Snapper Oil and Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Exxon
  • Country: Australia
  • Location: Bass Strait, Gippsland Basin
  • Production start: 1981
  • Partners: BHP Billiton
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • The Snapper (SNA) platform is located in Production Licence Area VIC/L10, approximately 32 km off the Gippsland coast in approximately 55 m of water depth.
  • The SNA platform is connected to the shore by the SNA-Shore600 gas pipeline (Pipeline Licence VIC/PL13) and to the Marlin A platform by the SNA-MLA250 oil pipeline (Pipeline Licence VIC/PL19)

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

  • 1981 - Snapper platform installed

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. Snapper, National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
  2. Offshore Oil And Gas Production Platforms In Australia