Latest Australian licensing round

摘要

Australian Resources Minister,Ian Macfarlane,recently announced a boost to petroleum exploration in Australian waters,with 11 new off-shore permits awarded to exploration companies from the US,France,China,India and Australia.In total,the companies will invest more than 800mn over the next six years to explore Australian oil and gas opportunities,taking total investment in the 2006 offshore petroleum acreage release to almost 2.2bn.