Approved projects and activities
This page contains information about projects and activities that have been approved.
Offshore projects
An offshore project is undertaken to recover oil and/or gas and a number of petroleum activities will be undertaken throughout a projects lifecycle such as development, well construction, facility installation, production operations and decommissioning.
Each project page contains an overview of the project and links to individual activities that are underway for the relevant project. Only development activities that have an ‘in force’ environment plan (EP) are displayed on project pages. Other activities that previously formed part of the project and are no longer underway can be found on the historical activities page.
Offshore projects in Commonwealth waters that were approved prior to NOPSEMA's establishment, and those with an accepted offshore project proposal (OPP) are also displayed on this page. For more information about the OPP assessment process see the OPP page.
Activities
Activities listed on this page have an ‘in force’ environment plan accepted by NOPSEMA. Each activity page contains an overview of the activity, an activity location map and titleholder contact details. Related environment plan assessment information can also be accessed for each activity.
Activities have been categorised as exploration (and other related activities) or development, noting only development activities are linked to an offshore project.
Find an approved project or activity
To search for an approved project or activity use the search tool below. Enter keywords for a free text search, or narrow the results by using the filters. Once results have been returned, click on the names of individual activities to view further details about that activity.
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Activity name | Activity types | Organisation | Project | |
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Hockey and Bianchi 3D Seismic Survey |
Seismic survey
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Santos WA Northwest Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Operation of a facility
|
Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Limited | Laminaria and Corallina Fields Development | View |
Van Gogh, Coniston and Novara Drilling and Completions |
Drilling
|
Santos WA PVG Pty Ltd | Van Gogh Coniston Novara Field Developments | View |
Nightcap Multi-Client Marine Seismic Surveys |
Seismic survey
|
Pathfinder Energy Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
North West Shelf Renaissance South Multi Client Marine Seismic Surveys |
Seismic survey
|
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Wheatstone Project - Start-Up and Operations |
Operation of a facility
Operation of a petroleum pipeline |
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd | Wheatstone | View |
Capreolus Phase II 3D Multi-client Marine Seismic Survey |
Seismic survey
|
Polarcus Seismic Limited | No associated project | View |
Roc-2 Exploration & Appraisal Drilling |
Drilling
|
Santos WA Northwest Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Outer Barrow Exploration and Development |
Drilling
|
Santos WA Energy Limited | No associated project | View |
West Seahorse Development |
Other survey
|
Carnarvon Hibiscus Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Bianchi Seismic |
Seismic survey
|
Santos WA Energy Limited | No associated project | View |
Coniston-Novara Phase II Drilling |
Drilling
|
Santos WA Energy Limited | Van Gogh Coniston Novara Field Developments | View |