Rusa
wholly
owns
two
special
prospecting
authority
(SPA)
applications
with
acreage
options
which
cover
about
3.8
million
hectares,
covering
inland
areas
that
stretch
from
the
towns
of
Exmouth
to
Carnarvon.
The
acreage
contains
a
large
part
of
the
Palaeozoic
Merlinleigh
sub-basin,
the
entire
Byro
sub-basin
and
associated
shelfal
areas.
In
an
announcement,
Tap
said
the
acreage
positions
were
located
close
to
the
Dampier
to
Bunbury
natural
gas
pipeline,
which
it
said
could
provide
access
to
growing
domestic
and
export
markets.
Under
the
deal,
Rusa
and
Tap
will
conduct
geochemical
surveys
and
other…
