Published environment plans

The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023, as applied in Northern Territory (NT) coastal waters by the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Application of Commonwealth Laws) Regulations 2004, requires that environment plans be published once they are submitted or accepted.

Under assessment

Environment plans currently under assessment.

Submitted byDetails Date submitted Supporting documents
Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd

Environment plan title: Barossa Gas Project Coastal Waters Operations Environmental Management Plan (Document No. BAS-210 0224, Revision 0).

Description/stage of activity:

The activity described in this GEP Coastal Waters OEMP includes the transport of dry gas through the Barossa GEP and all support activities associated with inspection, maintenance, monitoring and repair of the infrastructure in the ~8.26 km section of the Barossa GEP located in NT coastal waters only.

Location: GEP coastal waters operational area as per location map PDF (644.3 KB).

Titleholder’s nominated liaison and contact info:

Michael Marren
Phone: 08 6218 7100
Email: offshore.consultation@santos.com

4 April 2025

Barossa Gas Project Coastal Waters Operations Environmental Management Plan (Document No. BAS-210 0224, Revision 0) PDF (37.0 MB)

Barossa Gas Export Pipeline (NT Waters) Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (Operations Phase) (Document No. BAS-210 0226, Revision 0, dated April 2025) PDF (6.6 MB)

Operational and Scientific Monitoring Bridging Implementation Plan: Northern Australia (Document No. 7715-650-ERP-0003, Revision 2, dated 3 April 2025) PDF (3.5 MB)

Accepted

Environment plans that have been accepted.

Submitted byDetailsDate acceptedSupporting documents
Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd

Environment plan title: Barossa Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project Coastal Waters Construction Environmental Management Plan (Document No. BAS-210 0310, Revision 1, dated 13 September 2024).

Description/stage of activity:

This NT Coastal Waters CEMP covers the installation and pre-commissioning activities of the ~8.26 km of pipeline (Pipeline Licence NTC/PL5) within NT coastal waters. NT coastal waters refers to the waters between the territorial sea baseline and the boundary of NT and Commonwealth waters.

Location: as per location map PDF (1.3 MB).

Titleholder’s nominated liaison and contact info:
Michael Marren
Phone: 08 6218 7100
Email: offshore.consultation@santos.com

13 November 2024

Barossa DPD Project Coastal Waters CEMP (Document No. BAS-210 0310, Revision 1, dated 13 September 2024) PDF (30.4 MB)

Barossa Darwin Pipeline Duplication (NT Waters) DPD Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (Document No. BAS-210 0026, Revision 2, dated 01 August 2024)
PDF (5.7 MB)

Barossa DPD NT Coastal Waters CEMP summary PDF (8.9 MB)

Santos NA Darwin Pipeline Pty Ltd

Environment plan title: Bayu-Undan to Darwin Gas Export Pipeline Environment Plan (Document No. 7710-057-EIS-0001, Revision 6, dated 24 June 2024)

Description/stage of activity:

Operations phase:

  • transporting dry natural gas from the BU Field to Darwin LNG Plant
  • line-packing the pipeline up to maximum operating pressure (during periods of maintenance and towards the end of production at the BU Facility)
  • back-feed of gas from the pipeline to BU CPP for power generation (during maintenance and testing and once production ceases from the BU Field).

Preservation phase (begins when the gas is no longer being used for power generation at BU CPP):

  • the pipeline remains filled with reservoir gas.

Pipeline inspection, maintenance, monitoring and repair.

  • Pipeline IMMR activities, including vessel-related activities will continue through all the above phases.

Location: NTC/PL1 and PL20 as per location map PDF (552.2 KB).

Titleholder’s nominated liaison and contact info:

Dawn MacInnes
Phone: 08 6218 7100
Email: offshore.environment.admin@santos.com

8 January 2025

Bayu-Undan to Darwin Gas Export Pipeline Environment Plan (Document No. 7710-057-EIS-0001, Revision 6, dated 24 June 2024) PDF (30.3 MB)

Bayu-Undan to Darwin Gas Export Pipeline Oil Pollution Emergency  Plan (Document No. 7710-650-EMP-0006, Revision 4, dated 24 January 2024) PDF (5.0 MB)


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