Offshore Petroleum Factsheet Series: How offshore oil and gas projects impact the environment

This factsheet explains how offshore oil and gas projects impact the environment, ecosystems and marine species. It aims to provide crucial information relating to offshore petroleum projects. It is useful to anyone who wants to understand the environmental impacts of offshore oil and gas projects or anyone who is writing a submission to NOPSEMA.

This factsheet was last updated on 17 March 2026.

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