NTF11969 – Incident Details

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Woodside Energy Ltd notified NOPSEMA of a dangerous occurrence at the CWLH OKHA FPSO on 31 December 2022, when a hawser rope failed during offtake operations. The equipment failure occurred as the offtake vessel was making fast within the 70-metre safety zone in rough but acceptable sea conditions. The load was within acceptable limits at 84 tonnes, no alarms activated, and no personnel were injured or objects dropped overboard. The vessel moved to safe distance and the failed hawser was retrieved. NOPSEMA escalated the incident to Level 1 investigation on 5 January 2023, categorising it as a dangerous occurrence requiring immediate investigation. Woodside submitted its incident report on 2 January 2023, which NOPSEMA reviewed on 12 January 2023.