Australian Offshore Greenhouse Gas and Petroleum Permits Map

National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) regulates and administers offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage titles in Commonwealth waters. This web service contains permit boundaries based on 5-minute graticular blocks under the Australian Geodetic Datum, in accordance with the Offshore Petroleum Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. The data was last updated on 2026-03-25.

Use Cases

• Map offshore petroleum title boundaries based on the 5-minute graticular block system.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of greenhouse gas storage permits under the 2006 Act.
• Monitor regulatory compliance for energy projects in Commonwealth waters.
• Conduct spatial joins with other marine datasets using the provided geodetic datum.

Strengths

• Boundaries are defined by a standardized 5-minute graticular block system.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative national regulator, NOPTA.
• Last updated on 2026-03-25, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, covering only Australian Commonwealth waters.

Provenance

Source

National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA), via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Regulatory administration under the Offshore Petroleum Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:56:14.832889.

Geography

Australian Commonwealth waters, typically beyond 3 nautical miles from the coast and within the continental shelf.