Snapper Oil and Gas Field

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