The 2009 montara offshore oil spill and its consequences were anything but expected. In april 1998, the strategy was extended to deal with the response to maritime chemical spills in australian waters and is now the. Jun 23, 2017 pttep crew not prepared for oil spill at montara, regulator says zoom australias offshore petroleum safety body nopsema has issued an improvement notice to pttep australasia regarding environmental management noncompliance associated with its montara field operations. The spill was the result of a blowout from the montara. On the dynamics of oil spill dispersion off timor sea 1089 5. The montara oil spill and the marine oil spill contingency. First montara, then deepwater horizon is australia. The australian maritime safety authority led a joint government and oil industry response to the incident in a remote area of northwest australia. Oil slick from the montara oil spill in the timor sea, september 2009. Local sources of oil are available in the ocean off the north coast of western australia. Montara commission of inquiry summary of findings regarding pttep aa. Oil spill contingency plans, therefore, specify appropriate response to. Jun 07, 2011 the oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia.
Review of pttep australasias response to the montara blowout. Phytoplankton bloom over the northwest shelf of australia after the montara oil spill in 2009. Montara has recoverable reserves of 24 million barrels and is expected to produce 35,000bopd of light, lowsulphur crude. Amsa conducted operational monitoring of the montara oil spill to inform response decisions in real time. Summary the simulation of the oils spill from the montara oil platform located off the timor sea based on the twodimensional mike21 spill analysis sa model was investigated. The australian maritime safety authority coordinated the emergency spill response in.
This handout photo provided by the world wildlife fund and taken on sept. The montara il spill in august 2009 was the first major o marine oil spill from an offshore petroleum platform, with all other major oil spills in australia the result of shipsourced pollution. Jenis keadaan darurat oil spill adalah kategorisasi penanggulangan keadaan darurat tumpahan minyak yang terjadi di dalam atau di luar dlkp dan dlkr pelabuhan, atau unit pengusahaan minyak dan gas bumi atau unit kegiatan lain, yang mampu ditangani oleh sarana, prasarana dan personil yang. Top aerial photograph courtesy of pttep of the spill location showing the orangebrown fresh oil slick adjacent to the montara whp on 25th august 2009. Australia is now heavily reliant on imported oil to fuel industry and for transport, both commercial and private.
New report calls for inquiry into montara oil spill. It is considered one of australias worst oil disasters. Senator rachel siewert speaks to parliament about the fifth anniversary of the montara oil spill and the need to ensure communities affected by the disaster receive the support they need. Oil spill off australian coast contaminating one of worlds. A new report into the 2009 montara oil spill in the timor sea has called for a full independent investigation into the scale of the damage in indonesian waters, saying evidence pointed to. Montara oil spill department of the environment and energy. Therefore, this study addresses the research question. Montara oil field, timor sea offshore technology oil and. More about the montara oil spill scientific monitoring studies disclaimer the views and opinions expressed in these studies are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the australian government or the minister for the environment and energy. Learn about the alas work in response to the montara oil spill of 2009. The location of the incident complicated the execution of response operations. The monitoring plan covered both shortterm and longterm environmental effects of the montara oil spill.
Even though the amount of oil that haemorrhaged from the montara wellhead. The montara oil spill was an oil and gas leak and subsequent slick that took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia. Originating from an offshore well in the timor sea 140 nautical miles off the coast of australia and 50 nautical miles from the exclusive economic zone eez boundary with indonesia, it is a quintessential example of transboundary pollution from offshore activities and is still the subject of unresolved and. This study analyses the adequacy of the australian offshore marine oil spill contingency plan in responding to petroleum platformsourced oil spills, in light of the montara oil spill. On the dynamics of oil spill dispersion off timor sea. Tumpahan minyak montara wikipedia bahasa indonesia. The australian maritime safety authority coordinated the emergency spill response in accordance with australias national plan to combat. Spill journal response the montara incident was an oil and gas leak, and subsequent slick that took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia on 21st august 2009. A photograph taken on august 29, 2009 shows oil leaking into the timor sea.
Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class action. The montara environmental monitoring program report of research 20 is available in full on the pttep website au and a copy can be obtained by contacting pttep on 08 9483 9483. Plan and nmera by combining them into a single document. Human flourishing and individuality the montara oil spill. Oil spill liability and regulatory regime executive summary australian law does not place any caps on the liability of operators of offshore petroleum facilities in terms of the cleanup and remedial costs resulting from oil spills. Aug 31, 2015 six years after the montara oil spill, a new report has detailed the devastating impact of the disaster. Montara oil spill compensation case launched in federal court. Following the incident, which took place in the montara oil field, approximately 53 to 269 tonnes of light sweet crude oil low density and low sulphur content, spilled into the ocean each day for over 74 days, making the spill potentially the largest in australian history with upper estimates of the total oil spilled ranging up to 19,906 tonnes. Montara oil spill class action trial launches in australian court. Spill journal response the montara incident was an oil and gas leak, and subsequent slick that took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of. Phytoplankton bloom over the northwest shelf of australia after the montara oil spill in 2009 yanling shengx, danling tangx and gang panyantai institute of coastal zone research, chinese. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb environmental monitoring studies.
Oct 23, 2009 australian oil spill contaminating one of worlds richest marine wildernesses. It included marine life surveys, wildlife and habitat studies, continued water quality testing and shoreline ecological assessments. The oil spill is reported to be closing in to indonesian coast in september. Combining the regulation of safety and environmental matters. The blowout became australias third largest oil spill in history after the kirki oil. There is no evidence of the montara spill having a long term impact on sea snakes or marine turtles in the sahul shelf region, however the limited baseline information, especially on sea snake populations, preclude ruling out any impact. Despite this, spill experts estimate that 30%50% of oil spills are either directly or indirectly caused by human error, with 20%40% of all spills caused by equipment failure or malfunction. Causes, consequences, prevention, and countermeasures. The data was collated into the following post incident reports. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009, and continued leaking. To assist with meeting this expectation, the oil industry has established the australian marine oil spill centre amosc, which collects levies from participating companies and other subscriber companies in order to maintain a central stockpile of oil spill response equipment and to provide access expert assistance in the event of a spill.
Tina hunter this study analyses the adequacy of the australian offshore marine oil spill contingency plan in responding to petroleum platformsourced oil spills, in light of the montara oil spill in the timor sea in august 2009. Civil penalties, criminal offenses, and actions in tort may also be applicable. Even though the amount of oil that haemorrhaged from the montara. Phytoplankton bloom over the northwest shelf of australia. The purpose of this study was to examine the pattern of the spread of oil spills the distribution, the areas of oil exposure, concentration of the oil spill and the time of exposure. Tumpahan minyak ini terjadi pada tanggal 29 agustus 2009 dan terus berlangsung selama 74 hari, hingga akhirnya pada 3 november 2009 kebocoran berhasil diatasi.
Representation of the montara oil spill in australian and. Nov 24, 2010 montara oil spill report finally released on 24 november 2010, the australian government finally released the investigation report into the 2009 montara oil spill in the timor sea that has similarities to the oil rig explosion of bp in the gulf of mexico in 2010. Nov 05, 2009 inquiry into montara oil spill launched. Blowout from the montara wellhead platform whp in over 20 years. A well on the montara platform on the australian continental shelf blew out in august. About pttep australasia pttep australasia is a wholly owned subsidiary of pttep, the thai national petroleum exploration and production company. Aug 30, 2017 following the incident, which took place in the montara oil field, approximately 53 to 269 tonnes of light sweet crude oil low density and low sulphur content, spilled into the ocean each day for over 74 days, making the spill potentially the largest in australian history with upper estimates of the total oil spilled ranging up to 19,906 tonnes. Montara has seen thousands of hardworking seaweed farmers rendered into abject poverty without being advised of or. A failure of sensible oilfield practice posted by phil hart on december 8, 2010 11.
Although significant steps have been taken over the last 15 years to reduce the size and frequency of oil spills, the sheer volume of petroleum consumed in this country and the complex production and distribution network required to meet the demand make spills of oil and other petroleum products inevitable nrc, 2003. The outcomes from the montara and macondo oil spill incidents. Indonesia requests australias cooperation on resolving dispute over impact on coastal communities. Indonesian seaweed farmers embark on class action law suit to claim for damages. First montara, then deepwater horizon is australia protected from catastrophic oil spills. Montara oil spill report finally released safetyatworkblog. Human flourishing and individuality the montara oil spill 206 downloads 8 pages 1,966 words add in library click this icon and make it bookmark in your library to refer it later. Introduction the close geographical proximity of the nation states of south east asia1 exposes them to rapid and extensive transboundary pollution from incidents arising in their shared ocean spaces.
Relief well was used to halt australian spill the new. Montara has four oil producing wells, including a gas reinjection well and its production life is estimated to be 12 years. The montara oil spill was an oil and gas leak and subsequent slick that took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western. The montara oil spill last year was australias third worst, after tanker spills in 1975 and 1991, and its worst from offshore oil.
Sep 03, 2016 oceans endangering australian seas aleisha wells 3 stars. Modeling of oil spill on montara well head platform in the timor sea, with shortterm period from august 20, 2009 until january 5, 2010 has been conducted. Further information on the scientific monitoring program being conducted on the montara oil spill incident is available from the department of the environment and energy. Montara environmental monitoring program report of research 20. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to. In 2009, the blowout at the montara wellhead platform off the northern territory caused australias third largest oil spill and was the worst of its kind in australias offshore petroleum industry history, with oil and gas flowing unabated into the timor sea for a period of just over 10 weeks. The objectives of the present study are to investigate the phytoplankton bloom. This paper documents, through published literature, reports of both australian and indonesian governments and. A well on the montara platform on the australian continental shelf blew out in august 2009 and spilled oil into the timor sea for 74 days. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Soon after the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons the oil spill from the montara well head platform, pttep as the responsible combat agency. The spill was the result of a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on. Jul 10, 2017 a well on the montara platform on the australian continental shelf blew out in august 2009 and spilled oil into the timor sea for 74 days. May 03, 2010 the montara spill fire burned on a partially collapsed montara wellhead in the timor sea in november 2009, just after a relief well halted an oil leak in the sea that had lasted for more than 10.
The volume of oil spilt from the montara whp makes the blowoutaustralias third largest oil spill after the. Blowout australias third largest oil spill after the kirki oil tanker in 1991 and. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb. Oil spill off australian coast contaminating one of world. The model was run by using janhidros, cmap and gebco batimetry data. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to court. On 21 august 2009, a blowout at the montara oil field caused the release of crude oil into the timor sea.
Combining this with sophisticated tools for oil drift simulations and. Jun 20, 2011 the montara oil spill revealed a lack of regulation internationally, a lack of regulation by the australian government and a woeful lack of expertise by the offshore industry. The montara oil spill in timor sea highlighted the controversies of fossil fuel extration and legislative weaknesses in australia dealing with complex transboundary issues. Australian eastern standard time aest on friday 21 august 2009, the montara wellhead platform located 140 nautical miles approximately 260 kilometres offshore from the northwest australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells through its west atlas oil rig.
Recommendations for australian government commission of. Montara oil spill wwf input to australian government commission of inquiry page 4 of 62 injection well gi, and later to production well h4, leaving h1 uncapped, while the drilling staffs attention was focused on tying in wells gi and h4. A brief overview in an australian coastal management context the issue. The montara oil spill has provided an opportunity for investigating and comparing how indonesian and australian news organizations report on an environmental issue affecting both countries. Civil penalties, criminal offenses, and actions in. The oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia. The original strategy dealt only with oil spills and was known as the national plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil. Discussions and negotiation for compensation begin. Pttep crew not prepared for oil spill at montara, regulator. I hereby submit the report of the montara commission of inquiry in accordance with the. Drilling for oil is an expensive and complex engineering endeavour, requiring the huge.
Montara oil spill was to commission a new world class body of independent scientific research into the marine life and ecosystems of the timor sea. Montara environmental monitoring program report of research. Australias six years of failure 21st aug 2015 the australian government has failed in its responsibility to investigate the effects of the countrys worstever oil spill from an oil rig, from which devastated fishing villages and communities across indonesia still feel the impact today. How do online newspaper reports on the montana spill by indonesian media differ from reports on. While oil is a necessary risk in a complex society, recent and avoidable major oil releases have demonstrated that serious improvements in oil spill response are warranted to improve effectiveness. The discharge of oil and gas was stopped on 3 november 2009. This approach of combining trajectory modelling, overflight data and. Pdf phytoplankton bloom over the northwest shelf of. The montara oil well had no blowout preventer on the sea floor.
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