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1 Gorgon Project Gas Development Revised Proposal Environmental Scoping Document EPA Assessment No Document No: G1-NT-REPX Revision: 0 Revision Date: 26 June 2008 Copy No: IP Security: BUSINESS Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

2 CONTROLLED DOCUMENT GORGON GAS DEVELOPMENT REVISED PROPOSAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING DOCUMENT Document Information Document Number G1-NT-REPX DMS ID Rev 0 Document Custodian Julia Martin Department Owner HES Current Revision Approvals Name / Title Signature Date Prepared by Checked by Approved by Joe Sanderson Julia Martin Laura Boudreau Document Control Revision History Revision Date Description Prepared by Checked by Approved by 0 26/6/08 Final JSMQ JMXV LKBO IP & Security Classification Classified Business Confidential Public Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page ii

3 Document Distribution Copy No Company / Department Name / Position O (Original) Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Gorgon Document Control 1 Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page iii

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Document Proponent Details Background Approvals History - The Approved Development Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL Location Revised Proposal Key Characteristics Revised Proposal Gas Treatment Plant Revised Proposal Carbon Dioxide Injection System Revised Proposal Marine Facilities KEY LEGISLATION Barrow Island Act State EP Act Part IV Part V Commonwealth EPBC Act Applicable Policies and Guidelines International Commonwealth State (Western Australia) ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING Physical Environment Terrestrial Marine Atmosphere Biological Environment Terrestrial Ecology Marine Ecology Matters of National Environmental Significance (NES) Social Environment Land and Marine Use and Tenure Cultural Heritage PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL RISK-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE REVISED PROPOSAL Introduction Purpose Methodology Results Environmental Risk-based Assessment for the Revised Proposal Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 1

5 5.6 Mitigation Measures SCOPE OF WORK FOR STUDIES OF KEY ASPECTS AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Overview Physical Disturbance of the Seabed (Dredging) Purpose and Objectives Scope Methodology Physical Presence of Infrastructure (Marine Coastal Processes) Purpose and Objectives Scope Methodology Atmospheric Emissions Purpose and Objectives Scope Methodology Carbon Dioxide Migration or Release to the Surface or Near-surface Environment Purpose and Objectives Scope Methodology Physical Interaction and Physical Presence of Infrastructure with Sea Turtles Purpose and Objectives Scope Methodology Matters of NES REVISED PROPOSAL AND ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION Environmental Impact Assessment Proposal Implementation Stakeholder Consultation Aims of Consultation Stakeholder Identification Stakeholder Involvement Strategy Other Consultation Tools REFERENCES Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 2

6 TABLES Table 1: Summary of Revised Proposal Proposed Changes to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development...12 Table 2: Increase in Available Reservoir CO 2 and Anticipated Injection Volumes...19 Table 3: Legislation Relevant to the Proposal...25 Table 4: Vegetation Communities disturbed by the Revised Proposal Gas Treatment Plant...35 Table 5: Updated Subterranean Taxa Data to March Table 4: Threatened and/or Migratory Species Potentially Occurring in Areas Subject to the Revised Proposal...45 Table 6: Summary of Aspects and Associated Environmental Factors...49 Table 7: Key Steps in PER Development Timeline...63 FIGURES Figure 1: Regional Location of the Gorgon Gas Development...11 Figure 2: Location of the Approved and Revised Gorgon Gas Development Terrestrial Facilities on Barrow Island...15 Figure 3: Location of the Approved and Revised Gorgon Gas Development Marine Facilities off the East Coast of Barrow Island...16 Figure 4: Approved and Revised MOF and LNG Jetty Configuration...17 Figure 5: CO 2 Injection System Concept and Extent of Plume Migration Over 1000 Years for the Approved Gas Development...21 Figure 6: Revised CO 2 Injection System Concept and Extent of Plume Migration Over 1000 Years...22 Figure 7: Flora and Vegetation Survey Coverage for the Revised Proposal Gas Treatment Plant Site...34 Figure 8: Methodology for the Determination of Impact Zones Associated with the Construction of the Revised Proposal Marine Facilities on the East Coast of Barrow Island (Approved Development)...55 Figure 9: Proposed methodology for the Determination of Impact Zones Associated with Construction of Revised Proposal Marine Facilities on the East Coast of Barrow Island (Revised Proposal)...56 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: ASPECTS AND IMPACTS APPENDIX 2: MEASURES OF LIKELIHOOD AND CONSEQUENCE AND DEFINITIONS FOR KEY RISK ASSESSMENT TERMS APPENDIX 3: APPLICATION OF THE WA STATE MINISTERIAL CONDITIONS (MIS NO. 748) TO THE REVISED PROPOSAL Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 3

7 APPENDIX 4: MINISTERIAL CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT OBLIGATIONS INCLUDED AS PART OF MIS 748 (TO ADDRESS ISSUES RAISED IN EPA BULLETIN 1221) APPENDIX 5: PROPOSED TIMEFRAMES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE REVISED GORGON GAS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 4

8 Abbreviations CHMP Cultural Heritage Management Plan CO 2 Carbon Dioxide CO 2 e Carbon Dioxide Equivalent CO Carbon Monoxide DEC Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation DEWHA Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water Resources, Heritage and the Arts DIA Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs DISPMOD Gaussian Plume Modelling System DLN Dry Low Nitrogen Oxides DoIR Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources DPI Western Australian Department for Planning and Infrastructure DRET Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism EIS/ERMP Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Review and Management Programme engo Environmental Non-Government Organisation EPA Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority EP Act Western Australian Environmental Protection Act 1986 EPA SU Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority Services Unit EPBC Act Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 FEED Front End Engineering and Design GEMS Global Environmental Modelling Systems GJVs Gorgon Joint Venturers ha Hectare HES Health, Environment and Safety H 2 S Hydrogen Sulphide km Kilometre LNG Liquefied Natural Gas m Metre MDF Marine Disturbance Footprint MEB Marine Ecology Branch (EPA SU) (WA) MIS Ministerial Implementation Statement MOF Materials Offloading Facility MTEP Marine Turtle Expert Panel MTPA Million Tonnes Per Annum MW Megawatt NavSim Navigation Simulations NEPM National Environment Protection Measure Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 5

9 NES NGO NIS NOx NO 2 ODAC OE OEMS PER PM 10 QMS SOx SO 2 SRE TAPM TDF VOC UWA WA WHO 2D Matters of National Environmental Significance as defined by the EPBC Act Non-Government Organisation Non-indigenous Species Oxides of Nitrogen Nitrogen Dioxide Office of Development Approvals Coordination (WA) Operational Excellence Operational Excellence Management System Public Environmental Review Particulate matter of 10 micrometres or less Quarantine Management System Oxides of Sulphur Sulphur Dioxide Short Range Endemic The Air Pollution Model Terrestrial Disturbance Footprint Volatile Organic Compound University of Western Australia Western Australia World Health Organisation Two Dimensional Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 6

10 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of this Document The Gorgon Gas Development was approved by the Western Australian Minister for the Environment on 6 September 2007 (Ministerial Implementation Statement [MIS] No. 748) (Approved Gorgon Gas Development). Since then, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (Chevron Australia) has determined the need for changes to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, and on 22 February 2008 it referred the Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal (the Revised Proposal) to the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act) (Chevron Australia, 2008a). The EPA assigned the Revised Proposal a Public Environmental Review (PER) level of assessment (EPA Assessment No. 1727). This Environmental Scoping Document has been prepared to satisfy Section 6.1 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Part IV Division 1) Administrative Procedures 2002 and in accordance with the Guide to Preparing an Environmental Scoping Document (EPA 2007). All other key Approved Gorgon Gas Development characteristics described in Schedule 1 of MIS No. 748 are either: (a) not subject to change, or (b) will change, but not as a result of the Revised Proposal, and are not considered to have a significant detrimental effect on the environment in addition to, or different from, the effect of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development Proposal. The latter category of changes has been submitted to the EPA for approval via Section 45C of the EP Act (Chevron Australia 2008b) and was approved on 21 May 2008 (EPA Ref: DEC Doc 48104). The Approved Gorgon Gas Development was approved by the Commonwealth Minister on 3 October 2007 (EPBC Reference 2003/1294), subject to a set of conditions. The Revised Proposal was referred to the Commonwealth Minister on 24 April 2008 and was deemed a controlled action on the 23 May 2008 due to the following controlling provisions: listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A) listed migratory species (sections 20 and 20A). The Environmental Scoping Document: provides a summary description of the Revised Proposal; summarises the important biological, biophysical and social values and functions of the existing environment relevant to the Revised Proposal; sets out the preliminary environmental risk-based analysis to identify key environmental risks which are in addition to or different from the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, and which may result in additional impacts and therefore require assessment in the PER. The preliminary risk-based analysis includes: o identifying the environmental aspects, receptors and potential impacts of activities associated with the Revised Proposal which are in addition to or different from the Approved Gorgon Gas Development; and o identifying the risks associated with the impacts which are in addition to or different from the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and therefore identifying the key environmental risks as a result of the Revised Proposal; Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 7

11 proposes additional studies for assessing additional adverse impacts that may result from the Revised Proposal; and contains additional information on stakeholder consultation and Revised Proposal timelines. 1.2 Proponent Details Chevron Australia is the operator and proponent for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and for the Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal on behalf of the following companies (collectively known as the Gorgon Joint Venturers [GJVs]): Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Chevron (TAPL) Pty Ltd Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Limited; and Mobil Australia Resources Company Pty Limited. The contact person at Chevron Australia for the Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal is: Dr Julia Martin Gorgon Environmental Team Program Leader Chevron Australia Pty Ltd QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 Phone: (08) Fax: (08) Background Approvals History - The Approved Development In-principle Support In-principle approval for the Gorgon Gas Development was granted by the Western Australian Government in August This in-principle support for the Gorgon Gas Development is expressed in the Gorgon Gas Processing and Infrastructure Project Agreement and its ratifying Act, the Barrow Island Act 2003 (WA), which was promulgated on 20 November Referral and Assessment of the Approved Development The Gorgon Gas Development was referred for environmental impact assessment to the Commonwealth Government (under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [EPBC Act]) and the State Government (under the EP Act) in November The Gorgon Gas Development was subsequently assessed through a parallel Commonwealth Environmental Impact Statement and State Environmental Review and Management Programme (EIS/ERMP) process (Chevron Australia 2005, Chevron Australia 2006) Environmental Protection Authority Report and Recommendations (Bulletin 1221) Subsequent to its assessment, the EPA issued its report and recommendations to the Minister for the Environment (EPA Bulletin No [EPA 2006]). In that report, the EPA stated (EPA 2006; pp. 64): While the proponent has identified measures through the environmental assessment to reduce impacts and risks to the key terrestrial and marine Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 8

12 environmental values, it is the EPA s judgment that the extent of predicted impacts and degree of residual uncertainty and risks posed by the proposal remain unacceptably high. The EPA stated that the key areas where significant impacts or risk of impacts remain were: risk of impacts to flatback turtle populations impacts on the marine ecosystem from dredging risk of introduction of non-indigenous species potential loss of subterranean and short range endemic invertebrate fauna species. Greenhouse gases Additional information relating to the EPA s Report and Recommendations (Bulletin 1221) will be provided in a Preface to the Public Environmental Review Document to provide context for the assessment of the Revised Gorgon Gas Development Proposal Proponent Appeal Against the EPA Report and Recommendations On 19 June 2006, Chevron Australia, on behalf of the GJVs, lodged an Appeal under section 100(1)(d) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 against the EPA s recommendation that the Gorgon Project should not be permitted to proceed as proposed on Barrow Island, its findings in support of this recommendation, and the entirety of the Possible Draft Framework for Environmental Conditions presented in EPA Bulletin Additional information relating to Chevron Australia s Appeal against the EPA s Report and Recommendations (Bulletin 1221) will be provided in a Preface to the Public Environmental Review Document to provide context for the assessment of the Revised Gorgon Gas Development Proposal Appeals Committee Report to the Minister for the Environment The Appeals Committee undertook a comprehensive and consultative assessment of all appeals lodged on EPA Bulletin 1221, which culminated in its presentation of recommendations to the Minister for the Environment (in accordance with section 109 of the EP Act) in November Additional information relating to the Appeals Committee s Report to the Minister for the Environment will be provided in a Preface to the Public Environmental Review Document to provide context for the assessment of the Revised Gorgon Gas Development Proposal Environmental Approval of the Gorgon Gas Development (The Approved Development) Following the Minister for the Environment s assessment of the Appeals Committee s recommendation, environmental approval for the Gorgon Gas Development was issued by the State Minister for the Environment on 6 September 2007 (MIS No. 748). The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water Resources issued Commonwealth environmental approval on 3 October 2007 (EPBC Reference: 2003:1294). Both approvals contain a set of conditions under which the Approved Development may proceed. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 9

13 A table setting out the key issues from the EPA Bulletin, the GJVs management obligations and the Ministerial Conditions (from MIS 748) that were placed on the Gorgon Development is attached as Appendix Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal The Gorgon Gas Development comprises a range of offshore and onshore components to recover gas from the Greater Gorgon gas fields west of Barrow Island and to process this gas at, and ship it from, a Gas Treatment Plant on Barrow Island. Chevron Australia, on behalf of the GJVs, proposes changes to several elements of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development scope. The main changes being: addition of a five million tonnes per annum (MTPA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) train, increasing the total number of LNG trains on Barrow Island from two to three; changes to the carbon dioxide injection system on Barrow Island; and revision of the causeway and the Materials Offloading Facility (MOF) configuration adjacent to Barrow Island. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 10

14 2.0 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Location Barrow Island is located approximately 70 km off the north-west coast of WA (Figure 1). The Island currently supports a Chevron Australia-operated oil field with a workforce of approximately people. This operation has been in place since the 1960s and is expected to continue for another years. The Gorgon Gas Development Gas Treatment Plant, which is part of both the Approved Development and Revised Proposal, will be located on the east coast of Barrow Island at Town Point, with related approved terrestrial infrastructure located at a small number of other locations on the Island (Figure 2). The marine facilities which are also part of both the Approved Development and Revised Proposal will be located within the Port of Barrow Island and extend offshore from Town Point (Figure 3). Figure 1: Regional Location of the Gorgon Gas Development 2.2 Revised Proposal Key Characteristics The Revised Proposal comprises changes to several elements of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development (Table 1). These elements are further described in Sections 2.3 through 2.5. Figure 2 and 3 show the layout of both the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and the proposed changes to the terrestrial and marine facilities which are part of the Revised Proposal, respectively. Figure 4 provides a close up of the revised design for the marine facilities. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 11

15 Table 1: Summary of Revised Proposal Proposed Changes to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development Aspect Element Description of Approved Gorgon Gas Development elements Description of Revised Proposal proposed changes Terrestrial Infrastructure Gas Treatment Plant Number of LNG trains 2 3 (addition of 1 x 5 MTPA LNG train) Gas Processing Drivers 4 x 80 MW dry low NOx (DLN) gas turbines 6 x approximately (nominal) 80 MW dry low NOx (DLN) gas turbines. (Addition of two ~80 MW DLN gas turbines as a result of the additional LNG Train) Power Generation 4 x 116 MW conventional gas turbines without DLN burners 5 x approximately (nominal) 116 MW conventional gas turbines with DLN burners (addition of one nominal ~116 MW gas turbine as a result of the additional LNG Train; all 5 turbines will be fitted with DLN burners) Condensate Production Rate 2,000 m 3 /day Approximately 3,000 m 3 /day (Approximate 50% increase in production rate) LNG Tank Size 2 x 165,000 m 3 (net) 2 x approximately 190,000 m 3 (net) Condensate Tank Size 2 x 60,000 m 3 4 x approximately 35,000 m 3 (net) Associated Terrestrial Infrastructure Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Injection System Utilities Area Reservoir CO 2 volume available for Injection Located near the Gas Treatment Plant 2.7 MTPA 3.7 MTPA Within the Gas Treatment Plant site (reconfiguration of the Plant allows consolidation of the permanent utilities area within the Gas Treatment Plant site) CO 2 pipeline CO 2 injection wells Pressure management wells Length approximately 5 km Easement approximately 6 ha Approximately 7 injection wells directionally drilled from 2 or 3 surface locations Pressure relief well (or wells) may be required once injection performance is established Length approximately 8 km Easement approximately 9.6 ha (increased length of ~3 km; increased area of easement by ~3.6 ha) Approximately 8 injection wells directionally drilled from 3-4 surface locations Note: The final location of the drill centres and injection wells is subject to ongoing technical assessment. Approximately 4 pressure management wells (or water production wells) will be required to provide pressure management in the Dupuy formation Note: The final location of the wells is subject to ongoing technical assessment. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 12

16 Aspect Element Description of Approved Gorgon Gas Development elements Description of Revised Proposal proposed changes Water Injection Wells Not included in Schedule 1 of MIS No. 748 Approximately 3 water injection wells for the re-injection of produced water from the pressure management wells Note: The final location of the wells is subject to ongoing technical assessment Approximately 23 shallow drilled anode wells for the purposes of cathodic protection of the CO 2 Injection wells, pressure relief wells and water injection wells. Note: The final location of the wells is subject to ongoing technical assessment Anode wells Not included in Schedule 1 of MIS No. 748 Feed Gas Pipeline Marine Facilities Length onshore (Barrow Island) Construction easement (onshore) ~14 km Approximately 14 km (no change to pipeline length) Minor realignment over a distance of approximately 500 m to accommodate changes to the Gas Treatment Plant footprint ~42 ha Construction easement shall be approximately 50 ha as defined in Schedule 1, Clause 6 (3) of the Barrow Island Act Minor realignment over a distance of approximately 500 m to accommodate changes to the Gas Treatment Plant footprint Marine Offloading Facility (MOF) Causeway length MOF length ~800 m ~520 m Combined length of approximately 2,120 m (re-alignment and lengthening of the MOF structure [causeway and offloading facilities] by ~800 m) LNG Jetty MOF access Constructed channel ~1.6 km long x 120 m wide, dredged to 6.5 m relative to chart datum Constructed channel approximately 750 m long (decrease in length of channel by approximately 850 m) Constructed channel approximately 165 m wide over length of 500 m (increase in width of channel by approximately 45 m over a length of approximately 500 m) Dredge volumes are anticipated to remain consistent with those assessed for the Approved Proposal LNG jetty length ~2.7 km Approximately 2.1 km (decrease in LNG Jetty length of ~600 m) Turning basin and access channel design Turning basin 1 x 700 m circle (approximately), channel 300 m wide (approximately) Dual berth facility Shape of turning basin has been revised as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. (dredging volumes remain the same as for the Approved Proposal, i.e. 6.5 million m 3 ) Dual berth facility (redesigned to meet safety requirements) Notes: Some of the proposed changes described in Table 1 are based on investigations that are continuing and as such, may vary as a result of further investigations during detailed design of the overall Gorgon Gas Development. All other key Approved Gorgon Gas Development characteristics described in Schedule 1 of MIS No. 748 are either (a) not subject to change, or (b) will change, but not as a result of the Revised Proposal and are not considered to have a Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 13

17 significant detrimental effect on the environment in addition to, or different from, the effect of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development Proposal. The latter category of changes has been submitted to the EPA for approval via Section 45C of the EP Act (Chevron Australia 2008b). The Approved Gorgon Gas Development includes the processing of domestic gas sourced from the Gorgon Field. Options to source domestic gas from other gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area are currently under consideration. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 14

18 Figure 2: Location of the Approved and Revised Gorgon Gas Development Terrestrial Facilities on Barrow Island Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 15

19 Figure 3: Location of the Approved and Revised Gorgon Gas Development Marine Facilities off the East Coast of Barrow Island Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 16

20 Figure 4: Approved and Revised MOF and LNG Jetty Configuration Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 17

21 2.3 Revised Proposal Gas Treatment Plant It is planned to increase the capacity of the Gas Treatment Plant, which is part of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, by installing one additional 5 MTPA LNG train, thereby increasing the number of LNG trains from two to three, and production capacity from 10 MTPA to 15 MTPA. The additional LNG processing train will be located in parallel with the two approved LNG trains and will use equivalent components, including two 80 MW gas turbines to drive the refrigeration compressors. This will increase the total number of refrigeration compressor turbines from four (already approved) to six. All six of these turbines will be fitted with Dry Low NOx (DLN) burners and include waste heat recovery units. An increase in electrical generation capacity will also be required to support the additional LNG train. The Approved Gorgon Gas Development incorporated four nominal 116 MW gas turbine generators without DLN burners. Addition of one nominal 116 MW gas turbine generator will be required to support the three LNG processing trains. It is proposed to fit all five of these turbines with DLN burners. As these turbines will be running at partial load, it is not practicable to recover waste heat from these turbines. Increases in the capacity of the LNG Storage Tanks (up to 2 x approximately 190,000 m 3 (net) tanks) and the Condensate Storage Tanks (up to 4 x approximately 35,000 m 3 tanks) is necessary to safely manage the increased rate of production resulting from the addition of the third LNG train. Exact tank volumes will be determined during the procurement process based on consideration of constructability and layout constraints within the nominated plant site area. During the environmental impact assessment for the approved Gorgon Gas Development (Chevron Australia 2005), the full extent of the likely impact on the available 300 ha on Barrow Island was assessed. The approved Gorgon Gas Development was expected to disturb the full 300 ha during its construction phase. Of this 300 ha, the Western Australian Barrow Island Act 2003 and the related State Agreement allow for 150 ha of uncleared land to be the subject of long term tenure during the operational phase for the purpose of the Greater Gorgon Area Gas Processing Facilities, carbon dioxide pipelines, control lines and ancillary services. In addition to this 150 ha, another 50 ha would also be utilised for the purpose of petroleum pipelines, control lines and ancillary services. The remaining portion of the 300 ha (i.e. 100 ha) would be utilised for future expansion or alternatively rehabilitated. The Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal will however involve additional long term utilisation of 38.6 ha (or ~13%) of the remaining 100 ha, over and above the long term land use estimate for the approved Gorgon Gas Development. Reconfiguration of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development Gas Treatment Plant to incorporate the additional LNG train and associated Gas Treatment Plant infrastructure will result in the overall Gas Treatment Plant footprint being extended to the west. The increase in area of the Gas Treatment Plant site also incorporates the Utilities Area, which was located external to the Gas Treatment Plant site under the Approved Gorgon Gas Development design. The Barrow Island Act 2003 and the State Agreement (Clause 6(10)) makes provision for the Joint Venture to request permission of the Barrow Island Act Minister s to bring forward a proposal under the State Agreement in respect to the use of land within the Gas Processing Area beyond that which is reserved for them from time to time, such as the allocation of the remaining 100 ha. The Minister may in his discretion allow this. It is Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 18

22 the GJVs intention to bring forward such a proposal and request the Minister s permission to allow the Joint Ventures long term use of the remaining 100 ha of land for the Approved Development. Overall use of uncleared land for the Gorgon Gas Development will not exceed the total area allocated under the Barrow Island Act 2003 (i.e. 300 ha) for gas processing project purposes on Barrow Island. The increase in the Gorgon Gas Development s capacity to process hydrocarbon product from the Gorgon and Jansz gas field as a result of the Revised Proposal will result in an increase in the production rate of hydrocarbon condensate. This increase will be in the order of 50% or an additional 1,000 m 3 per day. The total condensate production rate as a result of the approval of the Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal will therefore be approximately 3,000 m 3 per day. As a result of the Revised Proposal changes to the Gas Treatment Plant, minor changes are necessary to the approved feed gas pipeline route to align the pipeline infrastructure entry with the Plant (i.e. only the last 500 m [approximately] of the pipeline route will change). The feed gas pipeline route will therefore change (Figure 2); however there will be no significant change to the approved feed gas pipeline length. The area required for the feed gas pipeline easement will not exceed 50 ha, as defined in Schedule 1, Clause 6 (3) of the Barrow Island Act Revised Proposal Carbon Dioxide Injection System As part of both the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and the Revised Proposal, it is proposed that reservoir carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) extracted from the reservoir gas feed during gas processing operations will be disposed of via underground injection into the Dupuy Formation, rather than venting it to the atmosphere. This Revised Proposal will however result in an accelerated rate of CO 2 injection when compared with the Approved Gorgon Gas Development. The addition of a third LNG processing train will potentially increase the annual volume of reservoir CO 2 anticipated to be injected from approximately 2.7 million tonnes per year as a result of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, to a total of approximately 3.7 million tonnes per year (Table 2) as a result of the Revised Proposal. Table 2: Increase in Available Reservoir CO 2 and Anticipated Injection Volumes Approved Gorgon Gas Development (10 MTPA LNG) [MTPA] Revised Proposal (15 MTPA LNG) [MTPA] Reservoir CO 2 available for Domestic gas processing injection LNG processing Reservoir CO 2 to be disposed of by injection into the Dupuy Formation Reservoir CO 2 vented Note: the Approved Gorgon Gas Development includes the processing of domestic gas sourced from the Gorgon Field. Options to source domestic gas from other gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area are currently under consideration. Should it be decided to source domestic gas from a field with lower concentrations of carbon dioxide this will reduce the volumes of reservoir carbon dioxide to be injected into the Dupuy Formation (as the CO 2 will not be present in the reservoir gas). Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 19

23 The accelerated rate at which the reservoir CO 2 will be injected will require additional injection wells and drill centres, with a corresponding increase in the length of the approved CO 2 pipeline and associated land disturbance. Therefore, the number of wellheads will increase from seven wells directionally drilled from two or three drill centres (as part of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development) to approximately eight wells drilled from three or four drill centres as part of the Revised Proposal. The final number and location of the injection wells and drill pads is subject to ongoing technical studies. The carbon dioxide injection development concept for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and the development concept for the Revised Proposal are shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6 respectively. The predicted lateral extent of the CO 2 plume after 1,000 years is also shown on these two Figures. Modelling studies involving the higher CO 2 injection rates associated with the Revised Proposal have indicated that implementation of a pressure management strategy is likely to be required soon after the commencement of CO 2 injection (rather than after several years, as was anticipated for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development). It is anticipated that approximately four pressure management wells will be drilled around the southwestern flank of the CO 2 plume. Water produced from these wells will be disposed of into the Barrow Group Reservoir via water injection wells. It is anticipated that approximately three water injection wells will be required to support the CO 2 Injection System. The location of these wells will be finalised in the next phase of design for the Gorgon Gas Development. Ancillary surface equipment such as pumps, water pipelines, and electrical power and control lines will be required along with road access. A cathodic protection system will be installed to protect the CO 2 injection wells (and the pressure management and water disposal wells). Cathodic protection of all wells on Barrow Island is required to manage corrosion of well surface casing where the well intersects the water table. The cathodic protection system will comprise approximately 23 shallow (less than 100 m) drilled anode wells. Cathodic protection of wells is not required once the wells have been decommissioned as the wells are effectively isolated at a distance below the top of the surrounding watertable. The exact locations of these wells and associated land disturbances are yet to be determined, but typically they would be located within approximately m of the injection well drill centres (which are the surface location from which the CO 2 injection wells are drilled). Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 20

24 Important Note: this file is an indicative representation of the current design of this element of the Gorgon Gas Development only. Changes may be necessary from time to time to ensure that the engineering design is efficient, practical and within land disturbance requirements at the time of construction. Final design drawing files will be forwarded to the relevant Government authorities on finalisation and completion. Figure 5: CO 2 Injection System Concept and Extent of Plume Migration Over 1000 Years for the Approved Gas Development Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 21

25 Important Note: this file is an indicative representation of the current design of this element of the Gorgon Gas Development only. Changes may be necessary from time to time to ensure that the engineering design is efficient, practical and within land disturbance requirements at the time of construction. Final design drawing files will be forwarded to the relevant Government authorities on finalisation and completion. Figure 6: Revised CO 2 Injection System Concept and Extent of Plume Migration Over 1000 Years Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 22

26 2.5 Revised Proposal Marine Facilities The Materials Offloading Facility (MOF) will be used to receive construction materials and other provisions during the operational phase of the Gorgon Gas Development. For the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, access to the MOF (from Barrow Island) was approved via an 800 m long causeway from Town Point with the MOF extending a further 520 m from the offshore end of the causeway. To allow vessel access to the MOF, an access channel approximately 1.6 km long was approved to be dredged. The changes to the MOF which now form part of the Revised Proposal have developed from engineering studies and from information gathered during recent marine geophysical and geotechnical investigations. It is now proposed, as part of the Revised Proposal, to extend the MOF into deeper water. The MOF structure (causeway and offloading facilities) will be lengthened by 800 m to a total length of approximately 2,120 m. This will reduce the length of the dredged access channel from 1.6 km to approximately 750 m. The need for drilling and blasting in the nearshore environment will also be significantly reduced. Additional geophysical and geotechnical data recently gathered for the approved MOF approach channel and turning basin location indicate the presence of hard rock, which would require significant drilling and blasting in order to construct the Approved Proposal MOF. The relocation of the MOF as part of the Revised Proposal therefore eliminates the need to remove this hard rock in nearshore marine waters. In summary, the advantages associated with the MOF proposed as part of the Revised Proposal when compared to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development include the following: A significant reduction in drilling and blasting activity (and associated environmental impacts) required to construct the approved MOF. A reduction in the length of the MOF access channel. A minor re-orientation of the adjoining jetty, which has the benefit of reducing some direct coral impact (described in more detail in the following section). A reduction in the total length of the LNG Jetty (described in more detail in the following section). The LNG Jetty will be built with mooring facilities to receive LNG and condensate carriers. The jetty will be constructed from the offshore end of the MOF/causeway. By extending the length of the MOF and causeway as part of the Revised Proposal, the total length of the jetty will be reduced from approximately 2.7 km (as part of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development) to approximately 2.1 km. The orientation of the jetty will also be modified to align with the revised MOF structure. The jetty re-alignment has the added benefit of now avoiding an area of coral that was within the jetty footprint of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development (Figure 4). Chevron Australia has also investigated altering the shape of the turning basin, located at the end of the jetty. It is proposed that the shape of the turning basin be changed from the circular shape in the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, to a polygon for the Revised Proposal (Figure 3 and Figure 4). The shape of the turning basin may vary as investigations continue during the detailed design phase of the Gorgon Gas Development (e.g. following further Navigation Simulations [NavSim]); however it is important to note that the dredging volume will remain the same and so the impacts of the turning basin will be assessed as part of the Revised Proposal. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 23

27 The total dredging volumes for the MOF and LNG Jetty turning basin as part of the Revised Proposal will remain the same as for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 24

28 3.0 KEY LEGISLATION The Gorgon Gas Development Revised Proposal must comply with State and Commonwealth legislation. Key Western Australian and Commonwealth environmental and activity-specific legislation applicable to the Revised Proposal is outlined in Table 3. Table 3: Legislation Relevant to the Proposal State Commonwealth Barrow Island Act 2003 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 Native Title Act 1993 Environmental Protection Act 1986 Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 Land Administration Act 1997 Local Government Act 1995 Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 Planning and Development Act 2005 Petroleum Act 1967 Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act Barrow Island Act In-principle support for the Gorgon Gas Development was granted by the WA Government in August This in-principle support for the Gorgon Gas Development is expressed in the Gorgon Gas Processing and Infrastructure Project Agreement (State Agreement) and its ratifying Act, the Barrow Island Act 2003 (WA), which was promulgated on 20 November The Barrow Island Act 2003 and the State Agreement set out the rights and obligations of both the Gorgon Joint Venturers and the State Government in regard to the Gorgon Project. In particular, it: allows for the authorisation of the implementation of the Gorgon Gas Development; makes provision for land on Barrow Island to be used for gas processing project purposes; allows for the authorisation of underground disposal of carbon dioxide; and has regard for the need to minimise environmental disturbance on Barrow Island and providing support for conservation programs. 3.2 State EP Act Part IV The Approved Gorgon Gas Development was approved by the State Minister for the Environment on 6 September 2007 by way of MIS No Since then, Chevron Australia has determined the need for changes to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, and on 22 February 2008 it referred the Revised Proposal to the EPA under section 38 of the EP Act. The EPA assigned the Revised Proposal a PER level of assessment. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 25

29 This PER process will now assess the significance of the environmental impacts of the Revised Proposal which are in addition to or different from the Approved Gorgon Gas Development and whether and how these impacts will be avoided (where possible), minimised and managed. Chevron Australia s view at present is that environmental impacts of the Revised Proposal which are in addition to or different from the Approved Gorgon Gas Development can be effectively managed and regulated under the same conditions as those which related to MIS No. 748 (with a number of limited variations) Part V Part V of the EP Act provides that Works Approvals and Environmental Licences are required for various listed prescribed premises. No such approvals have yet been sought for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development. A Works Approval is therefore still required for the construction of some elements of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, and there will be no change to this requirement for the Revised Proposal. A Licence will also be required for the operation of some elements of the Approved Gorgon Gas Development, and there will be no change to this requirement for the Revised Proposal. 3.3 Commonwealth EPBC Act The Approved Gorgon Gas Development was approved by the Commonwealth Minister on 3 October 2007 (EPBC Reference 2003/1294), subject to various conditions. The Revised Proposal was referred by Chevron Australia to the Commonwealth Minister on 24 April 2008 and was deemed a controlled action on the 23 May 2008 due to the following controlling provisions: listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A) listed migratory species (sections 20 and 20A). 3.4 Applicable Policies and Guidelines A number of international treaties and conventions, Commonwealth and State policies, EPA position statements, EPA guidance statements, environmental guidelines and Codes of Practice are applicable to the Revised Proposal, including: International Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 (ratified by Australia in 1993) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol Commonwealth National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development 1992 Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment 1992 National Greenhouse Strategy 1998 National Strategy for Conservation of Australia s Biological Diversity State (Western Australia) Western Australia State Sustainability Strategy 2003 Western Australia Greenhouse Strategy 2004 Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 26

30 1987 State Conservation Strategy Guidance Statement No. 4 Deep and Shallow Well Injection for Disposal of Industrial Waste Guidance Statement No. 12 Guidance Statement for Minimising Greenhouse Gases Guidance Statement No. 15 Guidance Statement for Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Gas Turbines Guidance Statement No. 29 Benthic Primary Producer Habitat Protection Guidance Statement No. 41 Assessment of Aboriginal heritage Guidance Statement No. 51 Terrestrial flora and vegetation surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia Guidance Statement No. 54 Consideration of subterranean fauna in groundwater and caves during environmental impact assessment in Western Australia Guidance Statement No. 56 Terrestrial fauna surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia. Pilbara Coastal Waters Quality Consultation Outcomes: Environmental Values and Environmental Quality Objectives State Water Quality Management Strategy No 6. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 27

31 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 4.1 Physical Environment Terrestrial Topography and landforms The topography and landforms of Barrow Island were described in the Draft EIS/ERMP for the Gorgon Development (Chevron Australia 2005). This included a review of topography and landforms in relation to the Approved Gorgon Gas Development as well other areas of Barrow Island. Five landscape units have been identified on Barrow Island, namely West Coastal Complex, East Coastal Complex, Valley Slopes and Escarpments, Limestone Ridges and Creek or Seasonal Drainage lines. Some additional area of some of these landscape units will be modified as a result of the Revised Proposal; however no different landscape units will be modified Geology and soils Geology and soils of Barrow Island were reviewed as part of the environmental impact assessment for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development (Chevron Australia 2005). Barrow Island is a geological extension of the Cape Range Peninsula, which became separated from mainland Australia between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago as a result of rising sea levels. The island is composed of coastal deposits overlying tectonically folded limestone. Three broad geomorphic units have been identified: limestone uplands; near coastal lowlands; and coastal fringe. The surface geology at the Gas Treatment Plant for the Revised Proposal consists of limestone (Tamala limestone), floodplain deposits, dune sands and gravels. Investigations near the Gas Treatment Plant encountered up to 10 m of sands and clays overlying limestone. Over the feed gas pipeline route for the Revised Proposal, the surface geology consists of outcrops of variably weathered Trealla limestone, interspaced with alluvial and colluvial deposits and primarily consist of calcarenitic sands and gravels. Additional areas of the above mentioned soils will be associated with the Revised Proposal as a result of the increase in the area of the terrestrial footprint, however no different soil types will be modified Surface hydrology The surface hydrology on Barrow Island is characterised by: unpredictable, but sometimes very intense, rainfall resulting in significant runoff in some areas and short-term ponding; consistently high rates of evaporation resulting in extremely low soil moisture content; and high infiltration capacities of the surface sands and limestone, which are conducive to recharge of relatively deep groundwater aquifer(s). Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 28

32 The hydrological regime of the Island is split by a water divide running north to south along a central, elevated ridge. Drainage lines flow along a largely east-west orientation on either side of this divide but are highly ephemeral and usually dry. An additional area of land disturbance is associated with the Revised Proposal, which may intersect or modify additional surface drainage features; however no different surface drainage features will be intersected or modified Hydrogeology and Groundwater A number of desktop reviews and geotechnical investigations have been conducted on the hydrogeology and groundwater resources of Barrow Island. Many of these focus on the area around the Approved Gorgon Gas Development site (Chevron Australia 2005). Geotechnical investigations were conducted in 2004 and 2006 at the Approved Gorgon Gas Development site (and other areas on Barrow Island), and they provide some information on shallow groundwater. Monitoring wells have been installed for stygofauna and groundwater, and these have also been used for subsequent testing of hydrogeological aspects. In addition, a Coastal Land-based Hydrogeological Assessment was undertaken in 2007 to improve understanding of the hydrogeology of the island (Chevron Australia 2007) Fresh Water Aquifers There is one shallow unconfined potentially fresh water aquifer in the area of Barrow Island. This fresh water aquifer forms a lens of relatively fresh groundwater at depths typically between 9m and 53m floating upon denser, saline ground water located predominantly within the Tertiary Limestone. While beneficial uses of this fresh water aquifer are limited, it is an important environment for the stygofauna identified on Barrow Island. Salinity of the water in this lens varies considerably across the Island. Recharge to the aquifer is from rainfall and occurs most rapidly in areas of highly permeable soils overlying porous karst limestone. Lower salinities occur in areas where there is more rapid ground water recharge. Higher salinities occur where recharge is slower, generally in areas where clays and silts are overlying the more porous and permeable limestone. Salinity of the lens is also higher in coastal areas where seawater influx occurs close to the surface of the water table. The Revised Proposal will not interact with any different groundwater systems to those described for the Approved Gorgon Gas Development; however the Revised Proposal may result in greater interaction with the described groundwater systems Saline Ground Water Systems There are several saline ground water systems in the area of Barrow Island: Tertiary Limestone extending from sea level down to approximately 300 m; Windalia Sand Member of the Muderong Shale, generally at depths between 650 m and 700 m; The Barrow Group comprising the Flacourt and Malouet Formations, generally at depths between 1,000 m and 2,000 m; The Dupuy Formation, generally at depths between 2,000 m and 2,300 m; and The Biggada Formation generally at depths greater than 3000 m. Chevron Australia Pty Ltd Business Page 29

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