Notice – Decision letter Scarborough MSS EP – 31 July 2023

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NOPSEMA accepted Woodside Energy's Scarborough 4D B1 Marine Seismic Survey environment plan with conditions on 31 July 2023, following a resubmission on 2 June 2023. Despite the resubmission, NOPSEMA remained unsatisfied that the plan met specific regulatory criteria under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009, particularly regulation 10A(b) and (g). NOPSEMA exercised discretion under regulation 10(6)(b) to conditionally accept the plan rather than reject it outright. A statement of reasons explaining the decision rationale was prepared for publication alongside the final environment plan on NOPSEMA's website.