Decommissioning the Northern Endeavour
Tuesday 6 July 2021
The Australian Government has committed to decommission the Northern Endeavour floating production storage and offtake (FPSO) facility. The government will also remediate the associated Laminaria-Corallina oil fields.
Decommissioning the facility will include rehabilitation of, and the removal of risks to, the surrounding marine environment.
Decommissioning the Northern Endeavour and remediating the Laminaria-Corallina oil fields will take several years. It will be undertaken in 3 distinct phases:
Phase 1: decommissioning and disconnection of the facility from the subsea equipment.
Phase 2: permanent plugging and abandonment of wells.
Phase 3: removal of subsea infrastructure and remediation.