Petroleum Permits and Leases – Suspension and Extension (S&E)The following applications for Suspension and Extension of petroleum permits have been approved during the moratorium on all onshore gas activities.A Suspension and Extension does not allow any prohibited activities to occur which includes drilling, hydraulic fracturing and the use of BTEX chemicals.

Permit Number Permit Holder Permit Granted(and Expiry Date)

Number of Times S&E Granted (post August 2012)

Date S&E Granted Principal Local Government Area

PEP150 Mawson Petroleum Pty LtdSomerton Energy Pty LtdBass Strait Oil Co LtdBridgeport (Eromanga) Pty Ltd

27/08/2013(26/08/2019)

1 12/06/2014 Glenelg Shire

PEP 151 Bridgeport (Eromanga) Pty Ltd 16/05/2002(15/05/2017)

5 07/12/201217/05/201330/01/201412/06/201420/01/2016

Glenelg Shire

PEP 163 Mirboo Ridge Pty Ltd 19/07/2002(18/10/2016)

3 07/12/201213/11/201318/10/2015

Surf Coast Shire

PEP 166 Petro Tech Pty Ltd 03/01/2003(02/10/2016)

2 24/12/201213/11/2013

Latrobe City Council

PEP167 Mirboo Ridge Pty Ltd 02/07/2007(01/03/2019)

2 08/04/201312/06/2014

Shire of Moyne

PEP168 Essential Petroleum Exploration Pty LtdBeach Energy Ltd

07/06/2007(06/06/2017)

4 08/04/201312/06/201405/06/201531/05/201601/06/2017

Shire of Moyne

PEP169 Mirboo Ridge Pty LtdArmour Energy (Victoria) Pty Ltd

25/06/2007(24/10/2016)

4 24/12/201217/05/201330/01/201423/10/2015

Corangamite Shire Council

PEP170 Icon Energy Ltd 14/10/2010(13/10/2018)

3 17/10/201203/10/201318/09/2014

Wellington Shire

PEP 171 Beach Energy LtdSomerton Energy Pty Ltd

27/08/2013(26/08/2019)

1 12/06/2014 Glenelg Shire

PEP 174 Mecrus Resources Pty Ltd 17/10/2012(16/10/2019)

2 15/05/201412/11/2014

Glenelg Shire

PEP 175 Mirboo Ridge Pty Ltd 18/04/2013(17/04/2019)

1 12/06/2014 Moyne Shire

Petroleum Permits and Leases – Suspension and Extension (S&E)The following applications for Suspension and Extension of petroleum permits have been approved during the moratorium on all onshore gas activities.A Suspension and Extension does not allow any prohibited activities to occur which includes drilling, hydraulic fracturing and the use of BTEX chemicals.

Permit Number Permit Holder Permit Granted(and Expiry Date)

Number of Times S&E Granted (post August 2012)

Date S&E Granted Principal Local Government Area

PRL2 Petro Tech Pty Ltd 27/02/2007(26/02/2019)

2 24/12/201213/11/2013

Wellington Shire

PRL3 Petro Tech Pty Ltd 27/02/2007(26/02/2018)

1 24/02/2017 East Gippsland Shire