National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator

11 December 2025

Invitation to apply for the 2025 Acreage Release – Offshore areas of Victoria and Tasmania

Applications are invited for the grant of work–bid petroleum exploration permits. Two areas are in the offshore area of Victoria and 3 are in the offshore area of Tasmania.…

09 December 2025

Have your say on new and revised guidance and forms

We are seeking your feedback on offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas guidance and forms.…

09 December 2025

Updated offshore petroleum guidelines published

The updated guidelines are for exploration work–bid permits, declarations of location and retention leases.…

09 December 2025

New FAQs for offshore petroleum work–bid exploration permits and retention leases

These provide information related to 3 updated guidelines that came into effect on 09 December 2025.…

03 December 2025

Remake of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations

The Government has remade the resource management and administration regulations under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 this week.…

06 November 2025

Have your say on the proposed changes to cost recovery

We reviewed our Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS). We welcome your comments on the proposed changes by 5pm AEST 20 November 2025.…

1 July 2025

Credit card rate changes

Reserve Bank of Australia advise new rates will apply for Mastercard and Visa cards from 01 July 2025…

8 January 2025

New guidance on the extended meaning of ‘explore’

NOPTA has published to its website a new Fact Sheet and a set of Frequently Asked Questions to provide guidance to industry…

4 January 2025

New greenhouse gas fact sheets published

Four new greenhouse gas factsheets on Injection Licence and Site Plans, Significant Risk of Significant Adverse Impact (SROSAI), Risk Assessment and Monitoring Plans have now been published and are available to download…