THE NATIONAL Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) says it has the appropriate experience to take over the administration of offshore well integrity and safety regulations.
NOPSA made the statement in a submission to the Montara Commission of Inquiry, following the Montara oil and gas leak in 2009.
Currently, NOPSA is responsible for the OHS of people at offshore petroleum facilities not the integrity of wells.
According to NOPSA, its recent submission to the Montara Commission of Inquiry documents the leak occurred because of a well integrity failure and recommends legislative change to create a more focussed and better resourced administration for regulating the integrity of wells.
NOPSA is also conducting a separate investigation into the Montara incident to determine if the operators of the Montara wellhead platform and the West Atlas drilling unit have breached OHS laws.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Commission of Inquiry was established by the Federal Minister for Resources and Energy following the Montara Incident.
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