Declaration of location

A location is not a title but a means of identifying and setting aside the graticular block or blocks within an exploration permit necessary to cover a petroleum discovery. The permittee may select a block or blocks that comprise a location to use as the basis for an application for a retention lease or production licence.

Guidance

View the relevant legislation and regulations on our Legislation page.

Visit our Guidelines and Fact sheets pages for more information including:

• Offshore petroleum declaration of location guideline
• Petroleum discoveries fact sheet.

View Application fees and annual levies.

Forms

Relevant forms and Forms Guidance are on our Forms page. These include:

• Nomination of block(s) for the purposes of declaring a location
• Request for extension of the application period (location) for a retention lease or production licence
• Variation of a declaration of a location application
• Revocation of a declaration of a location application.