Petroleum titles fees and rents
Find application fees below for petroleum titles, permits and licences, annual rent and administration fees, miscellaneous fees and advertising costs.
You can also find application fees related to land access agreements.
All fees and rents have been converted from revenue units. A revenue unit is worth $1.49 as of 1 July 2026, and may change on that date each year.
Monetary value is subject to indexation under the Revenue Units Act 2009.
For more information, read about revenue units.
Application and renewal fees
You must pay a fee when you apply or renew a petroleum title.
Application fees are not refunded if the application is withdrawn or refused. Applications will not be accepted without correct payment.
Title type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploration permit/pipeline licence | $23,464 | $6,384 | $6,156 | $5,960 |
| Application to approve recovery of petroleum on an appraisal basis | $27,055 | — | — | — |
Retention licence/lease | $26,080 | $2,127 | $12,313 | — |
Production licence/lease | $54,110 | $2,127 | $61,569 | — |
Access authority | $7,458 | — | — | — |
Special prospecting authority | — | $1,276 | — | — |
Renewal - exploration permit / pipeline licence | $12,194 | $2,127 | $6,156 | $2,127 |
Renewal - retention licence/lease | $12,049 | $2,127 | $12,313 | — |
Renewal - production licence/lease | $9,939 | $2,127 | — | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - exploration permit | $8,990 | $1,276 | $245 | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - retention licence/lease | $9,331 | — | — | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - production licence/lease | $7,222 | — | — | — |
Variation - pipeline permit | — | — | — | $5,960 |
| Variation - pipeline licence | — | — | — | $2,087 |
Surrender - exploration permit/licence | $1,133 | — | — | — |
Annual rent registration fees
You must pay the annual rent on a title, each year that a petroleum title remains valid. Payment is due before the anniversary of the grant date. These fees are GST exempt.
The title will be cancelled if you don't pay the annual rent.
Title type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploration permit - per block | $648 | Whichever is greater $84 / $1,500 minimum fee | $25 for years 1 to 5 | — |
Retention licence/lease - per block | $14,028 | $12,075 | $245 | — |
Production licence/lease - per block | $17,135 | $18,000 | $2,462 | — |
Pipeline licence | — | $120 per km or part km | — | Whichever is greater |
Formula is A = B x C x D.
A is the fee payable, B is the prescribed unit amount (currently 90 cents), C is the average internal pipeline diameter expressed in metres, D is the pipeline length expressed in metres.
Registration fees
You must pay registration fees for the following transactions.
Transaction type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transfer of title | $2,881 | 1.5% or $1,276 minimum fee | $923 | $254 |
| Transfer of interest in an application | $2,108 | — | — | — |
Transfer of title – related corporations/change in control | $2,108 | $6,384 | — | $254 |
Approval of dealing - that creates or assigns an interest in a title | $245 | 1.5% or $1,276 minimum fee | Caveat $123 | $254 |
Devolution of title (devolved by operation of law) | $84 | $126 | $308 | $52 |
Miscellaneous fees
Transaction type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An inspection of register and other instruments | $28 | $28 | $17 | $8 |
A copy/extract of register or other instrument (per page) | $8 | $5.75 | $5 | $23 |
A certificate issued by the registrar | $49 | $41 | $31 | $125 |
Change of name | — | $126 | — | — |
| Late lodgement of annual reports | $149 for each week or part of a week | — | Later than 28 days but within 56 days - $123 Later than 56 days but within 84 days - $739 Later than 84 days but within 112 days - $1,354 Later than 112 days - $1,354 plus $615 for every 28 days after | — |
Advertising costs
You must pay the cost of advertising your petroleum title application in the newspaper.
The department advertises all applications in the NT News. Some applications may also be advertised in the Koori Mail, depending on the tenure of the land and where it is.
The department arranges the advertising. You will be invoiced for the cost once the application has been published in the newspaper.
Land access fees
You must pay a fee when you make certain applications related to land access agreements.
Application fees are not refunded if the application is withdrawn or refused.
Applications will not be accepted without correct payment.
| Transaction type | Petroleum Regulations 2020 |
|---|---|
| Application for approval of access agreement | $1,701 |
| Application to register access agreement | $992 |
| Application to inspect access agreement register | $28 |
| Application for certified copy or certificate from register | $49 |
| Application for approval or registration of variation | $1,701 |
| Application for registration of variation of access agreement by order of the tribunal | $992 |
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