Hon Alison Xamon asks about funding provided to Officer Petroleum Ltd under the Exploration Incentive Scheme and the public accessibility of data obtained from the exploration. The Minister confirms funding eligibility upon completion and data submission, with the final drilling report to be made public.

AnsweredQoN 5341Legislative Council
Asked
20 March 2012
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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I refer to the Exploration Incentive Scheme Round 4 2012 funding given to Officer Petroleum Ltd to co-fund exploration in the Western Officer Basin, and I ask -
(1) How much funding was, or will be, provided to Officer Petroleum Ltd?
(2) What access will the department have to data recorded from this exploration activity?
(3) Will any of this data be made public through the Department of Mines and Petroleum?
(4) If yes to (3), what data will be made public?

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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
42 days
(1) On completion of the drilling, and submission of all reports and core, Officer  Petroleum Ltd will be eligible for refunds totalling $200,000.
(2) All geological data pertaining to the hole and referred to in the application must be submitted in the final drilling report.
(3) Yes.
(4) The final drilling report will be released on the web via the Department of Mines and Petroleum's exploration reporting databases.
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