A gantt chart assists companies wishing to undertake onshore oil and gas exploration, and development activities in Western Australia, including shale and tight gas exploration. The information in the chart will assist in scoping government project approvals, including timelines, before an activity can commence.
While the department has made every effort to ensure all likely approvals required are included and the timelines are accurate, proponents must be aware that every project is different and will have different approval requirements. Many of the approval processes are interdependent and rely on proponents having good project definitions, meeting timelines and providing quality information.
Proponents are encouraged to engage early with agencies to ensure applications contain the correct information and are processed efficiently.
Links to guidance material on respective agency websites has been provided in the links column. For more information, please contact the appropriate agency.
Timelines
- The chart was developed in Microsoft Project and requires a start date. The nominal start day is in February 2013.
- Most of the times are in business days. For example, 30 days means 30 business days. “eDays” refers to elapsed days or calendar days, including weekends and public holidays.
- The ‘predecessors’ column allows users to see which approvals must be granted before others can be applied for.
