Proposed amendment to EA0001399 to facilitate Stage 5 of the Surat Gas Project North–Arrow CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd

Closed
14 August 2026 11.59pm
Topic
Environmental licensing and regulation
Type
Public notice and consultation
Region
Southern Queensland Country

Arrow CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd has lodged an application for a major amendment to environmental authority EA0001399 (Surat Gas Project North). The EA amendment seeks authorisation for stage 5 of the project, requiring construction of wells, gathering lines, and associated infrastructure, resulting in changes to authorised impacts to Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Prescribed Environmental Matters.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994
Section 152

Application notice

SGP North EA (EA0001399) Amendment (Stage 5 Sustain)

Resource activity: Site specific petroleum activity

It is advised that Arrow CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd has lodged an application for a major amendment to an environmental authority in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 . The environmental authority being amended is EA0001399, which applies to the following Petroleum Leases (PL): PL304, PL305, PL491, PL492, PL494 and PL1044, also known as the Surat Gas Project North (SGP North).

The EA amendment application relates to areas of PL491, PL305 and PL492 (refer to map 1) to facilitate the development of stage 5 of the project.

This amendment does not propose an increase in the scale of petroleum activities beyond what is already approved under EA0001399. Stage 5 is proposed to facilitate the construction of wells, gathering lines, and associated infrastructure. The amendment addresses the on-ground impacts of the Stage 5 footprint, requiring changes to authorised impact areas for Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) and Prescribed Environmental Matters (PEMs). Specifically, the amendment seeks to:

  • authorise increased impacts to PEMs and matters of state environmental significance
  • authorise increased impacts to Category B and C ESAs, including their Primary and Secondary Protection Zones.

The application documents for the Project consist of the properly made environmental authority amendment application form and supporting information reports with appendices on biodiversity impact assessments and spatial files.

Application documents may be inspected or accessed at:

Copies of or extracts from the application documents may be made available upon request by contacting DETSI at palm@detsi.qld.gov.au

Any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 17/07/2026 to 14/08/2026. Submissions must be received on or before midnight on the last day of the submission period. Submissions must be sent to:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Energy and Extractive Resources Business Centre
GPO Box 2454 Brisbane QLD 4001
Email: EnergyandExtractive@detsi.qld.gov.au
Attention: Manager (Assessment)

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The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation as administering authority shall accept all properly made submissions and may accept written submissions even if they are not properly made. A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:

  • be written or made electronically
  • state the name and address of each submitter
  • be made to the administering authority stated above
  • be received on or before the last day of the submission period
  • state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Submissions may be made using the Submission form: Application or amendment application for an environmental authority / PRC plan / PRCP schedule (ESR/2015/1617). If you wish to make submissions electronically, please use submission form (ESR/2015/1617) as a guide about the matters that are to be included.

For more information, visit arrowenergy.com.au or contact Arrow via email info@arrowenergy.com.au or phone 1800 038 856 (free call).