NOPSEMA consultation and public comment

Providing opportunities for public participation and consultation is an integral part of transparency. This site will help you find and participate in public comment consultations that may be of interest.

Recently updated public comment consultations are displayed below.

It is important to note that the environment plan and offshore project proposals that are ‘open for comment’ have not undergone assessment by NOPSEMA and have been published to NOPSEMA’s website following an administrative check only. NOPSEMA’s formal assessment process will commence when the titleholder or proponent submits their environment plan or offshore proposal following the public comment process.

For guidance on providing effective comments, refer to Consultation on offshore petroleum environment plans and Consultation in the course of preparing an environment plan.

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Closed Consultations

  • Bedout Multi-Well Exploration and Appraisal Drilling

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. Santos proposes to drill up to seven (7) exploration and/or appraisal wells in the Commonwealth waters within the Bedout Basin. The Multi-Well Exploration and Appraisal Drilling EP will cover drilling,...

    Closed 8 January 2026

  • Sauropod 3D Marine Seismic Survey

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. CGG Services (Australia) Pty Ltd proposes to conduct the Sauropod 3D marine seismic survey in exploration permit area WA-527-P (under SPA Application LWZLKT), located on the North West Shelf within the Roebuck...

    Closed 14 November 2025

  • Wandoo Field Exploration Drilling

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. Vermilion Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd (VOGA) is the licensed permit holder of production licence area WA-14-L, located in Commonwealth waters in the Carnarvon Basin off the northwest coast of Western Australia,...

    Closed 15 October 2025

  • Eos 3D Marine Seismic Survey

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. Santos Offshore Pty Ltd (Santos) plans to acquire a three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey (MSS) in Commonwealth waters in the Bonaparte Basin. The proposed activity is required to complete an appraisal of...

    Closed 7 September 2025

  • Judith-2 Exploration Drilling

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. Emperor Energy are planning to drill a single exploration and appraisal well known as Judith-2 in Petroleum Exploration Permit VIC/P47 to identify hydrocarbons present within sandstone reservoirs. This is a...

    Closed 4 June 2025