The Australian government has awarded five offshore exploration permits in waters off Tasmania, Western Australia, and South Australia states.
Woodside Energy Ltd. won the Carnarvon basin WA-350-P permit and BHP Billiton Ltd. won the WA-351-P permit.
Santos Ltd. and Unocal South Australia Pty. Ltd. won permit T/36P in the Sorell basin off the western coast of Tasmania.
Two Kerr-McGee Corp. subsidiaries won deepwater permit EPP 33 in the Otway basin off South Australia, and Chimelle Petroleum Ltd. won the WA-349-P permit in the Perth basin close to new oil discoveries, gas pipelines, and other infrastructure.
01/23/04
