NTF11778 – Incident details

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Woodside Energy Ltd reported a dangerous occurrence at the CWLH OKHA FPSO in Western Australia on 24 September 2022 involving failure of the galley hood wet chemical firefighting system's release mechanism during planned annual maintenance and testing. The system did not function as designed. NOPSEMA received notification on 25 September 2022 and escalated the matter to level 1 inspection on 29 September 2022. Woodside submitted its initial incident report on 26 September (ahead of the 27 September deadline) and confirmed the galley remained out of operation until the system was restored to service. The incident was categorized as damage to safety-critical equipment. NOPSEMA reviewed the report on 3 October 2022. Woodside initiated an internal investigation under its Health, Safety and Environment Event Reporting procedure.