PRELUDE FLNG ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA AND SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT HOOK-UP AND COMMISSIONING At Shell Australia, our priority is The Prelude FLNG Environment Plan covers Shell Australia has also developed a THE PROJECT PRELUDE ARRIVAL, HOOK-UP AND to ensure that our activities do not the installation, hook-up and commissioning Biosecurity Management Plan which COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES harm people, or the environment. of Prelude as well as the operations phase details the required procedures to ensure Prelude is a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project located Safety is the primary focus in Shell’s for Prelude FLNG. This plan outlined the compliance with the Biosecurity Act 2015. The Prelude FLNG facility has The arrival of the facility to the Prelude approximately 475km north-north east FLNG design, with multiple formal potential environmental risks of the activities This includes the methods for cleaning and been constructed and partly location will see a significant increase of Broome in Western Australia. The safety assessments confirming that and the mitigations to ensure they were fumigation of the facility, biofouling removal commissioned in the Samsung in offshore activity. This will include Prelude project is the first deployment a FLNG facility would be at least managed to appropriate levels. The full list prior to sail and the need for ballast of Shell’s FLNG technology, which will Heavy Industries Yard in Geoje, hook-up to the pre-installed mooring equally as safe and reliable as of risk and mitigations can be found on the exchange in open water to reduce the risk see a giant floating facility extracting, South Korea. The Prelude facility lines and subsea equipment, as well as other modern offshore production Shell Australia website. This process also of transferring biosecurity risks or pests into liquefying and storing gas at sea, will be towed to the gas field by numerous system tests, berthing trials facilities. involved consultation with relevant persons Australian waters. before it is exported to customers four tugs, where further hook-up and imports of LNG and LPG to facilitate and organisations. This environment plan around the globe. and commissioning activities will be commissioning. There will be increased As the operator of the Prelude FLNG project, Prior to the installation, hook-up and was accepted by NOPSEMA in late 2016. completed before the project begins vessel activity in the Prelude area and commissioning phase of Prelude, Shell under the Offshore Petroleum Greenhouse The Prelude Environment Plan summary can The Prelude FLNG facility will produce 3.6 the operations phase. The facility is out of both Broome and Darwin Ports Australia submitted a revision to its original Gas Storage Act 2006, Shell Australia was be found on the NOPSEMA website. million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, expected to arrive into Australian and a higher number of helicopters flying safety case (which only covered the subsea 1.3 mtpa of condensate and 0.4 mtpa of required to submit an Environment Plan waters in July or August 2017. in and out of Broome during this phase In addition, Shell Australia has an Oil Pollution installation activities) to NOPSEMA that LPG. The Prelude FLNG facility is 488m and Safety Case to the National Offshore (compared to normal operations). Petroleum Safety and Environmental Emergency Plan in place for the Prelude FLNG demonstrated that all safety risks of the long and 74m wide, making it the largest Before leaving South Korea, the FLNG Management Authority (NOPSEMA) prior to project and associated vessels. Shell Australia activity are reduced to levels as low as offshore floating facility ever built. The facility will undergo a cleaning process Approximately 800 personnel will be Prelude FLNG project will be operated by the commencement of installation, hook-up is a member of Australian Marine Oil Spill reasonably practicable. The Safety Case of the hull (biofouling removal) and required offshore for this phase of the Shell in joint venture with INPEX (17.5%), and commissioning activities. Centre (AMOSC), which ensures that in the Revision 2 was accepted by NOPSEMA topsides (sanitation and fumigation) project, which is significantly higher KOGAS (10%) and OPIC (5%). unlikely event of a spill, Shell Australia has in early 2017. Shell Australia will be in compliance with the Biosecurity Act than the workforce required for normal access to the required response equipment. submitting further Safety Case revisions to 2015. During the tow, the facility will operations (between 120-140 people). Shell Australia also undertakes regular oil spill NOPSEMA for the operations phase. carry out ballast water exchange in Therefore, an accommodation support response training and exercises through its open water as per the IMO guidelines vessel will be located next to the Prelude PRELUDE FLNG DARWIN AMOSC membership. (International Convention for the Control FLNG facility to house the extra personnel. DJARINDJIN and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water The hook-up and commissioning phase of and Sediments 2004) to minimise the BROOME the project is expected to take between risk of invasive marine species being 9-12 months. WANT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES Follow us! transferred via ballast water. OR FIND OUT MORE? Follow us on Facebook/shell Email [email protected] Follow us on Twitter/shell_australia Prelude Community Hotline - 1800 059 152 Website: www.shell.com.au/prelude PERTH While every endeavour has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, it is important to note there may be schedule and operational changes. While every endeavour has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, it is important to note there may be schedule and operational changes. Personnel movements through Broome for hook-up and commissioning will be as follows: OUTBOUND (TO PRELUDE): There will be four outbound helicopter flights on weekdays, carrying approximately 15 people and two outbound flights are planned for Saturday. Weekday Morning Schedule: Approximately 30 personnel arrive to Broome International Airport on morning Qantas flight, immediately transfer to helicopter base and board outbound flight to Prelude (helicopter flights at 10am and 11am). Weekday Afternoon/Overnight Schedule: Approximately 30 personnel arrive to Broome International Airport on afternoon flight, transfer to Cable Beach Club for overnight accommodation. Transferred by bus to helicopter base for early morning flights to Prelude (helicopter flights at 6am and 7am). Saturday Schedule: Two flights are also planned for Saturdays between 6am and 7am. (Personnel arriving via afternoon flight Friday) RT Beagle Bay Infield Support Vessel CHC Helicopter NB: Please note, changes to flight schedule may occur due to weather conditions or for operational reasons. INBOUND (FROM PRELUDE): VESSEL MOVEMENTS AVIATION AND There will be four inbound flights on weekdays of approximately 15 people. These personnel will arrive at the helicopter base The arrival, installation, hook-up and VESSELS THAT WILL ACCESS THE 650 bed Accommodation Support Vessel in Broome and then board Qantas flights bound for Perth (no ▪ PEOPLE commissioning phase of Prelude will see PRELUDE FLNG SAFETY ZONE: The POSH Arcadia, a semi submersible overnight stay). There potentially may be two inbound flights on Saturday. The arrival time for inbound flights depends on a number increased marine activity. Up to six specialist towing vessels 650 bed Accommodation Support ▪ Vessel, will be mobilising to location from of factors, but it is estimated that the return flights will land in Vessel activity is expected to peak These vessels will tow the facility to the MOVEMENTS Singapore to accommodate the extra Broome from 11am onwards. immediately after the arrival of the facility, location and position the facility during workforce for this phase of the project. The arrival, hook-up and commissioning phase of with up to 12 vessels expected in the field. mooring and the installation of the riser TRAINING FLIGHTS and water intake risers. These tugs will Prelude will see increased helicopter activity in the town MARINE ACTIVITY Helicopter pilots are required to undergo a set amount of training A ‘Notice to Mariners’ advising of shipping call into Broome Port during the heading of Broome and on the Dampier Peninsula. Shell Australia DURING OPERATIONS hours to maintain their accreditation and therefore CHC is required near the activity and increased presence control phase. contractor CHC will transport workers to and from the to operate night time training flights. These training flights will take of support vessels will be issued through When the installation, hook-up and Prelude location on helicopters from its base in Broome. Two subsea construction vessels commissioning phase is complete and Outbound flights will stop to refuel at the Djarindjin place on Tuesday evenings and will be complete by 8pm. the Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS) ▪ To carryout mooring and installation of Prelude commences operations, the following Airport on the Dampier Peninsula. It takes about 2.5 prior to the commencement of Prelude SEARCH AND RESCUE offshore activities. Both the FLNG facility risers, umbilical and water intake risers marine vessels will provide support: hours to reach the facility. and support vessels will be equipped with Shell has partnered with INPEX to fund a shared Search and Rescue Six platform supply vessels (PSVs) The Prelude multipurpose support suitable radar, an automatic radar