Abstract
TOTAL E&P Australia (TOTAL) is a leading multinational oil company which has only recently entered into the Australian energy exploration market. Two exploration wells named Durville and Laperouse are programmed for 2010 in the northern Bonaparte Basin, off the north-western cost of Western Australia in water depth of approximately 100m (see Figure 1). In the frame of this exploration program, and in order to comply with TOTAL company rules and Australian regulation, TOTAL has contracted FUGRO Survey Pty Ltd (FUGRO) to provide geophysical and environmental baseline surveys. The first objective of this survey was to assess the seabed conditions and the shallow geology for the installation of a drilling rig. The second objective was to assess the environmental conditions of the drilling sites. The area is known to contain shoals and fossil reefs, and it was mandatory to map them in detail and to assess whether they are still actively growing, via a visual inspection.
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