Australia: Woodside given approval for Greater Western Flank-3 Development and the Lambert Deep Development
14 Jan 2021
Greater Western Flank-3 (GWF-3) Development and the
Lambert Deep (LD) Development, subsea tie-backs to the GWA and Angel facilities respectively. The following activities are proposed:
drilling and development of three GWF-3 production wells
drilling and development of one LD production well
installation and pre-commissioning of flowlines, production manifold (LD only), umbilicals complete with umbilical termination assemblies, hydraulic flying leads and electrical flying leads
tie-in to existing subsea infrastructure
pull-in of the LD flowline and LD umbilical to the Angel Platform via existing, unused J-tubes
pre-commissioning of the new subsea infrastructure.
Australia: Beach Energy given approval to drill Artisan-1 well in Otway Basin
14 Jan 2021
Artisan-1 exploration well in the Otway Basin.
Beach Energy proposes to drill a single exploration well (with the option to suspend and develop pending reservoir analysis) in Commonwealth waters of the Otway Basin approx. 32 km off Victoria’s south-west coast. The proposed Artisan-1 well location is at a water depth of approx. 71 m.
The operational area for the drilling program has been defined as a 2 km radius around the well location. The 2 km radius encompasses both the outer extent of mooring equipment on the seabed, and the 500 m petroleum safety zone.
Southern rock lobster industry fears seismic testing in Bass Strait could threaten crayfish populations
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JanJanuary 2021 at 5:44pm
The lobster industry has had its exports to China hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and trade disputes.
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In a lab in Hobart, scientists haven t been able to answer one of the crustacean world s curlier questions: can lobsters hear?
Key points:
Southern rock lobster fisherman fear plans to use seismic testing to look for oil and gas reserves in the Bass Strait could threaten crayfish populations
For years cray fishermen and other aquaculture industries have made anecdotal reports of impacts on fish stocks following testing
Vaneisa: A matter of rights, responsibility, and respect for your neighbours
It was just after midnight, Old Year’s night, when fireworks pierced the roof and ceiling of my niece’s bedroom, landing on the bed where she slept. Fortunately, her baby son was not lying next to her as the noise and smouldering embers on her sheet woke her up, and no one was hurt.
Last year, on 4 January, I began my column with this paragraph:
‘At exactly one minute past midnight, as the new year was being ushered in with the ear-splitting sounds of fireworks, I heard a crashing noise by my back door. I investigated but could see nothing awry, until I looked down and saw wooden splinters on the floor.
EMA survey: Fireworks trigger panic attacks, PTSD
Wednesday 30 December 2020
File photo: Fireworks light up the sky over Queen s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. PHOTO BY JEFF MAYERS
A public survey on the use of fireworks in Trinidad and Tobago by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has found that increased anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) triggers are among some of its effects on people.
The online survey was done between June 19 and July 31 and featured a total of 2,950 respondents between 25 and 75.
On the question of whether the respondent or any of his or her household members are negatively affected by fireworks, 79 per cent said yes – this also included mentions of infants and pets.