You will need this licence if you intend to explore for petroleum (including conventional and coal seam gas) over a specific area.
Exploration licences for petroleum will be granted in the form of graticular blocks (minimum 1 block, maximum 140 blocks) over areas considered available and appropriate by the agency.
Licence holders have the exclusive right to prospect for petroleum on the land specified in the licence. The purpose of exploration is to locate areas where resources may be present and establish the quality and quantity of those resources.
Please be aware that there is currently a freeze on assessing new applications for this licence.