Environment management plan decisions
An environment management plan (EMP) must show how environmental risks:
- are controlled and reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable and acceptable
- meet the principles of ecological sustainable development.
The full contents of an EMP will be made public, except for information defined by the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
Stakeholder engagement for an EMP is also described in these regulations. It must be included for the minister responsible for environment to be make a decision.
If the minister is not satisfied an EMP meets the approval criteria, the minister must refuse to approve the EMP.
The following EMPs have been approved and are published on behalf of the minister.
This is in line with regulation 24 and 26 of the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
Acronyms: Environment management plan (EMP) | Statement of reasons (SoR).
Current/active EMPs
Acronyms: Environment management plan (EMP) | Statement of reasons (SoR).
Closed EMPs
| Interest holder | Title | Decision date | Supporting documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd | Amungee NW-1H Exploration Permit (EP) 98 ORI7-2, dated 14 May 2021 | 15 July 2021 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd | Beetaloo Sub-basin Kyalla 117 N2 Multi-well Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Testing Program (ORI6-3), dated 11 February 2021, Rev 1.1 | 22 February 2021 |
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| Central Petroleum Pty Ltd | Mereenie Field Workover and Wellhead Equipment, Safety Systems and Gathering Line EMP 9900-630-PLN-0001 – CTP4-3 Revision 3, dated September 2020 | 6 October 2020 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
ORI5-4: Beetaloo Sub-basin Velkerri 2019-2024 Drilling, Hydraulic fracturing and well testing Exploration Permit, EP76 NT-2050-15-MP-032 Revision 1.3, 16 December 2019 | 23 December 2019 |
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| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
ORI4-1: Beetaloo Basin Velkerri, Civil Construction EP76 S2 NT-2050-15-MP-31 Rev 1.1, 6 September 2019 | 26 September 2019 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
ORI3-2: Beetaloo Basin Kyalla drilling hydraulic fracture stimulation and well testing program EP117 N2 NT-2050-15-MP-025 Rev 1, 5 August 2019 | 13 August 2019 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
ORI2-1: Beetaloo Basin groundwater monitoring bore installation program Velkerri 76 EP76 NT-2050-15-MP-0017 Rev 1.2, 10 June 2019 | 10 July 2019 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
ORI1-1: Beetaloo Basin Kyalla, Civil Construction EP117 N2 NT-2050-15-MP-34 Rev 0, 8 April 2019 | 6 June 2019 |
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| Central Petroleum |
PV-13 Connection and PV-02 reinjection skid upgrade Palm Valley NT PVL-650-PLN-0002 January 2019 | 1 March 2019 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
Variation: Beetaloo Basin groundwater monitoring bore installation program, Kyalla EP117 N2 19 February 2019 | 26 February 2019 | |
| Santos QNT Pty Ltd |
Water bore monitoring program, EP161 MAB-PLN-004 10 December 2018 | 12 December 2018 |
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| Santos QNT Pty Ltd |
Tanumbirini North water bore monitoring program, EP161 MAB-PLN-005 20 November 2018 | 26 November 2018 |
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| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
Beetaloo Basin groundwater monitoring bore installation program, EP98 NT-2050-15-MP-0014 31 October 2018 | 22 November 2018 | |
| Central Petroleum Limited |
Mereenie Oil and Gas Field Central Treatment Plant maintenance upgrades, version 1 20 September 2018 | 2 November 2018 | |
| Central Petroleum Mereenie Pty Ltd |
Palm Valley Gas Field Proposed PV-13 well site ENV-PVL-PLN-0001-Rev 6D 4 July 2018 Exploration drilling | 5 July 2018 | |
| Central Petroleum Mereenie Pty Ltd |
Mereenie Oil and Gas Field Proposed Well Sites WM-25 and WM-26 ENV-9950-PLN-Final V6 23 March 2018 Exploration drilling | 6 April 2018 | |
| Santos Ltd |
McArthur River Basin, EP161 2016 Stratigraphic Corehole Program | 3 August 2016 | EP161 Corehole Drilling PDF (1.1 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
McArthur Basin 2016 core hole program EP162 and EP189 | 25 July 2016 | EP162 and EP189 Corehole Drilling PDF (1.2 MB) |
Superseded EMPs
| Interest holder | Title | Decision date | Supporting documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Oil and Gas Pty Ltd |
Imperial 2020 Drilling Program NT Exploration Permit, EP187 | 2 March 2020 | |
| Santos QNT Pty Ltd |
McArthur Basin Hydraulic Fracturing 2019-20 Program Exploration Permit, EP161 Revision 4, dated 14 October 2019 | 22 October 2019 |
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| Santos QNT Pty Ltd |
McArthur Basin 2019 drilling program NT Exploration Permit, EP161 Rev 5, 15 July 2019 | 19 July 2019 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
Beetaloo Basin groundwater monitoring bore installation Program, Kyalla EP117 NT-2050-15-MP-0017 22 November 2018 | 10 December 2018 | |
| Central Petroleum Mereenie Pty Ltd |
Mereenie Oil and Gas Field FEMP December 2017 | 14 March 2018 | |
| Santos QNT Pty Ltd |
2D Seismic Survey Southern Amadeus | 28 October 2016 | |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
2016 Hydraulic Stimulation and Well Testing EP Summary Amungee NW‑1H CDN/ID NT-2050-35-PH-0018 17 August 2016 | 23 August 2016 | |
| Central Petroleum (NT) Pty Ltd |
Dingo Gas Field Development Project – Dingo #2 and Dingo #3 well sites June 2014 | 7 July 2014 | Dingo Field Development Project PDF (1.9 MB) |
EMPs approved before regulation
| Interest holder | Title | Decision date | Supporting documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd |
Birdum Creek‐1 and Wyworrie‐1 Appraisal Wells Stimulation and testing | 22 September 2015 | EP167 Stimulation and Testing PDF (2.4 MB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd |
Birdum Creek‐1 and Wyworrie‐1 Seismic tiltmeter survey | 12 August 2015 | EP167 Seismic Tiltmeter Survey PDF (819.2 KB) |
| Imperial Oil & Gas Pty Ltd |
EP187 Geological reconnaissance survey 187-XPN-GEN-REP-001 14 August 2015 | 11 August 2015 | EP187 Geological Reconnaissance Survey PDF (1.4 MB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd |
McArthur Basin, EP167 and EP168 2015 Avago 2D seismic survey | 16 July 2015 | 2015 Avago 2D Seismic Survey PDF (317.1 KB) |
| Mosman Oil and Gas Limited |
EP145 Geological and geophysical surveys west-south-west of Alice Springs | 15 June 2015 | EP145 Geological Field Mapping and Reconnaissance Survey PDF (781.3 KB) |
| Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd |
Beetaloo Sub-basin, EP98 and EP117 exploration drilling NT-2050-15-MP-0010 Rev 1, 12 January 2017 | 3 June 2015 | Beetaloo Sub-basin Exploration Drilling Project PDF (424.6 KB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd |
Birdum Creek‐1, Tarlee‐1, Tarlee‐2 and Wyworrie‐1 Appraisal Wells exploration drilling – EP167 and EP168 | 8 May 2015 | Pangaea (NT) 2015 NT Appraisal Drilling Campaign PDF (369.6 KB) |
| Statoil Australia |
OzDelta-1 Exploration Well Addendum for Stimulation and Testing, EP128 South Georgina Basin | 29 August 2014 | OzDelta-1 Fracture Stimulation and Testing PDF (410.5 KB) |
| Armour Energy Ltd |
Acquisition of 3D DCIP survey data work program 2014 EP171 and EP190 Glyde Sub-basin EP171-190-ENV-GEN-PLN-003 11 August 2014 | 22 August 2014 | ORION 3D DCIP Survey PDF (1.2 MB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd | Tarlee-S3 Stratigraphic drill hole – Exploration well drilling, EP167 McArthur Basin | 14 August 2014 | Tarlee-S3 Exploration Well PDF (711.1 KB) |
| Statoil Australia |
OzAlpha-1 Exploration Well Addendum for Stimulation and Testing, EP104 Georgina Basin | 18 July 2014 | OzAlpha-1 Fracture Stimulation and Testing PDF (341.8 KB) |
| Statoil Australia |
OzBeta-1 Exploration Well Addendum for Stimulation and Testing, EP127 Georgina Basin | 11 July 2014 | OzBeta-1 Fracture Stimulation and Testing PDF (224.3 KB) |
| Imperial Oil and Gas |
McArthur Basin EP184 Core hole drilling at BCFSC02 – BCFSC05 EP184-BCFSC02-05-XPN-EMP-SUM-001-Rev03 3 July 2014 | 2 July 2014 | BCF SC 02, 03, 04, 05 PDF (1009.1 KB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd | Manbulloo-S1 Stratigraphic Drill Hole, EP167 McArthur Basin | 2 July 2014 | Manbulloo-S1 Exploration Well PDF (313.9 KB) |
| Statoil Australia | OzEpsilon-1 Exploration Well Drilling, EP187 Georgina Basin | 19 June 2014 | OzEpsilon-1 Exploration Well PDF (330.5 KB) |
| Beach Energy Ltd |
Cullen-1 Exploration Well Drilling, EP126 Legune Station 01185A_2_v2 May 2014 | 20 May 2014 | Cullen-1 Exploration Well PDF (1.6 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
EP 161 Tanumbirini 1 Exploration Well Drilling ENV-EP161 TAN 0003, Rev 0 2 June 2013 | 19 May 2014 | Tanumbirini 1 Exploration Well PDF (1.1 MB) |
| Pangaea (NT) Pty Ltd |
2013 Hidden Valley 2D Seismic Survey, EP167, EP168, EP198 (Beetaloo and Victoria-Birrindudu Basins) | 15 May 2014 | Hidden Valley-S2 Exploration Well PDF (552.2 KB) |
| Statoil Australia | OzGamma-1 Exploration Well Drilling, EP 103 Georgina Basin | 7 May 2014 | OzGamma-1 Exploration Well PDF (693.3 KB) |
| Statoil Australia | OzBeta-1 Exploration Well Drilling, EP 127 Georgina Basin | 24 March 2014 | OzBeta-1 Exploration Well PDF (127.1 KB) |
| Santos Ltd |
Mereenie Oil Field Oil Lease 4 and 5 – 2014 fracture stimulation, completion, work over and re-completion Rev 1, May 2014 | 11 March 2014 | 2014 Fracture stimulation, completion, workover and recompletion PDF (970.2 KB) |
| Central Petroleum Limited |
EP115 Surprise Field Development Project Field Environment Management Plan Works Program March 2014 (Amadeus Basin) | 25 February 2014 | Surprise Field Development Project PDF (725.4 KB) |
| Statoil Australia | EP104 OzAlpha-1 Exploration Well Drilling 2014, Georgina Basin | 25 February 2014 | OzAlpha-1 Exploration Well PDF (350.9 KB) |
| Armour Energy Ltd |
Lamont Pass-3 Exploration well drilling NT-ENV-GEN-REP-002, Rev 0 26 September 2013 | 27 September 2013 | Lamont Pass 3 Exploration Well PDF (524.8 KB) |
| Tri-Star Energy Company | New Crown 1, exploration well drilling | 19 December 2013 | Environment Plan Summary-New Crown 1 PDF (468.8 KB) |
| Santos Ltd |
McArthur Basin EP161, 2D Seismic Exploration Survey, 2013 ENV-EP161-STO-0002, Rev 0 22 July 2013 | 23 August 2013 | Myrtle Basin 1 Exploration Well PDF (2.0 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
Southern Amadeus Basin 2D seismic survey, EPs 82, 105, 106, 107, 112 and 125 12 July 2013 | 19 July 2013 | 2013 AMSAN13B Southern Amadeus 2D Seismic Survey PDF (1.1 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
Exploration drilling Mt Kitty Exploration Well, EP125 Amadeus Basin | 15 July 2013 | Mt Kitty Exploration Well PDF (151.4 KB) |
| Santos (QNT) Pty Ltd |
EP161, 2D Seismic Exploration Survey, 2013 ENV-EP161-STO-0002 22 July 2013 | 16 July 2013 | 2013 MCSAN13 McArthur Basin 2D Seismic Survey PDF (2.0 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
Mereenie Field Development Appraisal and development drilling | 1 July 2013 | Mereenie Appraisal and Development Drilling (MADD) Project PDF (6.9 MB) |
| PetroFrontier (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Amy 2D Seismic Survey 2013 EP103, 104, 127 and 128 Southern Georgina Basin | 27 June 2013 | Amy 2D Seismic Survey PDF (1.8 MB) |
| Santos Ltd |
Mereenie Oil Field Oil Lease 4 and 5 2014 Fracture Stimulation, Completion, Workover and Recompletion Rev 1, May 2014 | 19 June 2013 | AMSAN13 North West Mereenie 2D Seismic Survey PDF (970.2 KB) |
| PetroFrontier (Australia) Pty Ltd | Exploration drilling | 9 August 2012 | Baldwin 2HST1 Well – Completion and Testing, MacIntyre 2H Well, Owen 3H Well PDF (1.0 MB) |
Refused
| Interest holder | Title | Decision date | Supporting documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Petroleum Pty Ltd | Zevon Test Line - Seismic Program, EP115 (CTP5-2), dated 19 October 2021 | 10 January 2022 |
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