Blowout from the montara wellhead platform whp in over 20 years. 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. 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 australian accident, known as the montara spill, began aug. 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. Montara oil field, timor sea offshore technology oil and. Oil leaking from the montara oil rig in the timor sea on 28 september 2009. Note also the proximity of the platform to west timor. Dampak tumpahan minyak oil spill di perairan laut pada kegiatan industri migas dan metode penanggulangannya oleh. This handout photo provided by the world wildlife fund and taken on sept.
Australian broadcasting corporation abc news coverage on the class action law suit of the montara oil spill case click to view 24. 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. Jun 07, 2011 the spill was the result of a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on august 21, 2009. 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 wellhead platform incident incident analysis team report. 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. 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. There will be two further phases of the trial, to deal with expert evidence.
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. Media in category montara oil spill 2009 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Causes, consequences, prevention, and countermeasures. 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.
Hunter, tina the montara oil spill and the national marine oil. It included marine life surveys, wildlife and habitat studies, continued water quality testing and shoreline ecological assessments. Relief well was used to halt australian spill the new york. The discharge of oil and gas was stopped on 3 november 2009. 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. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to. Oil spill off australian coast contaminating one of world. With the well spewing 17,000 to 85,000 gallons per day. Oil properties were taken from environment canadas catalogue of crude oil and oil product properties 1990 version unpublished report ee125, ottawa. Namely the watchdog said that ptteps emergency management personnel was not.
The leak initially emanated from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009. The marine environment, marine living resources and marine biodiversity international environmental law. Soon after the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons the oil spill from the montara well head platform, pttep as the responsible combat agency. The volume of oil spilt from the montara whp makes the blowoutaustralias third largest oil spill after the. Preliminary conference on oil pollution of navigable waters 1954 oil pollution convention. Mum foundation a non profit organisation creating positive. Montara commission of inquiry department of industry, science. The part of the trial dealing with lay evidence ran from 17 june to 11 july. Australian maritime safety authority, major oil spill. Montara oil spill department of the environment and energy. The montara incident released 4,500 m 3 of medium crude oil. The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Montara oil spill compensation case launched in federal court. Montara environmental monitoring program report of research 20.
Montara has recoverable reserves of 24 million barrels and is expected to produce 35,000bopd of light, lowsulphur crude. Final government response to the report of the montara. The montara commission of inquiry reported on an oil and gas leak in the montara. Hazardous substances has existing since 1973, and has served australia. 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.
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. Sixtynine workers on the rig were safely evacuated with no injuries or fatalities. The lack of observers on the ocean and baseline, prespill data on. Relief well was used to halt australian spill the new. It is not possible to distinguish between impact from the montara oil spill and natural variability due to the lack of prespill baseline data. Indonesian government poised to sue over montara oil spill. 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. Response to the borthwick inquiry montara wellhead. 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. Montara oil spill report finally released safetyatworkblog. Read the report on the response to the montara wellhead platform incident, august 2009.
About pttep australasia pttep australasia is a wholly owned subsidiary of pttep, the thai national petroleum exploration and production company. 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. 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. Pah depletion ratios document the rapid weathering and attenuation of pahs in oil samples collected after the deepwater horizon. Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class action. 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 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. Recommendations for australian government commission of. The following submission is the collective view of the following government agencies. The spill was the result of a blowout from the montara.
The regulator said the move was not related to an oil spill incident, but to incident prevention. 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. Six years after the montara oil spill, a new report has detailed the devastating impact of the disaster. 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. Western australian vva submission to the commission of inquiry montara well head platform uncontrolled hydrocarbon release. 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. The monitoring plan covered both shortterm and longterm environmental effects of the montara oil spill. Pttep crew not prepared for oil spill at montara, regulator.
A 2009 well blowout in the timor sea a well on the. 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. About 400 barrels of oil per day spilled to the sea for 74 days. Prior to 21 august 2009, australia had not seen an oil spill of the magnitude of the. During a catastrophic emergency, is not the time to be searching for well control experts, starting. We headed south to anchor just east of the montara h1 oil leak exclusion zone. 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.
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. 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. The marine environment, marine living resources and marine. Australias offshore petroleum safety body nopsema has issued an improvement notice to pttep australasia regarding environmental management noncompliance associated with its montara field operations. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title montara.
The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform and continued leaking in. Australias national plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil and other noxious and. Oil spill from montara offshore oil platform in the timor sea radar image by terrasarx. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform and continued leaking in total 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. This paper documents, through published literature, reports of both australian and indonesian governments and. The outcomes from the montara and macondo oil spill incidents. A failure of sensible oilfield practice posted by phil hart on december 8, 2010 11. Montara oil spill compensation case launched in federal. The department of transport transport wa dampier port authority dpa. Namely the watchdog said that ptteps emergency management personnel was not properly trained. 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. Montara has seen thousands of hardworking seaweed farmers rendered into abject poverty without being advised of or. The regulatory scheme in respect of the montara oil field 5 iv.
International oil spill conference journal table of. Spills are only one source oil released to the sea. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb. Monitoring plan for the montara well release timor sea pdf 254kb environmental monitoring studies. Sshe ms manual, sshe ms standards, procedures and guidelines.
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. The oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia. The slick from the blast continued to leak for 74 days until it was contained in november 3, 2009. The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead pla. Those phases are listed for 21 october to 1 november, and then between 2 to december. The osrd model included a frequency of oil spills over 1 tonne due to production blowouts of 3. The montara oil spill australias shame finally gets to court. Human flourishing and individuality the montara oil spill. The return of the west atlas rig to the montara oil field 18 ix. 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. The west atlas rig leaves the montara oil field 18 vii. Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The slick was released following a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on 21 august 2009, and continued leaking. It is considered one of australias worst oil disasters. 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. A photograph taken on august 29, 2009 shows oil leaking into the timor sea. 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. References are included at the end of each case history. A whale and calf swimming near the site of the montara oil spill biologists said that the effects of the montara oil spill could be catastrophic for marine ecosystems, with claims that although it is a lightweight crude oil spilling from the platform, it can still have toxic effects on birds, marine invertebrates, coral and marine algae. Montara oil spill department of agriculture, water and the. News article papua and montara oil spill raised with julie bishop in jakarta talk click to view 7. The national oil and hazardous substances pollution. Montara oil spill wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Aug 31, 2015 six years after the montara oil spill, a new report has detailed the devastating impact of the disaster. Response by the national plan to combat pollution of the sea by oil. The general approach to oil spill liability in australia reflects the application of the polluter pays principle.
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