On 30 June 2020 petroleum lease's PL 1082 ("Humboldt") and PL 1083 ("Mahalo") were awarded to Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd, over the northern part of authority to prospect permit ATP 1191-P in the Bowen-Surat Basin. The permits have been awarded as part of the Mahalo Gas Project (MGP).  The leases have been granted for a period of 30 years, until 29 June 2030, with an initial five-year programme scheduled until 29 June 2025 for both licenses. Under the terms of the award, production must commence within the first two years of the permits validity. The award of both PL 1082 and PL 1083 marks the final regulatory approval required to progress the project to the production phase, with the previous government approvals granted in May 2020 and June 2020.   The MGP is operated by Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd, which holds 30% interest (operated by Origin Energy), with Comet Ridge Limited and Santos Ltd holding 40% and 30% interest respectively.     PL      1082 covers an area of 243.51 sq km.   PL      1083 covers an area of 234.54 sq km.   Participants in the leases are Australia Pacific LNG (50% interest and operator) and Santos Ltd (50% interest).
Australia (Bowen - Surat B.s) PL(A) 1082 op. by SANTOS (50%), ORIGIN EN (19%), COP (19%), SINOPEC (13%)