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Kim Anderson
General Manager

Jacqui Lutz
Senior Environmental Officer

Lisa Huitema
Environmental Officer

Laura McCarthy
Environmental Officer

Stan Bowes
Environmental Officer

Kat Richards
Approvals Coordinator

Petroleum and the Environment

Public comment period NOW open

Stakeholders are invited to make written submissions on the exposure drafts of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2011 and the Petroleum (Submerged Lands)(Environment) Regulations 2011. Comment is also welcomed for the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Guidelines For The Preparation and Submission of an Environment Plan.

To allow sufficient opportunity to make a submission, the standard public comment period of 30 days has been extended – with submissions welcomed electronically or by post before 5pm Wednesday 29 February 2012.

For more information and to view the draft regulations, click here.

Petroleum Incident Emergency Number: 0419 960 621

The Duty Inspector is available twenty four hours a day to take calls relating to oil spills and other reportable incidents from petroleum and geothermal activities operating under State and Commonwealth legislation. Go to About us, to learn more about Petroleum and the Environment.

Current Petroleum Proposals

The above link will open up into a new window displaying all current active environmental proposals. This screen allows you to search or filter petroleum activities submitted to DMP for assessment by operator, location, assessment status (including if referred to the EPA) and permit title. This data is updated near real-time.