Roma North Environmental Reports

Resource activity: Site specific petroleum activity

It is advised that Stuart Petroleum Cooper Basin Gas Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Senex Energy Pty Ltd (Senex), 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 EPPG00651513.

The application relates to petroleum gas activities within Senex’s Roma North gas field located between 20km and 55km north-northeast of Roma, Queensland, within Petroleum Leases (PL) 1022, 1023 and 1024.

The EA amendment application involves updating approval conditions to allow revised impacts to Category B and C environmentally sensitive areas and prescribed environmental matters, to enable the continued development of approved coal seam gas wells and associated infrastructure. The application does not seek to increase the number of currently approved wells.

Application documents may be inspected or accessed at Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation website.

Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may be made available upon request by contacting DETSI at [email protected]. It is advised that any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 12/06/2026 to 10/07/2026. Submissions must be received on or before 11:59pm 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: [email protected]
Attention: Manager (Assessment)

Enquiries about the application can be made directly to Senex Energy via email at [email protected].

The application and supporting documents can be viewed here: Current environmental authority application or amendment documents | Environment | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland

Individual documents are listed below:

• Application form (PDF, 517KB)

Supporting information available in multiple parts:

• Part 1: Supporting Information Report EPPG00651513 (PDF, 3MB)

• Part 2: Appendix A – ERM Biodiversity Environmental Values Report (PDF, 17.3MB)

• Part 3: Appendix B – WSGP Estimated Significant Residual Impact Report Stage 1 (PDF, 28MB)

• Part 4: Appendix C – Ausecology Ecological Assessment Report 2025 (PDF, 32.5MB)

• Part 5: Appendix D – Senex Queensland Constraints Protocol [SENEX-CORP-EN-PRC-019] (PDF, 316KB)

• Part 6: Appendix E – Design Changes Figure Series (PDF, 1.3MB)

• Part 7: Appendix F – WGSP Environmental Authority EA EPPG00651513 (PDF, 783KB)

• Part 8: Appendix G – WGSP Environmental Management Plan [SENEX-WGSP-EN-PLN-006] (PDF, 1.9MB)

• Part 9: Appendix H – GHG Emissions Estimate (PDF, 4MB)

• Part 10: Appendix I – WGSP Rehabilitation Plan [SENEX-WSGP-EN-PLN-003] (PDF, 1.7MB)

• Part 11: Appendix J – WSGP Significant Species Management Plan [SENEX-WSGP-EN-PLN-013] (PDF, 1.4MB)

• Part 12: Appendix K – Senex Biosecurity Management Plan [SENEX-CORP-EN-PLN-003] (PDF, 844KB)

• Part 13: Appendix L – Senex Queensland Weed Hygiene Procedure (SENEX-QLD-EN-PRC-023] (PDF, 269KB)

• Part 14: Appendix M – Senex Queensland Fauna and Stock Management Plan [SENEX-QLDS-EN-PRC-021] (PDF, 2.1MB)

• Part 15: Appendix N – Waste Management Procedure Qld Operations [SENEX-QLDS-EN-PRC-022] (PDF, 406KB)

• Information Request Response (PDF, 2.1MB)

Spatial information (download these ZIP folders):

• Attachment A – WSGP Spatial Files   (ZIP, 1.9MB)

• Attachment B – WSGP Stage 1 Additional Disturbance Areas (ZIP, 8KB)

Environmental Approvals

Senex operates in the Maranoa region for the long term through projects like its Western Surat Gas Project (Roma North).

As part of the approval process, a number of Management Plans were prepared and approved. These are listed below:

Compliance Reports

• Western Surat Gas Project – 2025 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2024 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2023 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2022 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2021 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2020 Annual EPBC Report
• Western Surat Gas Project – 2019 Annual EPBC Report

Management Plans

• Western Surat Gas Project Coal Seam Gas Water Management Plan 25 October 2024
• Western Surat Gas Project Water Monitoring and Management Plan 25 October 2024
• Western Surat Gas Project Environmental Management Plan
• Western Surat Gas Project Significant Species Management Plan
• Western Surat Gas Project – Stage 1 Offset Area Management Plan (OAMP) Part A
• Western Surat Gas Project – Stage 1 Offset Area Management Plan (OAMP) Part B