Some really good news! PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS REFUSED Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today said the NSW Office of Coal Seam Gas (OCSG) has informed CEEMAC Pty Ltd that it has refused the company’s three Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications (PELAs). Mr Roberts said the OCSG refused the applications under section 15(3) of the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 on the basis that CEEMAC has not provided satisfactory evidence of matters required to be provided under the Act. “On 5 December 2013, CEEMAC submitted PELA 158 in respect to land near Lithgow and parts of the Blue Mountains,” Mr Roberts said. “On 17 February 2014, CEEMAC submitted PELAs 159 and 160 in respect to land near Coolah and Dubbo. “On 27 March 2014, the OCSG wrote to CEEMAC asking for additional evidence in relation to the application. “On 8 July 2014, CEEMAC was given an opportunity to respond to an intended refusal of the applications and the OCSG sought additional information from CEEMAC on 1 August “The OCGS has refused the three PELAs for the reason that the evidence supplied in support of the applications was not satisfactory,” he said. *Maps of the three PELA areas are attached.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:49:16 +0000
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