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Onshore Petroleum Exploration Permit - Victoria

Description

You will require this permit if you intend to explore for petroleum. The permit provides exclusive rights, and renewal rights, to explore for petroleum in a defined area. This area may not exceed 12,500 square kilometres in size.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

Applications for exploration permits are only available when the minister invites tenders for acreage that has been released. You will be required to submit a work program, which must set out: 

  • what activities will be carried out
  • when those activities will be carried out
  • the estimated expenditure of carrying out those activities.

Use the contact details for information about eligibility requirements.

Duration

Expires 5 years after the day on which it was registered. It can be renewed once for another 5 years with a reduction of size of at least 50%.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Fees may vary. Please contact the responsible agency for more information.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All How to Get a Petroleum Exploration Permit (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Petroleum Act 1998 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Petroleum Regulations 2021 Victoria

Administering agency

Resources Victoria

Contact details

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