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VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 Integrated Gas CROWES FOOT 3D MARINE SEISMIC SURVEY Environment Plan Summary Review record Rev Date Reason for issue Author Reviewer/s Approver T. Hatfield V. Brady A 10/11/2015 Issued for internal review G. Pinzone L. French P. Dubiodin N. Millar 0 13/11/2015 Issued to NOPSEMA T. Hatfield - E. Brand 1 2/12/2015 Re-issued to NOPSEMA G. Pinzone T. Hatfield E. Brand THE THREE WHATS Subject to employee confidentiality obligations. What can go wrong? What could cause it to go Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document wrong? unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy or What can I do to prevent it? issued under a transmittal. Crowes Foot 3D Seismic Survey EP Summary VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 Table of contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Proponent 4 3. Location 4 4. Activity Description 6 4.1 Timing 6 4.2 Survey Programme 7 4.2.1 Line Turns 8 4.2.2 Air Guns 8 4.2.3 Streamers 8 4.2.4 Data Collection and Analysis 9 4.3 Vessels 9 4.3.1 Survey Vessel 9 4.3.2 Support Vessels 10 4.3.3 Maritime Safety 10 4.4 Survey Summary 11 5. Stakeholder Consultation 12 6. Existing Environment 19 6.1 Conservation Values and Sensitivities 19 6.1.1 Commonwealth Marine Reserves 19 6.1.2 World, Commonwealth and National Heritage Places 19 6.1.3 Wetlands of International Importance 19 6.1.4 Victorian Marine Protected Areas 19 6.1.5 Key Ecological Features 20 6.2 Cultural Environment 21 6.2.1 Maritime Archaeological Heritage 21 6.2.2 Aboriginal Heritage 21 6.3 Physical Environment 22 6.3.1 Climate 22 6.3.2 Winds 22 6.3.3 Ocean Currents 22 6.3.4 Bathymetry 22 6.3.5 Seabed Sediments 22 6.3.6 Sea Temperature 23 6.3.7 Ambient Underwater Sound Levels 23 6.3.8 Coastal Environment 23 6.4 Biological Environment 23 6.4.1 Benthic invertebrates 23 6.4.2 Plankton 24 6.4.3 Invertebrates 24 6.4.4 Fish 24 6.4.5 Cetaceans 25 6.4.6 Pinnipeds 29 6.4.7 Marine Reptiles 29 6.4.8 Avifauna 29 6.4.9 Threatened Ecological Communities 30 6.5 Socio-economic Environment 30 6.5.1 Settlements 30 6.5.2 Shipping 30 6.5.3 Petroleum Exploration and Production 30 6.5.4 Commercial Fisheries 31 7. Environmental Impact Assessment 33 8. Hydrocarbon Spill Preparedness and Response 38 Released on 2/12/2015 – Revision number 1 – Re-issued to regulator Process Owner is Marine Survey Project Manager Origin Energy Resources Limited: ABN 66 007 845 338 Page 2 of 41 Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy or issued under a transmittal. Based on template: OEUP-INT1000-TMP-BUS-004_Revision 0_19/05/2014_Upstream Information Management & Engineering Systems Manager Crowes Foot 3D Seismic Survey EP Summary VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 9. Implementation Strategy 40 9.1 Environmental Management System 40 9.2 Key Roles and Responsibilities 40 9.3 Training and Awareness 40 9.4 Emergency Response and Preparedness 40 9.5 Incident Recording and Reporting 41 9.6 Environmental Monitoring 41 9.7 Audit and Review 41 10. Further Information 41 Released on 2/12/2015 – Revision number 1 – Re-issued to regulator Process Owner is Marine Survey Project Manager Origin Energy Resources Limited: ABN 66 007 845 338 Page 3 of 41 Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy or issued under a transmittal. Based on template: OEUP-INT1000-TMP-BUS-004_Revision 0_19/05/2014_Upstream Information Management & Engineering Systems Manager Crowes Foot 3D Seismic Survey EP Summary VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 1. Introduction Origin Energy Resources Limited (Origin) is proposing to undertake the Crowes Foot three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey (herein referred to as the ‘survey’) in the Otway Basin off southwest Victoria in exploration permits Vic/P69 and Vic/P43. The survey will predominantly be undertaken within Vic/P69 but will ingress Vic/P43 in order to produce seamless data coverage with existing seismic surveys. The full fold coverage area for the survey (the ‘acquisition area’) will cover up to approximately 873 square kilometres (km2) in water depths ranging from approximately 40 metres (m) to 90 m. Surrounding the acquisition area is an ‘operational area’, used for conducting operations ancillary to achieving coverage within the acquisition area. At its nearest boundaries, the acquisition area for the survey is located 6.3 km (3.4 nm) southwest of Moonlight Head, Victoria and 66.8 km (36.1 nm) northwest of the northern tip of King Island, Tasmania (Figure 1). The survey is expected to take place over approximately six weeks during the period 1st October to 31st January, 2015/16 or 2016/17. Exact timing is contingent on the confirmation of contractor resources and fair sea state conditions suitable for marine seismic acquisition. The Environment Plan (EP) for the activity was approved by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) on the 4th of November 2015. 2. Proponent Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) is the leading Australian integrated energy company with market leading positions in energy retailing (approximately 4.3 million customers), power generation (approximately 6,000 MW of capacity owned and contracted) and natural gas production (1,093 PJ of 2P reserves and annual production of 82 PJe). To match its leadership in the supply of green energy, Origin also aspires to be the number one renewables company in Australia. Through Australia Pacific LNG, its incorporated joint venture with ConocoPhillips and Sinopec, Origin is developing Australia’s biggest CSG to LNG project based on the country’s largest 2P CSG reserves base. In the Otway Basin, Origin operates the: Otway Gas Plant, which processes and distributes gas from Origin’s Geographe and Thylacine fields. The infrastructure consists of the Thylacine remotely-operated (unmanned) wellhead platform and a 70 km gas pipeline to the shore, together with onshore pipeline. The Geographe field ties into the Thylacine pipeline. The plant produces an average of 60 petajoules [PJ] per annum, 800,000 bbl of condensate and 100,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Origin has a 67.23% stake in the development, which commenced production in mid-2007. Mortlake Power Station, a 550 MW gas-fired open cycle power station (the largest in Victoria), connected to the Otway Gas Plant by an 83 km gas pipeline. First generation of power commenced in early 2012. Origin is also in the process of developing the Halladale and Speculant gas fields, located in Victorian state waters (Vic/L1(V)) west of Port Campbell, that will tie in to the Otway Gas Plant. Origin’s gas exploration and production portfolio includes acreage in the Otway, Bass, Cooper/ Eromanga, Surat, Denison, Perth, and Bonaparte Basins in Australia, the Taranaki, Northland, and Canterbury Basins of New Zealand. 3. Location The area defined as the ‘acquisition area’ is located entirely within Commonwealth waters of the Otway Basin, with the coordinates provided in Figure 1. The acquisition area is the polygon of full fold coverage, which is 873 km2. At its nearest point, the acquisition area is 15 km south of Princetown and 24 km south of Port Campbell. Released on 2/12/2015 – Revision number 1 – Re-issued to regulator Process Owner is Marine Survey Project Manager Origin Energy Resources Limited: ABN 66 007 845 338 Page 4 of 41 Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy or issued under a transmittal. Based on template: OEUP-INT1000-TMP-BUS-004_Revision 0_19/05/2014_Upstream Information Management & Engineering Systems Manager Crowes Foot 3D Seismic Survey EP Summary VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 Figure 1. Crowes Foot 3D marine seismic survey location Released on 2/12/2015 – Revision number 1 – Re-issued to regulator Process Owner is Marine Survey Project Manager Origin Energy Resources Limited: ABN 66 007 845 338 Page 5 of 41 Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy or issued under a transmittal. Based on template: OEUP-INT1000-TMP-BUS-004_Revision 0_19/05/2014_Upstream Information Management & Engineering Systems Manager Crowes Foot 3D Seismic Survey EP Summary VIC-9000-ENV-PLN-00007 The area defined as the ‘operational area’ is the physical area used for conducting operations ancillary to achieving coverage within the acquisition area, which generally encompasses a 10 km buffer around the acquisition area, though following the state waters boundary to the north. The operational area is 2,450 km2. Activities conducted in the operational area include vessel approach, vessel turns, testing of the seismic source and miscellaneous maintenance operations. The vessel may sail beyond the operational area boundaries, including for vessel turns, during times of unfavourable environmental conditions (weather, currents, etc) or due to operational constraints (equipment maintenance/repair, obstructions, etc.). However, the source will not be activated outside the operational area. The water depth of the operational area varies between 35 m to 90 m, with the deepest water depths situated in the south. The proximity of the acquisition area to key features in the region is listed in Table 1. Table 1. Distance to key features in the region Locality Distance from acquisition area Nearest landfall (Moonlight Head) 6.3 km (3.4 nm) north King Island 69.5 km (37.5 nm) southeast Commonwealth Marine Reserves Apollo 14.5 km (7.6 nm) east Zeehan 69.4 km (37.2 nm) south Victorian Marine Reserves Twelve Apostles Marine National Park 7.6 km (4 nm) north The Arches Marine Sanctuary 21.3 km (11.5 nm) north Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary 30 km (16.2 nm) east Coastal towns Princetown 15.2 km (8.2 nm) north Port Campbell 23.4 (12.6 nm) north Peterborough 25.3 (13.6 nm) north-northwest Oil and gas infrastructure Otway gas pipeline Intersects both permits, but 1 km west of acquisition area at its closest point Casino gas pipeline 12.5 km (6.7 nm) northwest Minerva gas pipeline 15 km (8 nm) north 4.