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2020 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas MapServer

Created 08/01/2026

Updated 08/01/2026

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The annual offshore petroleum exploration acreage release is part of the government’s strategy to promote offshore oil and gas exploration. Each year, the government invites companies to bid for the opportunity to invest in oil and gas exploration in Australian waters. The 2020 acreage release consists of 42 areas offshore of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Victoria and the Ashmore and Cartier Islands.

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Title 2020 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas MapServer
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/dc3ef3c7-1bf9-4f1b-8c0e-08fc337453ca
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 03/06/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -40.0
      ],
      [
        150.0,
        -40.0
      ],
      [
        150.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -40.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "2020 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas MapServer". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/2020-offshore-petroleum-acreage-release-areas-mapserver