Australian Submarine Petroleum Pipelines: Active and Decommissioned Locations

Submarine petroleum pipeline locations in Australian waters, including both active and decommissioned lines. The dataset was delivered by NOPTA to CSIRO and is made publicly available by the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub. It was last updated on 2026-04 10.

Use Cases

• Map offshore energy infrastructure based on pipeline location data.
• Assess marine environmental risk based on the presence of active and decommissioned pipelines.
• Conduct spatial planning for new offshore developments based on existing infrastructure.
• Analyze historical petroleum industry footprint based on decommissioned pipeline locations.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative regulator NOPTA.
• Includes both active and decommissioned infrastructure status.
• Last updated on 2026-04-10, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available file formats are PNG and HTML, which may limit direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

NOPTA (National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator) via CSIRO and the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Collection Method

Delivered by NOPTA to CSIRO upon request.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-10

Geography

Australian waters.