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Offshore Petroleum Exploration Permit - New South Wales

Description

You will require a permit if you intend to explore a specified area for petroleum within three nautical miles off the shore of New South Wales. Please be aware that anything introductory to, or knowingly connected with exploration for petroleum will require a permit.

Petroleum means any naturally occurring hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbon, whether in a gaseous, liquor or solid state. Petroleum is used to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin and diesel oil.

This permit will allow you to:

  • explore for petroleum
  • carry on such operations and execute such works as are necessary for that purpose, in the specified area.

The Agency may invite applications for the grant of a permit in respect of a block or blocks. Please be aware that if petroleum is discovered you will need to apply for a production licence to produce petroleum and a pipeline licence to convey petroleum.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, you must provide:

  • evidence that the exploration does not cover more than 400 blocks
  • proposals for work and expenditure in respect of the blocks specified in the application
  • evidence of technical qualifications and technical advice
  • evidence of financial resources available.

Duration

Permit is valid for six years after initial application and on instigation of renewal, for five years periods thereafter.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $3000.00

Fees for 2022-23
Apply Application All $3000.00

Exploration permit for surrendered, cancelled or determined block or blocks. Fees for 2022-23
Apply Licence All -

$1000, or $50 for each block to which the permit relates, whichever is greater. Fees for 2022-23
Renew Renewal All $1200.00

Fees for 2022-23

Forms

Act(s) name

Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2016 New South Wales

Administering agency

Department of Regional NSW

Division of Resources and Geoscience

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.