Onshore Petroleum Production Lease - NSW - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this lease if you intend to extract and produce petroleum and/or gas within a designated area. The lease will authorise you to:

prospect for petroleum in and on the land specified in the lease
conduct petroleum mining operations on the land specified in the lease
construct and maintain such works, structures and equipment as are necessary to fulfill the obligations of the lease.

Please be aware that a production lease will only be granted to an application that holds an exploration licence or an assessment lease.

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

To be eligible for this lease, you must:

have an exploration licence or assessment lease for the land intended to be leased
provide details of proposed work, including work program, methods and area of exploration, your qualifications and any technical advisers to be employed, estimated costs
provide details of available finances to prove sufficient funds to carry out exploration, including the latest annual report or audited accounts. If finance is provided by another company, must provide letter of guarantee for finances
publish your application for lease within 21 days of lodgement in a newspaper widely circulated in the State.

Up to 21 years

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Application for a Petroleum Production Lease - PDF (Opens in new window)

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	Schedule 1 Fees (Opens in new window)

Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 New South Wales

Petroleum (Onshore) Regulation 2016 New South Wales

Department of Regional NSW

Division of Resources and Geoscience

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General Enquiries

Division of Resources and Geoscience

Department of Regional NSW
New South Wales
Operating address:	516 High Street Maitland, New South Wales 2320
Mailing address:	PO BOX K348 Haymarket, New South Wales 1240
Phone:	02 4063 6500
Phone:	1300 736 122
Website:	Division of Resources and Geoscience (Opens in new window)