Offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage guidelines

These documents have been developed as a general guide only. They do not replace or amend the requirements of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 and associated Regulations, which should be read in conjunction with the guides.

They are made available on the understanding that the Commonwealth is not giving legal or other professional advice. Before relying on this material in any important matter, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and obtain appropriate legal or other professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

It is anticipated these guidelines will be amended from time to time.

Offshore petroleum guidelines

Joint Authority decisions guidelines

Joint Authority decisions guidelinesPDF 234 kB Joint Authority decisions guidelinesDOCX 26 kB

Offshore petroleum exploration guideline

Offshore petroleum exploration guidelinePDF 755 kB Offshore petroleum exploration guidelineDOCX 128 kB

Offshore petroleum guideline for grant and administration of a retention lease (updated October 2016)

Offshore petroleum guideline for grant and administration of a retention lease (updated October 2016)PDF 527 kB Offshore petroleum guideline for grant and administration of a retention lease (updated October 2016)DOCX 129 kB

Offshore petroleum guideline for pipeline facilities

Offshore petroleum guideline for pipeline facilitiesPDF 487 kB Offshore petroleum guideline for pipeline facilitiesDOCX 63 kB

Special prospecting authority, access authority and scientific investigation consent

Special prospecting authorities, access authorities and scientific investigation consentPDF 591 kB Special prospecting authorities, access authorities and scientific investigation consentDOCX 110 kB

Transfers and dealing related to petroleum titles—updated May 2018

Transfers and dealing related to petroleum titlesPDF 214 kB Transfers and dealing related to petroleum titlesDOCX 31 kB

Guidelines for reporting and submission of offshore petroleum data

Guidelines for reporting and submission of offshore petroleum dataPDF 896 kB Guidelines for reporting and submission of offshore petroleum dataDOCX 97 kB

Commonwealth offshore petroleum sample submission standards

Commonwealth offshore petroleum sample submission standardsPDF 1.7 MB Commonwealth offshore petroleum sample submission standardsDOCX 12.2 MB

Cash bid exploration permit guideline

Cash bid exploration permit guidelinePDF 45 kB Cash bid exploration permit guidelineDOCX 507 kB

Declaration of location guideline

Declaration of location guidelinePDF 45 kB Declaration of location guidelineDOCX 507 kB

Offshore petroleum decommissioning guideline

Declaration of location guidelinePDF 913 kB Declaration of location guidelineDOCX 178 kB

Greenhouse gas storage guidelines

Greenhouse gas assessment permits—Requirements of bids and renewal applications

Greenhouse gas assessment permits—Requirements of bids and renewal applicationsPDF 170 kB

Greenhouse gas assessment permits—Assessment of bids and renewal applications

Greenhouse gas assessment permits—Assessment of bids and renewal applicationsPDF 162 kB

Greenhouse gas guideline work-bid assessment permits—Conditions and administration

Greenhouse gas guideline work-bid assessment permits—Conditions and AdministrationPDF 220 kB Greenhouse gas guideline work-bid assessment permits—Conditions and AdministrationDOCX 42 kB

Greenhouse gas guideline—Declaration of an identified GHG storage formation

Greenhouse gas guideline—Declaration of an Identified GHG Storage FormationPDF 338 kB Greenhouse gas guideline—Declaration of an Identified GHG Storage FormationDOCX 45 kB

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For further information see Legislation and compliance.

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