Field development plan

A petroleum production licensee must have an accepted Field Development Plan (FDP) in place in order to undertake the recovery of petroleum from a pool in the licence area. Only an applicant for a production licence, or the holder of a production licence, can apply for acceptance of a FDP.

Useful links

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011
• Fact sheet: Developing a petroleum resource
• Factsheet: Cessation of Pipeline Operations and/or Petroleum Production
• Rate of recovery
• Production licence
• Application fees and annual levies

NOPTA Forms Guidance

The NOPTA Forms Guidance – Petroleum has been developed as a general guide to assist applicants and titleholders in making valid applications, notifications and nominations.