Funding for exploration of petroleum and geothermal resources in WA

Overview

The Energy Analysis Program aims to support exploration of petroleum and geothermal resources in WA by providing funding under 2 categories:

• analysis and reprocessing – funding for analysis of existing state resources and re-analysis of existing data
• geophysics acquisition – funding for acquisition of greenfields geophysical data to achieve better resolution and understanding of petroleum and geothermal systems.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be a legal entity that can enter a legally binding funding agreement with the WA government
• have an active Australian company number (ACN)
• be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• hold either a Petroleum Title, Geothermal Title or Reservation Title including a petroleum or geothermal special prospecting authority.

Projects are eligible for funding must:

• not be retrospective
• be able to be completed in a 12-month period
• have given due consideration to the reliability of the business to complete and return all data and samples within the 12-month period
• be within the categories of either analysis of physical services, reprocessing or desktop and data studies.