Soon after the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons the oil spill from the montara well head platform, pttep as the responsible combat agency. Pttep crew not prepared for oil spill at montara, regulator. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009, and continued leaking until 3 november 2009 in total 75 days, when the. Recommendations for australian government commission of. Montara oil spill compensation case launched in federal court. The national oil and hazardous substances pollution. Mum foundation a non profit organisation creating positive. Montara has recoverable reserves of 24 million barrels and is expected to produce 35,000bopd of light, lowsulphur crude. It is considered one of australias worst oil disasters. Prior to 21 august 2009, australia had not seen an oil spill of the magnitude of the uncontrolled release of oil and gas the blowout from the montara wellhead. The general approach to oil spill liability in australia reflects the application of the polluter pays principle. Namely the watchdog said that ptteps emergency management personnel was not.
The montara oil and gas field is located in the northern territory in block acrl3 650km west of darwin in the timor sea, off northern australia. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform and continued leaking in total for 74 days. Sixtynine workers on the rig were safely evacuated with no injuries or fatalities. Prior to 21 august 2009, australia had not seen an oil spill of the magnitude of the. We headed south to anchor just east of the montara h1 oil leak exclusion zone. A failure of sensible oilfield practice posted by phil hart on december 8, 2010 11. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to. 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. Montara oil spill wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009, and continued leaking until 3 november 2009 in total 74 days, when the.
Jun 07, 2011 the spill was the result of a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on august 21, 2009. Montara oil spill wwf input to australian government commission of inquiry page 5 of 62 attempting to control a catastrophic well blowout is serious, highly technical, dangerous work. The marine environment, marine living resources and marine biodiversity international environmental law. Relief well was used to halt australian spill the new york. Renewed interest in the effects of hydrocarbon spills on sensitive marine and coastal ecosystems was stimulated by two high profile oil spills blowouts, the montara wellhead platform incident off north west australia 1 in 2009, and shortly afterwards, the 2010 macondo deepwater horizon incident in the gulf of mexico 2,3.
International oil spill conference journal table of. Australias offshore petroleum safety body nopsema has issued an improvement notice to pttep australasia regarding environmental management noncompliance associated with its montara field operations. It included marine life surveys, wildlife and habitat studies, continued water quality testing and shoreline ecological assessments. The part of the trial dealing with lay evidence ran from 17 june to 11 july. References are included at the end of each case history. The marine environment, marine living resources and marine. Aug 31, 2015 six years after the montara oil spill, a new report has detailed the devastating impact of the disaster. When the explosion at the montara oil rig occurred on 21 august 2009, pttep aa, undertook measures to plug the well head and to disperse the oil slick which followed the explosion. Spills are only one source oil released to the sea. Hunter, tina the montara oil spill and the national marine oil.
Relief well was used to halt australian spill the new. The montara commission of inquiry reported on an oil and gas leak in the montara. Media in category montara oil spill 2009 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. With the well spewing 17,000 to 85,000 gallons per day. Indonesian government poised to sue over montara oil spill.
The volume of oil spilt from the montara whp makes the blowoutaustralias third largest oil spill after the. Response to the borthwick inquiry 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. There will be two further phases of the trial, to deal with expert evidence. Biodiversity survey of the montara field oil leak 5 spinner dolphins, sea snakes and sooty terns were observed in the slick which continued until night fall.
The discharge of oil and gas was stopped on 3 november 2009. Causes, consequences, prevention, and countermeasures. Final government response to the report of the montara. Oil leaking from the montara oil rig in the timor sea on 28 september 2009.
About pttep australasia pttep australasia is a wholly owned subsidiary of pttep, the thai national petroleum exploration and production company. Pah depletion ratios document the rapid weathering and attenuation of pahs in oil samples collected after the deepwater horizon. Australias national plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil and other noxious and. The montara oil spill was caused by a huge explosion, also known as a blowout, at an oil well drilled by a subsidiary of stateowned thai oil firm ptt exploration and production public company. Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead pla. Montara oil field, timor sea offshore technology oil and. Oil spill off australian coast contaminating one of world. The oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia.
A 2009 well blowout in the timor sea a well on the. Hazardous substances has existing since 1973, and has served australia. The west atlas rig leaves the montara oil field 18 vii. Oil spill worst of its kind in australian history a commission of inquiry set up to investigate the montara oil spill described the disaster as the worst of its kind in australias offshore. Blowout from the montara wellhead platform whp in over 20 years. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb environmental monitoring studies. Since august 21 when there was an accident at the montara offshore drilling rigs well head, around 403,000 litres of oil have been pumped into the timor sea. 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. Jun 23, 2017 australias offshore petroleum safety body nopsema has issued an improvement notice to pttep australasia regarding environmental management noncompliance associated with its montara field operations. Montara oil spill report finally released safetyatworkblog. It is not possible to distinguish between impact from the montara oil spill and natural variability due to the lack of prespill baseline data.
The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009, and continued leaking. The regulator said the move was not related to an oil spill incident, but to incident prevention. Read the report on the response to the montara wellhead platform incident, august 2009. What actually occured on the montarra oil drilling site the montara oil spill was one of the largest in australian history check out the pdf file for full details view more info pdf article. In a statement published on 22 march 2018, amsa acknowledged documents that indicate oil from the from the montara wellhead spill was sighted closer to the indonesian coast. Six years after the montara oil spill, a new report has detailed the devastating impact of the disaster. Human flourishing and individuality the montara oil spill. Oil properties were taken from environment canadas catalogue of crude oil and oil product properties 1990 version unpublished report ee125, ottawa. Montara an album by bobby hutcherson disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title montara. However, while detailed funding, compensation and cost recovery arrangements apply in the event of shipsourced oil spills occurring in australian waters, the situation with respect to spills from offshore petroleum. Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class action.
The department of transport transport wa dampier port authority dpa. Australian broadcasting corporation abc news coverage on the class action law suit of the montara oil spill case click to view 24. The montara incident released 4,500 m 3 of medium crude oil. Montara environmental monitoring program report of research 20. Montara oil spill department of agriculture, water and the. The lack of observers on the ocean and baseline, prespill data on. The slick from the blast continued to leak for 74 days until it was contained in november 3, 2009. This handout photo provided by the world wildlife fund and taken on sept. 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. Australian maritime safety authority, major oil spill. During a catastrophic emergency, is not the time to be searching for well control experts, starting.
There was decline in coverage in most benthic biota and a corresponding increase in coverage of macroalgae, sandsilt and rubble at broad scales across the three shoals compared to previous surveys. The regulatory scheme in respect of the montara oil field 5 iv. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Montara oil spill department of the environment and energy. 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. Note also the proximity of the platform to west timor. Here is copy of theo kartawijayas dissertation, titled representation of the montara oil spill in australian and indonesian media, which i supervised in the master of media and communication at curtin university.
The national oil and hazardous substances pollution contingency plan 40 cfr part 300, referred to subsequently as the national contingency plan ncp, is the principal federal mechanism for operations pertaining to the identification, containment, and cleanup of releases of oil and hazardous substances in the coastal united states. The australian accident, known as the montara spill, began aug. The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title montara. A photograph taken on august 29, 2009 shows oil leaking into the timor sea.
Preliminary conference on oil pollution of navigable waters 1954 oil pollution convention. Response by the national plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil. About 400 barrels of oil per day spilled to the sea for 74 days. Pttep,the oil company responsible for the montara oil spill,reacted strongly and responsibly to the incident in order to compensate for the damages to the various stakeholders as well as the restore their goodwill. The monitoring plan covered both shortterm and longterm environmental effects of the montara oil spill. The leak initially emanated from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009. Montara commission of inquiry department of industry, science. Montara oil spill compensation case launched in federal. The montara oil spill was the worst oil spill in the history of the australian offshore petroleum industry.
After a consideration of the causes of the montara oil spill, this study outlines the regulatory and response framework for marine oil spills in australia, outlining the three pillars of oil spill planning, namely preparedness, training and. Montara has seen thousands of hardworking seaweed farmers rendered into abject poverty without being advised of or. Oil spill from montara offshore oil platform in the timor sea radar image by terrasarx. Western australian vva submission to the commission of inquiry montara well head platform uncontrolled hydrocarbon release. National marine oil spill contingency plan 1 introduction the incident involving the grounding of the oceanic grandeur in the torres strait in 1970 led to the development of a national capability to ensure that australia would be prepared to respond to shipsourced pollution incidents. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform and continued leaking in. Dampak tumpahan minyak oil spill di perairan laut pada kegiatan industri migas dan metode penanggulangannya oleh. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to court. 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. The outcomes from the montara and macondo oil spill incidents. The return of the west atlas rig to the montara oil field 18 ix.
News article papua and montara oil spill raised with julie bishop in jakarta talk click to view 7. Namely the watchdog said that ptteps emergency management personnel was not properly trained. 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. Sshe ms manual, sshe ms standards, procedures and guidelines. Oct 14, 2015 the west timor care foundation has repeatedly asked the australian government to fund an environmental assessment of the impact of the montara oil spill on the nusa tenggara timur community. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb. The spill was the result of a blowout from the montara. 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.
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