Oil Exploration Department

The Department is set up to implement and administer the provisions of the Petroleum Production Act (Cap.156), the Continental Shelf Act (Cap. 194) and the Petroleum (Production) Regulations, 2001. It also administers related terms on petroleum exploration and production as set out in contracts with oil companies operating in Malta.

  Licence Map (2009)

The Department generates and promotes exploration opportunities, negotiates contracts with oil companies, and provides technical support to Government in the form of advice, analysis of data and contractual terms, monitoring of contractual obligations, keeping of samples and data, and surveillance of exploration activity on Malta's continental shelf.