Proponent: Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd
Overview
Santos proposes to construct and operate the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, to allow gas from the Barossa gas field in the Timor Sea, to be transported to Darwin LNG facility. The gas pipeline would be approximately 100km in Northern Territory waters, duplicate a section of the existing Bayu-Undan pipeline, and include a shore crossing at Wickham Point in the Greater Darwin area.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
- Notice of decision to accept referral for standard assessment - 14 January 2022 PDF (531.7 KB)
- Notice of decision and statement of reasons - 7 April 2022 PDF (2.6 MB)
Public consultation
Statutory notice (18 January 2022)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 18 January 2022 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Santos to construct and operate a 100km gas pipeline from Darwin to the Barossa gas field in the Timor Sea.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission on 15 February 2022. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
Documents
| Referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral form | PDF 256.9 KB |
| Referral main document | PDF 16.6 MB |
| Referral appendices A - I | PDF 8.1 MB |
Submissions received on the referral
Stage 2: Assessment
Supplementary environment report (SER)
NT EPA notices
Public consultation on the draft SER
Statutory notice (23 May 2023)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 23 May 2023 inviting public comment on the supplementary environmental report for Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, submitted by Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd. Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 28 June 2023. NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 122 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
SER documents
Stage 3: Assessment completed
NT EPA notice
Statutory notice (5 December 2023)
The NT EPA provided its assessment report and draft environmental approval to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security on 16 November 2023, under sections 64 and 65 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
The assessment report and draft environmental approval may be inspected and obtained above.
The NT EPA publishes this notice in accordance with section 67 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
Once the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security’s decision is made, it can be viewed on the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security website.