9a9bb425-f817-4e9b-bb09-9a68e52536d6 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-17T00:28:12 creation ISO 19115 2016 2022 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas 9a9bb425-f817-4e9b-bb09-9a68e52536d6 The annual offshore petroleum exploration acreage release is part of the government’s strategy to promote offshore oil and gas exploration. Each year, the government invites companies to bid for the opportunity to invest in oil and gas exploration in Australian waters. The 2022 acreage release consists of 10 areas offshore of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Victoria, and the Ashmore and Cartier Islands. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[113.0, -39.0], [149.0, -39.0], [149.0, -10.0], [113.0, -10.0], [113.0, -39.0]]]} 113.0 149.0 -39.0 -10.0 Acreage Release Australia EARTH SCIENCES Exploration Oil and Gas Petroleum Published_External Download the data [37.4 KB] documentDigital Download the data [37.4 KB] ZIP 2022 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas documentDigital 2022 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas WMS WMS 2022 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas documentDigital 2022 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release Areas MapServer HTML