ConocoPhillips Australia's Environment Plan was accepted by Australia’s independent regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA), in February 2025.
Seabed surveys commenced in April 2025. If you are a commercial marine user who has been affected by the Otway Exploration Drilling Program seabed survey, you may be eligible for compensation for displacement, loss of catch, or fishing gear loss or damage.
Anchors and mooring chains will be deployed by a vessel at Essington-1 in August 2025 and at Charlemont-1 between August and November 2025.
The Transocean Equinox rig is scheduled to start work for ConocoPhillips Australia in September 2025 (weather and operational conditions permitting). The rig will drill two wells in the Otway Basin before the end of the year as part of the approved Otway Exploration Drilling Program.
The Regia MSS Environment Plan is currently under assessment with Australia's independent regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA).
