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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).
2011 publications
| Release date | In this issue | PDF | Other |
|---|
December 2011 | - NOPTA/NOPSEMA commencement: 1 January 2012
- New industry notification requirements
- NOPSA operational effectiveness review outcomes
- Geology of the Northern Perth Basin
- Exploration investment opportunities
- Exploration permits granted
- 2012 Acreage Release—proposed areas [PDF 940KB]
|  [PDF 828KB]
|  [DOC 729KB]
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September 2011 | - International Offshore Petroleum Regulators and Operators Summit
- Marine bioregional planning—stakeholder consultation
- Exploration investment opportunities
- Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Reform update
- Environmental law reform
- Greenhouse gas assessment permits
| [PDF 760KB] | [DOC 3MB] |
July 2011 | - New exploration permits granted
- 2012 Industry Area Nominations—closing 29 July 2011
- Exploration investment opportunities
- Offshore Petroleum Regulatory Reform update
- Commencement of legislation and regulations to impose well levies
- Update on International Offshore Petroleum Regulators and Operators Summit
- Update on Australian Hydrographic Office requirements
| [PDF 680KB] | [DOC 600KB] |
May 2011 | - Montara Commission of Inquiry: the Australian Government response
- Amendments to implement a National Offshore Petroleum Regulator
| [PDF 349KB] | [DOC 458KB] |
April 2011 | - Executive employment opportunity: National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator
- Consultation: Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Reform cost recovery
- International Offshore Petroleum Regulators and Operators Summit
- Exploration investment opportunities
- Regulations consolidation and amendment update
| [PDF 4.0MB] | [DOC 458KB] |
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