Montara Well Head Platform information and updates

26 May 2010 - Total Dispersant applied during Montara Wellhead Platform oil spill response

March 2010 - Response to the Montara Wellhead Platform Incident, Report of the Incident Analysis Team

3 December 2009 - Clean up response concludes

17 November 2009 - Operations scale back as less oil is observed

10 November 2009 - Media Release from the Australian Embassy, Jakarta

10 November 2009 - AMSA’s operations are continuing in the Timor sea

5 November 2009 - Dispersants Table

This graph illustrates the quantities and types of dispersant used for the Montara well head platform incident in the Timor Sea. It also indicates what assets were used for dispersion operations on each given day.

5 November 2009 - Recovered oil/water summary

4 November 2009 - While the leak has stopped, the clean-up is ongoing

4 November 2009 - Media Release from the Australian Embassy, Jakarta

26 October 2009 - Clean up efforts remain focused as leak continues

26 October 2009 - Dispersants Table

This graph illustrates the quantities and types of dispersant used for the Montara well head platform incident in the Timor Sea. It also indicates what assets were used for dispersion operations on each given day.

21 October 2009 - AMSA clean up operations remain ongoing in the Timor sea

14 October 2009 - AMSA maintains clean-up operations in Timor Sea

6 October 2009 - Observations and clean-up operations by AMSA for Montara well head platform oil leak continue

2 October 2009 - Recovery and containment operations being successfully conducted in Timor Sea

AMSA continues to coordinate the clean up of the oil leaking from the Montara wellhead platform in the Timor Sea. Recovery and containment is being conducted as part of the clean-up.

This is a unique situation as it is not usually possible to conduct this type of operation in off-shore locations. See the video here, courtesy of the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre - Geelong.

25 September 2009 - AMSA continues its operational response to the Montara well head platform in the Timor Sea

18 September 2009 - AMSA continues to closely monitor and respond to the Montara Well Head Platform