Active and Decommissioned Submarine Petroleum Pipelines in Australian Waters

A geospatial dataset containing the location of active and decommissioned submarine petroleum pipelines in Australian waters. The data was delivered by NOPTA to CSIRO upon request and is made publicly available by the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub. The record was last updated on 2026-06-05.

Use Cases

• Marine spatial planning based on pipeline location data.
• Environmental risk assessment for offshore infrastructure based on pipeline status (active/decommissioned).
• Analyzing the footprint of petroleum infrastructure in Australian waters.
• Supporting regulatory oversight of submarine pipeline networks.

Strengths

• Data distinguishes between active and decommissioned pipeline status.
• Covers Australian territorial waters, providing a national-scale view.
• Sourced from NOPTA, a national petroleum regulatory authority.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is delivered in HTML and PNG formats, which may not be optimal for direct geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA), delivered to CSIRO.

Collection Method

Delivered by NOPTA to CSIRO upon request.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:07:20.333279; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian waters