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National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
The Perth-based National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority is the independent health, safety and environmental regulator for oil and gas in Commonwealth waters.
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Regulator moves after no cash for wages for WA oil platform
The failure of Cliff Head's owners, Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy, to meet payroll does not bode well for their ability to pay the $200 million decommissioning cost.
INPEX safety shortcuts exposed Ichthys LNG workers and ocean to mercury
INPEX bypassed equipment and ignored procedures agreed with the regulator that together were meant to keep the toxic metal contained.
Cyclone damage shuts Jadestone's Stag oil field off WA
The London-listed company may not have fully disclosed to the regulator the full extent of damage to its field off the Pilbara coast.
Wandoo oil gives Vermilion a profit-free decade off WA
No profit, falling production, inadequate maintenance, a safety plan in limbo and a big clean-up if exploration fails: challenges aplenty at the Canadian company's only offshore facility.
Regulator shuts Wandoo oil field off WA after spill
Canadian firm Vermilion judged the chance of the December spill as "rare" - the same probability it claims for seven planned exploration wells that could affect anywhere along the Pilbara coast.
Regulator orders Stokes' Seven Group to fix leaking gas well off Victorian coast
SGH's decade of neglect of its Longtom gas field off the Gippsland coast is "an erosion of good industry practice" according to NOPSEMA.
Regulator slams Jadestone Energy for dangerous corrosion in oil vessel off WA
NOPSEMA has ordered Jadestone to urgently address corrosion on its aged Montara Venture oil vessel in the Timor Sea, which "may pose significant safety and environmental risks."
Green legal push for Santos decommissioning guarantee
A Federal Court win could mean all offshore oil and gas producers would need to prove they can afford their share of a $62 billion cleanup.
Woodside slammed for preventable offshore decommissioning incidents
Regulator NOPSEMA has directed Woodside to properly plan its work after a series of preventable safety incidents off the WA and Victorian coasts.
Australian taxpayers on the hook to pay Chevron more than $500m to clean up oil wells
Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show
Woodside toxic spill near Ningaloo Reef world heritage area under investigation
Estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products spilled into Indian ocean on 8 May during decommissioning works at Griffin field.
Northern Endeavour oil vessel without power for weeks in Timor Sea
The blackout is another problem in a clean-up effort of an ex-Woodside vessel that will cost Australia's oil and gas producers well over $1 billion.