Melbana gains extension for offshore Australia permits

July 5, 2018
Melbana Energy has notice of approval from Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator to amend its work program for two offshore licenses.

Offshore staff

MELBOURNE, AustraliaMelbana Energy has notice of approval from Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) to amend its work program for two offshore licenses.

Exploration permitsAC/P50 and AC/P51 (Melbana 55% and operator) are in the Ashmore Cartier basin offshore northwest Australia.

The company applied to extend the current year 3 by 12 months to allow for additional work to be completed on top of its current commitment.

It also sought to vary the year 4 commitment by deferring one exploration well in each permit to year 5, to give it sufficient time to interpret newly acquired data.

07/05/2018