Petroleum titles advertising, notices and searches

This page has information about:

• advertising and notices published under the: 
  • Petroleum Act 1984
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
• how to search for titles and dealings.

Notices

The department publishes notices in the Northern Territory (NT) Government Gazette announcing the grant, renewal or cessation of a petroleum title.

Notices are also made where land is reserved from being the subject of a grant of a petroleum exploration permit or licence.

Read the Government Gazettes.

Advertising

The department advertises all applications for the grant of a petroleum exploration permit.

Advertisements also appear in the NT Government Gazette, NT News and, depending on the application, the Koori Mail.

Searches

You can get details of granted petroleum titles and dealings in the NT through the petroleum register.

Extracts of the register and associated documents are available for a fee.

How to search

If you want to conduct a search of the register, you can:

• arrange a time to search in person by emailing energytitles.ditt@nt.gov.au
• request a search by emailing the search request form to energytitles.ditt@nt.gov.au - you will receive a response with the cost within 2 to 3 business days:
  • search request form DOCX (63.5 KB)
  • search request form PDF (81.5 KB).

Contact

For more information, contact Energy Titles by calling 08 8999 5263 or emailing energytitles.dme@nt.gov.au.