Email Thread - NOPSEMA And DCCEEW Re Browse Project Matters

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This email thread between NOPSEMA and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) from January-February 2025 discusses coordination on the Browse project. Key details include: Woodside submitted a referral for a Browse Carbon Capture and Storage Project (EPBC 2024/10028) on 22 October 2024 for development near the Browse to North West Shelf envelope. DCCEEW received over 3,000 public comments on the proposal, with a regulatory decision expected in early-to-mid March 2025, notably delayed from the statutory deadline of 31 January. NOPSEMA sought updates from DCCEEW to brief its leadership for Senate estimates hearings, noting NOPSEMA's assistance to DCCEEW through a Deed of Standing Offer regarding the Browse to North West Shelf assessment. The correspondence reflects inter-agency collaboration on major offshore petroleum development approvals.