Alaska Online Public Notices #POA-2026-00208

Oil and Gas Infrastructure Construction for Quokka Development Project, North Slope, Alaska

This opportunity concerns the Quokka Development Project on Alaska's North Slope, focused on oil and gas infrastructure development by Oil Search (Alaska), LLC (a subsidiary of Santos Limited). - Government Buyers: - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District Regulatory Division - Primary OEM: - Oil Search (Alaska), LLC (Santos Limited) - Project Scope: - Construction of two drill sites (QDA and QDB), each with up to 50 wells - Central processing facility (QPF) designed for up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day - Tie-in pad (QTP), valve pads, and subsistence access ramps - Extensive infield, import/export, and utility pipelines - Access roads, including multi-span bridge over the Miluveach River - Supporting infrastructure: power and fiber optic lines - Products Requested: - Clean gravel fill: total estimated 1,620,000 cubic yards (with detailed breakdown by pad, road, ramps, etc.) - Sand slurry: total estimated 57,430 cubic yards (primarily for pipeline vertical support members) - Services Requested: - Drilling and well construction (up to 100 wells) - Processing facility construction (QPF) - Pipeline installation (infield, import/export, utility) - Bridge and road construction - Notable Requirements: - Permanent impacts to approximately 129.2 acres of wetlands and waters - Construction planned during winter to minimize environmental disturbance - Use of existing infrastructure and best management practices for mitigation - No compensatory mitigation proposed due to low proportional disturbance - Project designed for a minimum 30-year production life - All quantities and specifications are detailed for gravel and sand requirements, with minimum thicknesses and pad dimensions provided.

Description

This notice announces an application for a State Water Quality Certification related to a federal permit for the Quokka Development Project by Oil Search (Alaska), LLC, a subsidiary of Santos Limited. The project involves developing hydrocarbon deposits on the North Slope Borough, Alaska, including drilling wells, constructing infrastructure such as drill sites, processing facilities, pipelines, roads, and supporting infrastructure. The project will impact approximately 129.2 acres of wetlands and waters, with permanent impacts primarily from gravel infrastructure and pipeline vertical support members. The Department of Environmental Conservation will review the application for compliance with water quality standards and may certify, conditionally certify, deny, or waive certification.

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