Offshore regulator directs company to mitigate risks as Greens call for stronger laws ‘to govern the decommissioning of these toxic facilities’
Turret moorings are used in offshore oil and gas projects to secure floating production storage and offloading vessels.
The issue brings into focus the responsibilities companies have to clean up oil and gas fields and clear them of all equipment after projects have been decommissioned.A Woodside spokesperson said in a statement there are plans to increase the structure’s buoyancy early this year, followed by plans for its removal.
Woodside wants to transport the tower by barge to Henderson, in Perth, for “local recycling or reuse opportunities”. The regulator issued the new directions after it was found in October that the structure was sitting 1.5 metres lower after water leaked into a compartment. It has since dropped further.
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