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About Australian Petroleum News
Australian Petroleum News is an occasional newsletter concerning offshore petroleum exploration and production issues. It is written and distributed by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET).
2009 publications
| Release date | In this issue | PDF |
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December 2009 | - Proposed areas for the 2010 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release
- Acreage re-release of 2009 round 1 areas
- Summary of areas currently available for bidding
- Geoscience Australia news: data supporting 2009 Acreage Release areas
- Promotion of Australian offshore petroleum exploration acreage
- Commission of inquiry: Montara Wellhead Platform
- Consolidation of offshore regulations
- Australian Petroleum Statistics
|  [PDF 287KB]
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October 2009 | - Award of ten new offshore exploration permits
- Re-release of 2008 areas
- Summary of areas currently available for bidding
- Reminder: nomination of areas for the 2010 Offshore Acreage Release
- New petroleum titles granted for the Gorgon Project
- Montara Wellhead Platform—uncontrolled hydrocarbon release
- NOPSA CEO and Board appointments announced
- Geoscience Australia news
- Australian Petroleum Statistics
- Amendments to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
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| [PDF 98KB] |
September 2009 | - West Atlas—Minister Ferguson inspects response to oil spill
- Nomination of areas for the 2010 Offshore Acreage Release
- Re-release of 2008 areas
- Summary of areas currently available for bidding
- Australian Petroleum Statistics
- Call for comments on proposed changes to the Data Management Regulations
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| [PDF 47KB] |
June 2009
(Special Edition) | - Policy review on grants and renewals of retention leases
| [PDF 47KB] |
June 2009 | - Release of 2009 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage
- Award of 16 new offshore exploration permits
- Re-release of 2008 areas
- Summary of areas currently available for bidding
- Promotion of Australian offshore acreage
- NOPSA Board appointments announced
- Australian Petroleum Statistics
- Are you on our distribution list?
| [PDF 89KB] |
April 2009
(Special Edition) | - Offshore Greenhouse Gas Storage Acreage Release
| [PDF 63KB] |
March 2009 | - Additional special Offshore Exploration Acreage proposed for release in 2009
- Re-release of 2008 areas
- Promotion of Australian offshore acreage
- New production licence granted over crux
- Geoscience Australia news
- Consolidated and renumbered Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGSA) now available
- Australian Petroleum Statistics
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| [PDF 138KB] |
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