EMPs Under Assessment
The Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security (the department) is responsible for managing the assessment and approval of onshore petroleum Environment Management Plans (EMPs).
All drilling and hydraulic fracturing EMPs under assessment are made available for public comment for a period of 28 days, on behalf of the Minister in line with regulation 8A of the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
The department is committed to ensuring that as many Territorians as possible are aware of, and have an opportunity to comment on, these EMPs.
EMPs under assessment
New EMPs open for public comment are published here in theContinue reading
The Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security (the department) is responsible for managing the assessment and approval of onshore petroleum Environment Management Plans (EMPs).
All drilling and hydraulic fracturing EMPs under assessment are made available for public comment for a period of 28 days, on behalf of the Minister in line with regulation 8A of the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
The department is committed to ensuring that as many Territorians as possible are aware of, and have an opportunity to comment on, these EMPs.
EMPs under assessment
New EMPs open for public comment are published here in the relevant survey below.
For a full list of EMPs under assessment please visit depws.nt.gov.au/emps-under-assessment.
EMP Decisions
A list of approved EMPs are published on behalf of the Minister in line with regulations 24 and 26 of the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
To view approved EMPs please visit depws.nt.gov.au/approved-emps.
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More information
If you would like more information about EMPs or are having any problems accessing EMPs, please email the department at Onshoregas.depws@nt.gov.au
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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.
On 18 March 2024, Imperial Oil and Gas Pty Ltd submitted an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for assessment, under the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016.
As part of the assessment process, the EMP was published for comment on 22 March 2024.
Comments close on 19 April 2024.
The EMP proposes a scope of activities on exploration permit (EP) EP187.
Your submission will be considered in the decision-making of this EMP by the NT Government, NT EPA and the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security.
Scope of activities
The EMP includes the following scope of activities:- Land clearing and earthworks
- Drilling, hydraulic fracture, completion, testing, maintenance, suspension and abandonment of wells
- Construction, operation, modification of facilities and gas and wastewater flowlines used to recover petroleum, treat water, and treat gas
- Decommissioning and rehabilitation
- Drilling and hydraulic fracturing of up to 10 petroleum wells
- Associated civil works including:
- Up to 24.2 ha of access tracks
- Up to 62.1 ha of new and expanded well pads and drill cutting sumps
- Up to 57.6 ha of gravel pits
- Up to 1.2 ha for camp locations
- Other ancillary infrastructure.
To find out more, read the Carpentaria Pilot Project EP187 Environment Management Plan and associated appendices, 01-Appendix-01-Environmental-Assessment-Report(compressed)-Redacted.pdf, 02-Appendix-Imperial-Archaeological-Survey-Report-Redacted-130324.pdf, 03-Appendix-Imperial-Rehabilitation-Management-Plan-Redacted.pdf, 04-Appendix-Imperial-Weed-Management-Plan-Redacted.pdf, 05-Appendix-05-Imperial-Erosion-Sediment-Control-Plan-Redacted.pdf, 06-Appendix-Imperial-Wastewater-Management-Plan.pdf, 07-Appendix-07-Imperial-Spill-Management-Plan.pdf, 08-Appendix-Imperial-HHERA(compressed).pdf, 09-Appendix-Imperial-Emergency-Response-Contingency-Plan-redacted-resubmitted 070324.pdf, 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 0.0.0 - 4.1.1.pdf, 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.1.2 - 4.2.1.pdf, 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.2.2 - 4.2.3.pdf, 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.3 - 4.4.8.pdf, 11-Appendix-Imperial-Traffic-Impact-Assessment.pdf, 12-Appendix-Imperial-Bushfire-Management-Plan_Redacted.pdf, 13-Appendix-Imperial-Methane-Emissions-Management-Plan.pdf.For other access to the EMP, call the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security on 08 8924 4218.
How to provide comment
All information provided in public submissions will be published unless confidentiality is requested.
You can submit your comment by completing the form below.
If you cannot access the survey form, you can email your comments to imperial.ep187@nt.gov.au or mail your comments, before the closing date to:
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Petroleum Operations unit
PO Box 3675
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Important Links
Documents
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IMP5-1: Carpentaria Pilot Project EP187 Environment Management Plan
- EMP-IMP5-1-reduced-redacted-resubmitted-070324 (1).pdf (18.7 MB) (pdf)
- 01-Appendix-01-Environmental-Assessment-Report(compressed)-Redacted.pdf (6.81 MB) (pdf)
- 02-Appendix-Imperial-Archaeological-Survey-Report-Redacted-130324 (2).pdf (10.7 MB) (pdf)
- 03-Appendix-Imperial-Rehabilitation-Management-Plan-Redacted.pdf (1.67 MB) (pdf)
- 04-Appendix-Imperial-Weed-Management-Plan-Redacted.pdf (6.69 MB) (pdf)
- 05-Appendix-05-Imperial-Erosion-Sediment-Control-Plan-Redacted.pdf (4.89 MB) (pdf)
- 06-Appendix-Imperial-Wastewater-Management-Plan.pdf (1.66 MB) (pdf)
- 07-Appendix-07-Imperial-Spill-Management-Plan.pdf (1.45 MB) (pdf)
- 08-Appendix-Imperial-HHERA(compressed).pdf (18.1 MB) (pdf)
- 09-Appendix-Imperial-Emergency-Response-Contingency-Plan-redacted-resubmitted 070324.pdf (14.5 MB) (pdf)
- 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 0.0.0 - 4.1.1.pdf (17.8 MB) (pdf)
- 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.1.2 - 4.2.1.pdf (7.8 MB) (pdf)
- 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.2.2 - 4.2.3.pdf (23.3 MB) (pdf)
- 10_Appendix-Imperial-Stakeholder-Engagement-resubmitted-redacted Sections 4.3 - 4.4.8.pdf (8.3 MB) (pdf)
- 11-Appendix-Imperial-Traffic-Impact-Assessment.pdf (890 KB) (pdf)
- 12-Appendix-Imperial-Bushfire-Management-Plan_Redacted.pdf (1.72 MB) (pdf)
- 13-Appendix-Imperial-Methane-Emissions-Management-Plan.pdf (543 KB) (pdf)