Date Time Exmouth artificial reef a marine showcase for BHP: EHS Awards As part of our run-up to the 2021 APPEA Environment and Safety Excellence Awards this June, we look at some of the previous winners and nominees who have helped shape the event into what it is today As oil and gas assets mature and reach commercial retirement, it is important to ensure facilities and infrastructure are decommissioned in an environmentally and socially responsible way. BHP Petroleum Australia engineered an innovative solution to decommissioning through its involvement in the Exmouth King Reef project. King Reef, located approximately six nautical miles off the coast of Exmouth, Western Australia, is the largest and fastest–developing, purpose-built artificial reef in the Southern Hemisphere.