The Australian oil and gas industry publishes submissions, policy positions and reports on a range of key policy issues affecting the sector. See the following submissions and reports produced by Australian Energy Producers below.
Latest Submissions
Australian Energy Producers QLRC Submission
TERRITORY COORDINATOR BILL 2024 – AEP Submission
Victorian Industrial Renewable Gas Guarantee – Directions Paper – AEP Submission
Victorian Climate Change Strategy – AEP Submission
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme Update Consultation – AEP Submission
Integrated System Plan (ISP) Methodology Consultation – AEP Submission
Wood Mackenzie Report -Australia’s Natural Gas Investment Competitiveness
National Electricity Wholesale Market Settings Review – Initial Consultation
AEP 2025-26 Queensland Pre-Budget Submission
ACCC 2025 Gas Notices – Consultation
2025 Inputs Assumptions and Scenarios Consultation Submission to AEMO
Victorian Climate Change Strategy – AEP Submission
Proposed Assessment of System Adequacy Rule Changes – AEP Submission
Future Gas Strategy Draft Offshore Guidelines – AEP Submission
AEP Feedback to AASB on ISSB amendments to IFRS Draft S2
Productivity Commission Consultation on Reform Areas – AEP Submission
Gas Infrastructure Options Report – AEP Submission
Integrated System Plan Methodology – AEP Consultation
Gas Market Review – Consultation Paper
Victorian Petroleum Exploration Permit Tender proposal 2025 – AEP submission
NSW EPA Climate Change Licensee Requirements – AEP Submission
Submission to the Climate Change Authority’s consultation on its 2025 Annual Progress Report
Australian Energy Producers Offshore Safety Regulations Submission
AEP Submission – SouthEast Marine Park Management Plan
AEP comment on CSG-induced subsidence management framework
AEP Submission to the Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia
NT Code of Practice – Environment Response to DLEP
Australian Energy Producers submission to Carbon Leakage Review VF
AEP Guidelines on First Nations Underwater Cultural Heritage
QPC Bill 2024 Australian Energy Producers 9 Dec 2024
AEP AER Draft Market Monitoring Order Submission
AEP submission to ASFI Taxonomy 2nd consultation (VF)
2024-2025 pre-budget submission
Draft Guidance on Removing oil and gas property and infrastructure from Commonwealth waters
Consultation Paper: Enhancing the Integrated System Plan to support the energy transition
ASFI Taxonomy consultation paper
Draft Climate Change Assessment Requirements and Guide
Enhanced Wholesale market monitoring guideline (2024)
Electricity and Energy Sector Plan
Submission in response to the interim report Inquiry into the WA Domestic Gas Policy
Inquiry to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill
Queensland Draft Greenhouse Gas Guidelines
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023
First Nations Clean Energy Strategy
Future Gas Strategy submission
Minerals Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 Inquiry (NSW)
National Hydrogen Strategy Review Submission
Regulatory Impact Statement – Lake Eyre Basin Response (QLD)
Submission Inquiry into Domestic Gas Policy (WA)
Submission Safeguard Mechanism Reforms
Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism Guidelines Submission
Mandatory Code of Conduct Submission
Powering the Regions Fund Consultation Submission
Carbon Capture and Sequestration – Seadumping Guideline Submission
Australia’s Cleaner Energy Future: Industry’s Actions on Reducing Methane Emissions (November)
Social Licence Report: Australia’s Oil and Gas Industry (July)
Northern Territory Petroleum Royalty Review (July)
OECD Pillar One – Amount A: Extractives Exclusion Public Consultation Document (April)
Re: Proposed Carbon Farming Initiative [WA]
Australian Energy Producers Federal Budget 2022/2023 Submission (February)
South Australia’s Energy and Mining Strategy (December)
[WA] State Infrastructure Strategy Draft for Public Comment (September)
Report – Working Together: Protecting Our Marine Environment – August
WA Parliament Inquiry on Sexual Harrassment Against Women in the FIFO Mining Industry – August
Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin Scheme for Australia: discussion paper – August
NSW Upper House Coal and Gas Legislation Amendment (Liverpool Plains) Bill – June
2021 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme Amendments – May
Government Decommissioning Bill – April
EPBC Standards and Assurance Bill – March
Productivity Commission Draft Report – National Water Reform – March
Letter on draft Residual Risk guideline – March
Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency Report Consultation Paper – March
Review of the Regional Planning Interests RPI Act 2014 Assessment Process – March
Letter on Gasfields Commission Queensland project terms of reference – March
Submission – Gas Reservation Issues Paper – November 2020
Submission – Australian Energy Producers 2020-21 pre-Budget submission
Submission – Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive (JMEI) Review
Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission
Submission – Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 review – May 2020
Submission – Technology Investment Roadmap
Report – Industry Action on Emissions Reduction
Factsheet – Natural Gas Lower Emissions for the Future
Factsheet – Natural Gas and Emissions Reduction
Comment on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management for New and Expanding Large Emitters
Energy Security Board National Energy Guarantee Draft Detailed Design Consultation Paper
Consultation on Exposure Draft Amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism
NEG Draft Design Consultation Paper
Emissions Reduction Fund Safeguard Mechanism Consultation Paper
Submission – Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in WA
NEG Draft Detailed Design for Consultation, Commonwealth Elements
Submission – Inquiry into Water Use by Extractive Industry
Submission – Inquiry into Work Health & Safety of Workers in Offshore Petroleum
Australian Energy Producers Annual Report
Federal Budget 2019-19 Submission
Factsheet – 10 Facts about Australian Trade
Factsheet – WA’s Natural Gas Industry
Submission – Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory
Unconventional Gas in Australia – Report to CoAG Energy Council
Submission – Review of Climate Change Policies
Submission – Queensland Financial Assurance Reform
Submission – Productivity Commission
Submission – QLD Land Access Ombudsman
Australian Energy Producers Annual Report
Factsheet – Australia’s Oil and Gas Industry
Offshore Decommissioning Decision-making Guidelines
Federal Budget Submission 2016-17
Submission – HoR Inquiry into Tax Deductibility
Australian Energy Producers Comment – Australia’s Climate Policy Options
Submission – Select Committee on Unconventional Gas Mining
Australian Energy Producers-Submission-Lazarus-Inquiry-final
Climate Change Policy Principles
Report to CoAG – Unconventional Gas in Australia
LNG – National and Global Benefits
MODU Mooring in Australian Tropical Waters Guideline
Climate Change Policy Principles
Deloitte Access Economics – Economic Impact of Shale Gas Development in the NT
Submission – Resource Project Realignment and Farm-out Legislation
Submission – Shining a Light on FIFO Mental Health discussion paper (WA)
Report – Powering Regional Australia: The Case for Tax Fuel Credits
Federal Budget Submission 2015-16
Submission – Emissions Reduction Fund
Submission – Post-2020 Greenhouse Target
Submission – Draft Guideline Agriculture Impact Statements at the Exploration Stage (NSW)
Submission – Productivity Commission Workplace Relations Framework
Comment – Landholders Right to Refuse Gas and Coal Bill
Submission – Operational Review of NOPSEMA
Submission – Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations
Australian Energy Producers Tax White Paper
Statistics and information
Australian Energy Producers regularly monitors, collects and publishes the latest economic and statistical trends relating to the upstream oil and gas sector both domestically and globally.
Key statistics
Read the latest Key Statistics about the industry sourced and published by Australian Energy Producers each year:
- Key Statistics 2024
- Key Statistics 2023
- Key Statistics 2022
- Key Statistics 2021
- Key Statistics 2020
- Key Statistics 2019
- Key Statistics 2018
- Key Statistics 2017
Health, Safety & Environment statistics
Tax and commercial