Australian Triangle Energy confirmed that there was no evidence of hydrocarbons in the marine environment, following the oil spill reported on 24 July from its Cliff Head Alpha Offshore Platform, located approximately 14 kilometres offshore in the Perth Basin, around 300 kilometres north of Perth.
The company also informed that, following the requirements in its Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (OPEP) and conducting the required safety and environmental assessments, it has stood down its Incident Management Team (IMT).
As previously reported, the incident was classified as a Level 1 (low level) oil spill, which is in the range of zero to 10,000 litres.
Triangle’s Managing Director, Mr Rob Towner, said the IMT followed strict policies and procedures within its OPEP and, after satisfying safety and environmental requirements and finding no evidence of hydrocarbons, the decision to have the IMT stood down was made late in the afternoon of Friday, 27 July.
Based on our satellite tracking buoy data, trajectory modelling, and in conjunction with the Department of Transport, multiple teams of trained personnel were deployed to cover approximately 20 kilometres of shoreline on foot. In addition, multiple aerial surveillance flights covered the ocean and shoreline. We are pleased to report that after extensive monitoring, no observations of hydrocarbons have been sighted and we have been able to stand down our IMT.
Production at Cliff Head remains shut-in whilst the appropriate preparations are completed for a restart.
Triangle will continue to liaise with Regulatory Authorities and monitor and assess the situation, as it focuses on operational tasks to bring the incident to a satisfactory conclusion.
