Oil (Licensed Pipeline VIC/PL7); and
• WKF-KFA300 Oil (Licensed Pipeline VIC/PL14).
Ongoing operational, maintenance, and construction (brownfields) activities will be conducted on these facilities and pipelines over the next five years, as well as wellwork operations on the Kingfish A, Kingfish B and West Kingfish platforms.
The Kingfish A (KFA), Kingfish B (KFB) and West Kingfish (WKF) platforms are located within Production Area VIC/L07 approximately 72 to 77 km off the Gippsland coast in approximately 77 to 78 m of water depth.
The KFA platform is connected to the KFB platform by the KFA-KFB400 pipeline; the KFB platform is connected to the Halibut (HLA) platform by the KFB-HLA500 pipeline; and the WKF platform is connected to the KFA platform by the WKF-KFA300 pipeline.
Note: This information has been extracted from the EP Summary. Please refer to the attached EP Summary for more information.