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Pyrenees Facility Operations

Activity type Operation of a facility for the recovery or processing of petroleum
Activity subtypes Any other petroleum-related activity
Lifecycle Classification Operation & Production
Submitted by Woodside Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd
Submission date 03 July, 2024
Subtype Revision
Decision date
RMS ID 7893
Status Under assessment (with titleholder)
Link to previously accepted EP 4546 - Pyrenees Facility Operations
Contact
Andrew Winter
Phone: (08)9438 4000
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Location map - Activity: Pyrenees Facility Operations (refer to description)
Description

Woodside Energy is submitting a 5-year environment plan revision for the Pyrenees Facility Operations activity in accordance with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023 (Cth). The Pyrenees facility commenced operation in 2010 and is located in Commonwealth waters approximately 45 km northwest of Exmouth in Western Australia (WA). The water depth at the FPSO mooring location is approximately 200 m with wells located in water depths up to 213 m.

The facility is located in production permits WA-42-L and WA-43-L and currently produces oil from the Ravensworth, Crosby, Stickle, Tanglehead, Wild Bull and Moondyne reservoirs (collectively referred to as ‘the Pyrenees reservoirs’) via a single stand-alone floating production, storage and offloading vessel (the Pyrenees Venture FPSO).

The facility is comprised of the FPSO vessel, processing and separation facilities (for oil, water and gas), gas compression facilities and associated subsea infrastructure. Under normal operations, surplus gas and produced water is disposed by reinjection back into the reservoir. After processing, the stabilised crude oil is offloaded to trading tankers for export.

The activities proposed to occur within production permits WA-42-L and WA-43-L include:
• Routine production of crude oil and gas
• Routine and non-routine operations of the Pyrenees FPSO and associated subsea infrastructure.
• Routine injection of gas to the Macedon-6 injection well, which is maintained and operated under the Macedon Operations Environment Plan.
• Routine and non-routine inspection, monitoring, maintenance and repair (IMMR) of the Pyrenees FPSO and associated subsea infrastructure.
• Disconnection and sail-away of the FPSO with the disconnectable turret mooring (DTM) and subsea infrastructure remaining in place.

Pyrenees Facility Operations will operate 24 hours a day for the 5-year duration of this EP

Other Details
Locations North West
Commonwealth waters adjacent to Western Australia
Titles (or other instruments) WA-42-L
WA-43-L
Current Documents (Under assessment)
EP Document


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