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Petroleum Prospectivity of the Northern Australian Marine Region

Created 07/03/2026

Updated 07/03/2026

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The northern marine region of Australia has been selected by the Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEW; with statutory and policy responsibility for MPAs) and other stakeholders (Commonwealth of Australia, 2007) as a possible location for the establishment of marine parks. This report examines the petroleum prospectivity of the proposed region, with an assessment undertaken by Geoscience Australia. The northern marine assessment region is located offshore on the northern shelf of Australian, extending from the Torres Strait to the NT/WA state boundary. Geologically the region encompasses three provinces; 1) the Timor Sea, 2) the Arafura Sea and 3) the Gulf of Carpentaria. These areas were assessed separately due to different development histories, sedimentary fill and associated prospectivity.

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Title Petroleum Prospectivity of the Northern Australian Marine Region
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/6483e019-e7f6-4433-9010-030ff66c1ad9
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Petroleum Prospectivity of the Northern Australian Marine Region". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/petroleum-prospectivity-of-the-northern-australian-marine-region8