VIC/P70 Exploration Drilling
| Activity type | Drilling | 
|---|---|
| Activity subtypes | |
| Lifecycle Classification | Development | 
| Submitted by | Esso Deepwater Gippsland Pty Ltd | 
| Submission date | 21 February, 2019 | 
| Subtype | Revision | 
| Decision date | 17 June, 2019 | 
| RMS ID | 4779 | 
| Status | Finalised | 
| Outcome | Accepted | 
| Link to previously accepted EP | 4320 - VIC/P70 Exploration Drilling | 
| Contact | Ms Carolyn Thomas
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The VIC/P70 exploration drilling operational area is located approximately 90 - 100 km from shore in Exploration Permit Area VIC/P70. Water depth within VIC/P70 ranges from 200 m to over 3 km, with the drill locations, Hairtail-1, Baldfish-1 and Sculpin-1, at ~359m, ~665m and ~2,300m respectively.Block VIC/P70, in the deepwater Gippsland basin, was acquired by Esso Deepwater, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in 2Q, 2017. VIC/P70 contains the Dory, Angel and Archer-Anemone fields, as well as the Fangtooth prospect, and incorporates the area previously the subject of blocks VIC/P45 and VIC/P59, previously explored by Apache Energy (Apache, 2008). Exploration drilling activities in the VIC/P70 Operational area are scheduled over an estimated 60 day period, commencing in Q3, 2018 (Baldfish-1 and Hairtail-1), and an estimated 60-65 days in late Q2 - early Q3, 2019 for Sculpin-1.
| Locations | Gippsland | 
|---|---|
| Commonwealth waters adjacent to | VIC | 
| Titles (or other instruments) | VIC/P70 | 
