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Offshore petroleum exploration acreage release nominations
The government invites industry to shape the annual offshore petroleum exploration acreage release by nominating future areas for release each year. Nominated areas are considered for release against government objectives and consultation outcomes.
Before you start
Please note that nominating large numbers of areas can create concerns from other marine users and impact on community acceptance of the offshore petroleum industry.
Nominations should demonstrate a genuine intent to start activities in the immediate term. As a guide:
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if you represent an exploration and production company, your nomination would indicate a strong interest in exploring the area and potentially bidding in the next scheduled acreage release
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if you represent a geophysical company, you are expected to have recent non-exclusive data products over the nominated area available during the next scheduled bidding period (July to March)
We do not place limits on the number of nominations you can put forward, however the government may change this if:
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areas are routinely not bid on
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nominations consistently lack a well-considered rationale
Nomination areas, or parts of areas, may be excluded for various reasons including, but not limited to:
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National security or legal reasons. For example, if a nominated area extends into a green or yellow Australian marine park zone, or is impacted by international maritime boundaries;
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Where precompetitive open-file studies of the geology or other features of the area are being undertaken;
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The ability to undertake efficient exploration in a nominated area. Considerations may include the impact of Biologically Important Areas (BIA) on exploration activities.
The Joint Authorities must consider and endorse release areas before they can progress to the bidding rounds. It is important to provide sufficient reasoning for nominations, particularly in frontier areas where existing infrastructure is limited. This is so we can ensure long-term energy supply into the future. Consideration will also be given to current government objectives to decide whether to progress the area through the acreage release process.
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Nominee Details
Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release Nomination form
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Company
Company Name
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Company Address
Address Line 1
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Address Line 2
Suburb / City
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State / Province
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Postcode
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Country
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AFGHANISTAN
ALAND ISLANDS
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
AMERICAN SAMOA
ANDORRA
ANGOLA
ANGUILLA
ANTARCTICA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
ARMENIA
ARUBA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHAMAS
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELARUS
BELGIUM
BELIZE
BENIN
BERMUDA
BHUTAN
BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BOTSWANA
BOUVET ISLAND
BRAZIL
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BULGARIA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON
CANADA
CAPE VERDE
CAYMAN ISLANDS
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHAD
CHILE
CHINA
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
COLOMBIA
COMOROS
CONGO
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
COOK ISLANDS
COSTA RICA
COTE D'IVOIRE
CROATIA
CUBA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DJIBOUTI
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EL SALVADOR
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
ERITREA
ESTONIA
ETHIOPIA
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FAROE ISLANDS
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE
FRENCH GUIANA
FRENCH POLYNESIA
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
GABON
GAMBIA
GEORGIA
GERMANY
GHANA
GIBRALTAR
GREECE
GREENLAND
GRENADA
GUADELOUPE
GUAM
GUATEMALA
GUERNSEY
GUINEA
GUINEA-BISSAU
GUYANA
HAITI
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
IRAQ
IRELAND
ISLE OF MAN
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JERSEY
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KIRIBATI
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LATVIA
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MACAO
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MALI
MALTA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MARTINIQUE
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MAYOTTE
MEXICO
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
MONACO
MONGOLIA
MONTENEGRO
MONTSERRAT
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR
NAMIBIA
NAURU
NEPAL
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
NEW CALEDONIA
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA
NIGER
NIGERIA
NIUE
NORFOLK ISLAND
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALAU
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED
PANAMA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PITCAIRN
POLAND
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
QATAR
REUNION
ROMANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWANDA
SAINT BARTHELEMY
SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA
TTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT MARTIN
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
SAMOA
SAN MARINO
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
SERBIA
SEYCHELLES
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SOLOMON ISLANDS
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SURINAME
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
SWAZILAND
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
TAJIKISTAN
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
THAILAND
TIMOR-LESTE
TOGO
TOKELAU
TONGA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
TUVALU
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
URUGUAY
UZBEKISTAN
VANUATU
VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF
VIET NAM
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.
WALLIS AND FUTUNA
WESTERN SAHARA
YEMEN
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
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Area Description
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Nomination Area
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Basin/Sub-basin
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Sub-basin
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Map Sheet
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Commonwealth Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
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Map sheet (1:1,000,000)
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The map sheet reference is two letters followed by two numbers, for example, SF49.
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Graticular Blocks
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For areas greater than 10 graticular blocks, please submit the list via an attachment.
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Supporting Information
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Justifications and Consultation
Please provide a brief geological justification for the inclusion of the area
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of 5000 characters
Please outline any other details for the Joint Authority to take into account in a decision to release this area
of 5000 characters
Please list any organisations you are aware of that should be consulted in relation to releasing this area
of 5000 characters
Please detail any Australian Marine Parks, Biologically Important Areas, native title, offshore Defence Practice Areas and fishery zones overlapping the area
of 5000 characters
If required, please attach any supporting documents. If you encounter any errors or are unable to upload your file, please send your files through to
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Exploration History
Has the area ever been under title?
Has the area previously been under title? If unsure, please skip this question.
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No
Please specify the title
(if known)
Please state the year the title was last active
(if known)
Please state the year the area was last offered in the acreage release
(if known)
Data Availability – Service Companies Only
Are there plans to acquire new data over the area, or are there plans to reprocess existing data over the area. Please provide details, including a reference to the timing of such activity and the vintage of existing data
of 5000 characters
If you are an owner of multi-client seismic data, please list any surveys over the nomination area:
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