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About AUSTRALIA Petroleum
AUSTRALIA Petroleum is a collaboration between petroleum geologists and regulators across the nation’s Commonwealth and State/Territory jurisdictions.
Its main purpose is to promote, domestically and internationally, emerging investment opportunities in Australia’s many underexplored energy resource-bearing basins.
AUSTRALIA Petroleum strongly supports the exploration for and development of energy resource commodities to fast-track Australia’s transition to a low emission economy.
Responsibilities
Australian Government (federal)
National policy and regulation:
- Allocation of offshore petroleum titles
- Fiscal, monetary and taxation policy
- Foreign investment and trade
- Environmental approvals
State/Territory Governments (regional)
Regional policy and regulation:
- Allocation of onshore petroleum and mining titles
- Collection of onshore royalties
- Land access, environmental approvals
Contact information
If you have any queries, please contact us at Australia.Petroleum@ga.gov.au. Alternatively the contact details for individual jurisdictions are below:
| Jurisdiction | Name and position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Territory (NT) | Dorothy Close Northern Territory Geological Survey Darwin, NT | Email: dorothy.close@nt.gov.au |
| Western Australia (WA) | Jeff Haworth Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety Perth, WA | Email: jeffrey.haworth@dmirs.wa.gov.au |
| South Australia (SA) | Elinor Alexander Department for Energy and Mining Adelaide, SA | Email: elinor.alexander@sa.gov.au |
| Victoria (Vic) | Louise Goldie Divko Geological Survey of Victoria Melbourne, Vic | Email: louise.goldiedivko@ecodev.vic.gov.au |
| New South Wales (NSW) | Kevin Ruming Geological Survey of New South Wales Maitland, NSW | Email: geoscience.petroleum@geoscience.nsw.gov.au |
| Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | Tom Bernecker Geoscience Australia Canberra, ACT | Email: tom.bernecker@ga.gov.au |
Whilst the Queensland jurisdiction is not currently participating in AUSTRALIA Petroleum, you can visit their website: Queensland Government - Department of Resources.
Presentations and downloads
Download the above information as a PowerPoint presentation or PDF:
- AUSTRALIA Petroleum: Attracting investment in Australia's energy projects (with audio) (PPTX 13 MB)
- AUSTRALIA Petroleum: Attracting investment in Australia's energy projects (PDF 1.1 MB)
AACC: AUSTRALIA Petroleum Virtual Seminar
AUSTRALIA Petroleum presented an online seminar about current and emerging investment opportunities in Australia for the Australian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) in February 2021.
Watch on YouTube:
- Session 1: Update and highlights in Australia's energy exploration and development projects (YouTube)
- Session 2: Investing in Australia's journey to a low emission economy (YouTube)
Download each PowerPoint as a PDF:
- Session 1: Geoscience Australia (PDF 2.8 MB)
- Session 2: Geoscience Australia (PDF 1 MB)
- Session 1: New South Wales (PDF 567 KB)
- Session 2: New South Wales (PDF 375 KB)
- Session 1: Northern Territory (PDF 697 KB)
- Session 2: Northern Territory (PDF 499 KB)
- Session 1: South Australia (PDF 697 KB)
- Session 2: South Australia (PDF 398 KB)
- Session 1: VIctoria (PDF 584 KB)
- Session 2: Victoria (PDF 263 KB)
- Session 1: Western Australia (PDF 502 KB)
- Session 2: Western Australia (PDF 959 KB)
PESGB PROSPEX Conference
AUSTRALIA Petroleum presented at the PESGB PROSPEX Conference in December 2020.