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 | Lifecycle Classification | Organisation | Project | |
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Skua-11 ST1 Well Drilling |
Drilling
|
Development | Jadestone Energy (Eagle) Pty Ltd | Montara Field Development | View |
Varanus Island Hub Operations |
Recovery of petroleum using a subsea installation
Operation of a petroleum pipeline Drilling |
Operation & Production | Santos WA Southwest Pty Limited | Varanus Island Hub | View |
Ningaloo Vision Cessation of Production and Floating Asset Removal |
Significant modification of a facility
|
Decommissioning | Santos WA PVG Pty Ltd | Van Gogh Coniston Novara Field Developments | View |
Blacktip Operations |
Operation of a facility for the recovery or processing of petroleum
Operation of a petroleum pipeline Drilling |
Operation & Production | Eni Australia B.V. | Blacktip Gas | View |
Wheatstone Deep-1 Exploration Drilling |
Drilling
|
Exploration | Chevron Australia Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Ngujima-Yin FPSO Operations |
Operation of a facility for the recovery or processing of petroleum
|
Operation & Production | Woodside Energy Ltd | Greater Enfield Project (Australia Oil) | View |
Dino South-1 Exploration Drilling |
Drilling
|
Exploration | Chevron Australia (EP WA-392-P) Pty Ltd | No associated project | View |
Otway Offshore Operations - Casino, Netherby & Henry Revision |
Operation of a petroleum pipeline
|
Operation & Production | Cooper Energy (CH) Pty. Ltd. | Casino, Henry and Netherby Development | View |
Gippsland Offshore Operations |
Operation of a petroleum pipeline
Any other petroleum-related activity |
Operation & Production | Cooper Energy (PBF) Pty. Ltd. | Gippsland Offshore Development | View |
Barossa Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project |
Construction and installation of a pipeline
|
Development | Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd | Barossa Area Development | View |
Minerva Decommissioning and Field Management |
Decommissioning, dismantling or removing a facility
|
Decommissioning | Woodside Energy (Victoria) Pty Ltd | Minerva Development | View |
Jack-Up Rig Plug and Abandonment |
Drilling
|
Decommissioning | Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd | Bass Strait Development | View |