File Note – CC Adhoc Meeting – Northern Endeavour – 09-07-2019

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NOPSEMA's Compliance Committee reviewed a short-notice inspection of Upstram Production Services' Northern Endeavour NOGA FPSO facility conducted on 8 July 2019, following two corrosion-related dropped object incidents. Notification 6019 (30 June) involved a 5.7 kg object falling 5.9 metres with potential fatality consequences from emergency shutdown-induced pipe vibration; Notification 6027 (4 July) involved a failed pipe support causing approximately 450 mm pipe slump. The inspection identified three unresolved immediate threats: potential dropped objects from severely corroded pipe supports lacking adequate area access controls; potential flare line failure from missing pipe support without temporary mitigation measures in place; and potential broader structural failures indicated by the corrosion pattern. NOPSEMA noted insufficient inspection plans for other facility areas and that operator claims regarding pipe safety remained unverified by engineering assessment. A prior recommendation (1826-20) from March 2019 required corrosion repairs be designed to ISO standards.