NAME OF COLLECTION
Private Petroleum Exploration
Contact
The Manager
Mineral and Petroleum Exploration National Project Centre
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 3796
DARWIN NT 0801
Telephone: 08 8943 2171
Facsimile: 08 8941 0715
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Internet: www.abs.gov.au
Purpose
Provides data about private petroleum exploration onshore and offshore Australia.
Description
A quarterly survey of all private sector companies with licences to explore onshore and offshore Australia and a minimum exploration expenditure of $20,000 per annum.
Method of collection
Mail questionnaire.
Data detail
Actual and expected expenditure on private petroleum exploration by onshore/offshore
Expenditure on onshore private petroleum exploration by drilling/other
Expenditure on offshore private petroleum exploration by drilling/other
Expenditure on private petroleum exploration on production leases/all other areas
Expenditure on private petroleum exploration by region
Geographic coverage
Onshore and offshore Australia, and some data are available by onshore/offshore Australia and region.
Frequency of data availability
Quarterly. Quarters ended 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
Historical data
Data available from September 1974.
Products and services available
Publications
Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia (cat. no. 8412.0)
Other products and services
Limited special data services are available upon request