A number of areas of land in Queensland have been made available for petroleum exploration under an Authority to Prospect, with a call for tenders issued for 13 areas.

The land available under PLR 2010-1-1 to 6 includes areas that are located as follows:

• 140 km northeast of Adavale (6075 km²)
• 55 km northeast of Charleville (5250 km²)
• 65 km south-southeast of Charleville(6525 km²)
• 160 km southeast of Charleville (5100 km²)
• 65 km east of Rolleston (2430 km²)
• 25 km east of Moura (2403 km²)

The land available under PLR 2010-2-1 to 7 includes areas that are located as follows:

• Mornington Island (537 km²)
• 70 km southwest of Burketown (6543 km²)
• 75 km northeast of Adavale (6231 km²)
• 80 km northwest of Mitchell (1620 km²)
• 80 km south-southeast of Adavale (6225 km²
• 115 km southeast of Charleville (5376 km²)
• 45 km northwest of Taroom (1050 km²)

The areas available under PLR 2010-2-1 to 7 contain less than 75 percent exclusive possession land and will require native title processes to be completed under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). A tender for this land must also comply with the Guidelines for Right to Negotiate Submission for Petroleum.

Source: Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
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Information on the land available, including geological assessments, is available on the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation's website here and here.

Tenders close at 4.30pm on Monday 27 September 2010.

For more information, please contact HopgoodGanim's Energy and Resources team.

Martin Klapper, Partner
Andre Dauwalder, Solicitor
 

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