Tuna Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

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

+++ Description

• The Tuna (TNA) platform is located approximately 43 km off the Gippsland coast in approximately 59 m of water depth
• The TNA platform is a fixed installation consisting of an eight leg steel piled jacket
• Gas is recycled for gas lift or reinjection and the excess is exported to the Marlin A or West Tuna platforms.
• The TNA platform is connected to the Marlin platform (MLA) by the TNA-MLA300 gas pipeline and the TNA-MLA200 oil pipeline
• The **Flounder field** is tied back to the Tuna platform
• The Flounder (FLA) platform is a fixed installation consisting of an eight leg steel piled jacket

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1979 - Tuna platform installed
• 1984 - Flounder production started

+++ Geology

+++ Links

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