No. 12 Thursday, 14 February 2013 (pages 321-441)

Grant of Associated Activities Licence—AAL 189

(Adjunct to Petroleum Exploration Licence—PEL 110)

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Associated Activities Licence has been granted with effect from 5 February 2013, under the provisions of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000, pursuant to delegated powers dated 21 March 2012.

No. of Licence	Licensees	Locality	Reference
AAL 189	Victoria Oil Exploration (1977) Pty Ltd Cooper Energy Limited Orca Energy Limited	Cooper Basin	F2012/000783

Description of Area

All that part of the State of South Australia, bounded as follows:

Area 1

Commencing at a point being the intersection of latitude 270800S AGD66 and longitude 1402110E AGD66, thence east to longitude 1402140E AGD66, south to latitude 270810S AGD66, east to longitude 1402230E AGD66, south to latitude 270850S AGD66, west to longitude 1402220E AGD66, south to latitude 270920S AGD66, west to longitude 1402150E AGD66, north to latitude 270900S AGD66, west to longitude 1402050E AGD66, north to latitude 270850S AGD66, west to longitude 1402040E AGD66, north to latitude 270820S AGD66, east to longitude 1402100E AGD66, north to latitude 270810S AGD66, east to longitude 1402110E AGD66 and north to the point of commencement.

Area 2

Commencing at a point being the intersection of latitude 270610S AGD66 and longitude 1404000E AGD66, thence east to longitude 1404040E AGD66, south to latitude 270630S AGD66, east to longitude 1404050E AGD66, south to latitude 270730S AGD66, west to longitude 1404040E AGD66, south to latitude 270740S AGD66, west to longitude 1404000E AGD66, north to latitude 270700S AGD66, east to longitude 1404010E AGD66, north to latitude 270640S AGD66, west to longitude 1404000E AGD66 and north to the point of commencement.

Area 3

Commencing at a point being the intersection of latitude 270320S AGD66 and longitude 1404010E AGD66, thence east to longitude 1404140E AGD66, south to latitude 270400S AGD66, east to longitude 1404150E AGD66, south to latitude 270450S AGD66, east to longitude 1404200E AGD66, south to latitude 270500S AGD66, east to longitude 1404210E AGD66, south to latitude 270530S AGD66, west to longitude 1404100E AGD66, north to latitude 270520S AGD66, west to longitude 1404050E AGD66, north to latitude 270510S AGD66, west to longitude 1404040E AGD66, north to latitude 270500S AGD66, west to longitude 1404030E AGD66, north to latitude 270440S AGD66, west to longitude 1404020E AGD66, north to latitude 270410S AGD66, west to longitude 1404010E AGD66 and north to the point of commencement.

Area: 18.13 km² approximately.

Dated 5 February 2013.

B. A. Goldstein,

Executive Director,

Energy Resources Division

Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy

Delegate of the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2000

Section 25 (5) (b)

Variation of Petroleum Exploration Licence—PEL 570

NOTICE is hereby given that under the provisions of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000, pursuant to delegated powers dated 21 March 2012, the conditions of the abovementioned Exploration Licence have been varied as follows:

Condition 1 of the licence is omitted and the following substituted:

‘1. During the term of the licence, the Licensee shall carry out or cause to be carried out exploratory operations on the area comprised in the licence in accordance with such work programs as are approved by the Minister from time to time. Years one to five exploratory operations are guaranteed. These exploratory operations shall include but not necessarily be limited to:

Year of Term of Licence	Minimum Work Requirements
One	• 500 km^2 3D full fold seismic
Two	• Drill two wells
Three	• Drill one well
Four	• Geological and Geophysical studies
Five	• Geological and Geophysical studies

’

The revised work requirements as a result of this variation would not have altered the outcome of the original competitive tender process.

Dated 8 February 2013.

B. A. Goldstein,

Executive Director

Energy Resources Division

Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy

Delegate of the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2000