Approvals and investigations

Pipeline Consultation Plan

Construction and operation of the proposed pipeline for the CarbonNet Project requires regulatory approvals in accordance with the Pipelines Act 2005. CarbonNet will ensure compliance with all legislative requirements for the proposed pipeline.

The pipeline approval process commences with the submission and approval of a Pipeline Consultation Plan, followed by engagement with stakeholders, notices, and submission periods for the public to provide comment.

Read the CarbonNet consultation plan.

• Pipeline Consultation plan Pipeline Consultation plan (PDF 823.45 KB)
• Pipeline Consultation plan - accessible version Pipeline Consultation plan - accessible (DOCX 819.06 KB)

Investigations and offshore activities

The CarbonNet team has carried out multiple investigations and offshore activities to benchmark and validate the Pelican site and surrounding environment, including the ocean, marine life, earth, and air.

• December 2019-Jan 2020: Offshore appraisal well (DOCX 1946.21 KB) was drilled to obtain rock samples.
• July 2018: Geophysical and Geotechnical Investigations fact sheet Geophysical and Geotechnical Investigations fact sheet (DOCX 466.72 KB)
• February - July 2018: Executive Summary: CarbonNet Pelican 3D Marine Seismic Survey Offshore Habitat Assessments Executive Summary: CarbonNet Pelican 3D Marine Seismic Survey (DOCX 1107.78 KB)
• January 2018: Pelican 3D Marine Seismic Survey factsheet Pelican 3D Marine Seismic Survey factsheet (DOCX 400.9 KB)
• 2016 - 2019: The CO2CRC GipNet Research Initiative gathered benchmark air, water, and ground data from the coastal and marine environments
• March - July 2012: Hydrocarbon Survey
• November - December 2011: Airborne Gravity Survey.

CarbonNet reports

CarbonNet Project reports and associated documents are listed below.

Information about carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities worldwide, along with reports and publications about CCS can be found on the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute website.

Information about Victoria’s Otway Research Facility, which has stored more than 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide under Victoria’s Otways, can be found on the CO2CRC website

2024

• Pioneering CCS in Australia
• Challenges and opportunities in Australian greenhouse gas storage legislation: insights from the CarbonNet project

2018

• The Carbonnet Project's Pelican storage site in the Gippsland Basin
• Carbonnet -The relative costs for providing a CCS transport and storage service
• The CarbonNet Project and its regulatory journey - An overview & key learnings
• Quantifying intraformational seal in a coal-rich sedimentary system

2017

• Principles for best practice geomechanics for CCS injection operations and its application to the CarbonNet Project

2016

• Probabilistic approach to CO₂ plume mapping for prospective storage sites: The CarbonNet experience
• The CarbonNet Project: Development of a CO₂ specification for a CCS hub network
• GipNet – Baseline environmental data gathering and measurement technology validation for nearshore marine carbon storage

2015

• The CarbonNet Project: CarbonNet storage site selection and certification: challenges and successes
• The CarbonNet Project: Integrity of wells in the near-shore area Gippsland Basin Victoria
• The CarbonNet Project: 3D mapping and correlation of intraformational seals within the Latrobe Group in the nearshore Gippsland Basin
• The CarbonNet Project: Site characterisation for carbon storage in the near shore Gippsland Basin