| December 2007 | New Australian Government Department; Offshore Exploration Acreage Proposed for Release in 2008; Re-release of 2007 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Geoscience Australia News; NOPSA - Review of Operations; |
| September 2007 | Award of Nineteen New Offshore Exploration Permits; New Shipping Area Introduced by AMSA; Nomination of Areas for the 2008 Offshore Acreage Release; Re-release of 2008 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Geoscience Australia News; Promotion of Australian (Commonwealth Waters) Offshore Acreage; Award of the First Offshore Infrastructure Licence; New Production Licences Issued; |
| June 2007 | 2007 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Nomination of Areas for the 2008 Offshore Acreage Release; Re-release of 2006 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Geoscience Australia News; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage |
| April 2007 | Geoscience Australia News; Consolidation of Petroleum Regulations Under the PSLA; Greater Sunrise Treaties Enter into Force; New Production Licence Granted over Stybarrow; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Re-release of 2006 Areas; Award of Twelve New Offshore Exploration Permits |
| December 2006 | Offshore Exploration Acreage Proposed for Release in 2007; Re-release of 2006 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Do you want to advertise in the 2007 Acreage Release Package?; Geoscience Australia News; Map of Proposed 2007 Offshore Petroleum Release Areas |
| September 2006 | Prime Minister Announces New Funding for Offshore Exploration; Award of Sixteen New Offshore Exploration Permits; Re-release of 2005 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Geoscience Australia News - Data Supporting the 2006 Acreage Release; Update on Progress of the Offshore Petroleum Act; Review of NOPSA Cost Recovery Arrangements; New Acreage Awarded in the JPDA. |
| June 2006 | 2006 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Nomination of Areas for the 2007 Offshore Acreage Release; Award of Five New Offshore Exploration Permits; Re-release of 2005 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Geoscience Australia News - Data Supporting New Acreage Release Areas; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority - First Year of Operations. |
| March 2006 | Award of Eight New Offshore Exploration Permits; Re-release of 2005 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea; New Areas in the Joint Development Area in Timor Sea now ‘Open for Business’; Offshore Petroleum Bill; Geoscience Australia News. |
| November 2005 | Offshore Exploration Acreage Proposed for Release in 2006; Award of 8 New Offshore Exploration Permits; Re-release of 2005 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Amendment to 2005 Acreage Release CD Information Pack; Nominations Closed for the 2006 Offshore Acreage Release; Promotion of Australian Offshore Acreage; Do you want to advertise in the 2006 Acreage Release Package?; Fifth Meeting of the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MCMPR). |
| August 2005 | Award of Eight New Offshore Exploration Permits; Final Call for Nominations of Areas for the 2006 Offshore Acreage Release; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Promotion of 2005 Australian Offshore Acreage; Finding Petroleum Related Information on the DITR Website; Geoscience Australia News |
| June 2005 | Nomination of areas for the 2006 Offshore Acreage Release; 2005 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Amendments to 2005 Acreage Release CD Information Pack; Re-release of 2004 Areas; Summary of Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Exploration Opportunities in Australia – Calgary Seminar; Promotion of 2005 Australian Offshore Acreage; Geoscience Australia News; Discussion forum on the post-rewrite petroleum act: what needs to be done to improve it? |
| April 2005 | 2005 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Award of New Offshore Exploration Permit; Areas Currently Available for Bidding; Re-release of 2004 Areas; Promotion of 2005 Australian Offshore Acreage; Offshore Petroleum Exploration Incentive for Designated Frontier Areas; New Production Licence Awarded over Casino; Geoscience Australia News; Rewrite of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; |
| February 2005 | Award of eleven new offshore exploration permits; Areas currently available for bidding; Re-release of 2004 areas; Promotion of 2005 Australian offshore acreage; Offshore Petroleum Exploration Incentive for Designated Frontier Areas; Geoscience Australia News; Rewrite of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; |
| November 2004 | Offshore exploration acreage proposed for release in 2005; Award of three new offshore exploration permits; Re-release of 2004 areas; Areas currently available for bidding; Offshore Petroleum Exploration Incentive; Promotion of 2005 Australian offshore acreage; Do you want to advertise in the 2005 Acreage Release Package?; Review of Fees under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (PSLA); Map of proposed 2005 offshore acreage release areas. |
| August 2004 | Award of four new offshore exploration permits; Nominations closed for the 2005 Offshore Acreage Release; Areas currently available for bidding; Exploration opportunities in the Joint Petroleum Development Area; Data Management Plans; Standardised administrative guidelines; Status of the Rewrite of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Commonwealth) - Offshore Petroleum Bill 2004 |
| June 2004 | Nomination of areas for the 2004 Offshore Acreage Release; Award of offshore exploration permits from the 25 September 2003 closing round; Re-release of 2003 areas; Areas currently available for bidding; Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulations 2004; Offshore Perth Seismic Data from Geoscience Australia; ASEG Conference in Sydney |
| May 2004 | Offshore Petroleum Exploration Incentive (Budget Announcement); 2004 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Re-release of 2003 areas; Areas currently available for bidding; Promotion of 2004 Australian Offshore Acreage; Appointment of New National Petroleum Safety Authority Chief |
| March 2004 | 2004 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; Areas currently available for bidding; Promotion of 2004 Australian offshore acreage; Pipeline Licence Guideline |
| January 2004 | Award of offshore exploration permits from the 25 September 2003 closing round; Areas currently available for bidding; Promotion of 2004 Australian offshore acreage; Petroleum Open Day – Thursday 1st April 2004, New Phase of Pre-competitive Data Acquisition, Australian Geological Provinces Database, New Seeps & Signatures Project |
| November 2003 | Offshore exploration acreage proposed for release in 2004; Re-release of areas from 2003 1st bidding round; Areas currently available for bidding; Advertising in the 2004 Acreage Release Package?; Promotion of 2004 Australian offshore acreage; CNOOC Equity in the Gorgon Project; Australia-China Natural Gas Technology Partnership Fund |
| October 2003 | Award of offshore exploration permit in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia adjacent areas from the 10 April 2003; 25 September 2003 close of bidding round; Areas currently available for bidding; 2004 Offshore Acreage Release |
| August 2003 | Nominations closed for the 2004 Offshore Acreage Release; Award of offshore exploration permit in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia adjacent areas from the 10 April 2003 and 24 October 2002 closing rounds; Areas currently available for bidding; LNG in Korea: Opportunities for Growth; Update on PSLA Datum Regulation |
| June 2003 | Nomination of areas for the 2004 Offshore Acreage Release; 2003 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release; 2002 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Re-Release; Award of offshore exploration permit in the Victorian adjacent area from the 24 October 2002 closing round; Areas currently available for bidding Government announces new funding for Geoscience Australia; Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Australian Petroleum Statistics; Staff Changes |
| March 2003 | Release of 2003 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage; award of offshore exploration permit in the Western Australia adjacent area from the 24 October 2002 closing round; areas currently available for bidding; promotion of Australian offshore acreage; progress on new Regulations and Guidelines; Geoscience Australia Petroleum Exploration Databases; Australian Petroleum Statistics; Staff Changes |
| February 2003 | Award of new offshore exploration permits off Western Australia; areas currently available for bidding; promotion of Australian offshore acreage; increase in offshore petroleum fees; new format for Australian Petroleum Statistics. |
| December 2002 | Award of offshore exploration permit from closing round of 24 October 2002 in the South Australian adjacent area; Areas currently available for bidding; Advertising in the 2003 acreage release package; Promotion of Australian offshore acreage; National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority; Australian Petroleum Statistics. |
| November 2002 | Proposed offshore acreage for release in 2003; Re-released area from 2001 1st bidding round; Areas currently available for bidding; Do you want to advertise in the 2003 Acreage Release Package?; Promotion of 2003 Australian offshore acreage; Change regarding renewal of permits; Are you on our distribution list?; Contact details. |
| October 2002 | Final award of offshore exploration permits from closing round of 11 April 2002 in the Western Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria adjacent areas; areas currently available for bidding; do you want to advertise in the 2003 acreage release package?; proposed offshore acreage for release in 2003; promotion of Australian offshore acreage; federal parliament passes Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2002; Timor Sea Joint Petroleum Development Area - current status; National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority; forthcoming report on China in the world market; Regional Minerals Program; Australian petroleum statistics. |
| September 2002 | Award of offshore exploration permits from 2000 and 2001 acreage releases in the Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania adjacent areas; Areas currently available for bidding; Acreage now vacant; Nominations closed for the 2003 Offshore Acreage Release; Promotion of Australian offshore acreage; Commencement of Commonwealth Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations; Australia's gas supply and demand balance 2019-20; Australian petroleum statistics. |
| June 2002 | Areas currently available for bidding; nomination of areas for the 2003 release; new contact details; LNG opportunities in East China; revised guidelines for the grant of a production licence and grant of an infrastructure licence; decommissioning guideline; PSLA Amendment Bill 2002; Timor Sea news; new national offshore safety agency; Australian Petroleum Statistics. |
| April 2002 | Change of e-mail and internet addresses; award of offshore exploration from 2000 and 2001 releases; areas currently available for bidding; new vacant acreage; APPEA Conference in April 2002; Australian Petroleum Statistics; contact details. |
| December 2001 | Award of 5 new exploration permits; Areas currently available for bidding; Australian booth at the NAPE (USA) Conference; Amendments to regulations under the PSLA; Changes to reporting requirements for accidents, incidents and other matters; and Advertising in the 2002 acreage release package. |
November 2001 Map proposed areas for release 2002 | New resources Minister and Department; proposed areas for release in 2002; award of 3 permits in NT and WA; offshore areas currently available for bidding, including re-released areas; advertising in the 2002 acreage release package; Guideline revisions; draft Decommissioning Guideline; technical amendments to the PRRT; name change for AGSO and merger with AUSLIG; single entry point to Australian Geoscience; Geoscience Australia´s Data Repository; Australian petroleum statistics a leading indicator. |
| October 2001 | Oct 2001 award of permits in Victoria and Western Australia, offshore areas currently available for bidding, including re-release details, revised renewal provisions for small-sized permits, new PSLA pipeline regulations, transformation of coordinates to the new geocentric datum of Australia (GDA94), Australia-China LNG study, proposed changes in offshore health and safety, UK offshore safety experts join the Safety Section, advertising in the 2002 acreage release package, annual acreage release timetable, Western Australia State waters acreage available, and APPEA environment workshop. |
| July 2001 | Acreage release areas currently available (including re-released areas), nominations for 2002 release areas, details of permits awarded, report on overseas promotion, new regulations and guidelines, infrastructure licence fee, Timor Gap news, feedback on 2001 release material, fuel tax inquiry |
June 2001
[PDF 111 KB] | Overseas promotions itinerary, nominations for 2002 release areas, details of permits awarded, changes to guidelines, project by-laws scheme, LNG 13, LNG Action Agenda working group, submissions for re-writing the PSLA, submission of gas samples. |
April 2001
[PDF 101 KB] | 2001 acreage release details, overseas promotion itinerary, details of permit awarded, results of environmental study, petroleum tax website, review of PSLA against competition policy principals, amendments to PSLA, GDA datasets. |
| December 2000 [PDF 76 KB] | Acreage release areas currently available, including areas released from 2000 1st bidding round. |
| November 2000 [PDF 114 KB] | Proposed areas for the 2001 offshore petroleum acreage release, notification of revised work program biddign and safety case guidelines details of permits awarded. |
July 2000
[PDF 79 KB] | Input sought from Industry for areas to be released in 2001, re-release details. |
June 2000
[PDF 133 KB] | Notification of changes to work program bidding guidelines, change in closing bid dates for 3 areas in 2000 acreage release, re-release details, details of permits awarded. |
| December 1999 [PDF 539 KB] | Proposed areas for the 2000 offshore petroleum acreage release, re-release details, details of permits awarded, change in special requirements for area in 1999 acreage release, notification of amendments to the PSLA. |
August 1999
[PDF 33 KB] | Input sought from Industry for areas to be released in 2000, details of permits awarded. |
January 1999
[PDF 26 KB] | Proposed areas for the 1999 offshore petroleum acreage release, details of permits awarded, introduction of regulations and guidelines under the PSLA, notification of amendments to PSLA. |
October 1998
[PDF 24 KB] | New Department contact details, details of permits awarded, notification of amendments to PSLA. |
| December 1997 [PDF 10 KB] | Proposed areas for the 1998 offshore petroleum acreage release. |
