Biannual Progress Report (General Direction 2016 Schedule 1 Direction 5) - 01.05.26. - redacted

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This biannual progress report, dated 1 May 2026, was submitted to NOPSEMA by Woodside Energy (Victoria) Pty Ltd under Direction 5 of the NOPSEMA General Direction 2016 for the Minerva gas field (VIC/L22 and VIC/PL33), off Port Campbell, Victoria. Co-titleholder Cooper Energy (MF) Pty Ltd is also named. It covers 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. Of the property scheduled for removal, 2.1 km of rigid flowline and umbilical bundle remains in the field, with no removal work carried out in the period. Planned removal involves cutting the pipeline into sections on the seabed, retrieving them by crane to a vessel (not yet selected) and recycling onshore. Deviations are attributed to engineering complexity of pipe bundle clamp loss controls. A revised Commonwealth environment plan is due Q3 2026, and a Campaign 2 safety case is pending vessel selection.