| (a) | promote onshore and offshore exploration for and production of petroleum; |
| (c) | evaluate such applications and make recommendations to the Minister; |
| (d) | monitor and report regularly to the Minister in respect of compliance with such permits or rights; |
| (e) | receive, maintain, store, interpret, evaluate, add value to, disseminate or deal in all geological or geophysical information relating to petroleum submitted in terms of section 88; |
| (f) | bring to the notice of the Minister any information in relation to the exploration and production of petroleum which is likely to be of use or benefit to the State; |
| (g) | advise and recommend to the Minister on the need to by itself, through contractors or through any other state enterprise carry out on behalf of the State reconnaissance operations in connection with petroleum; |
| (h) | collect the prescribed fees and considerations in respect of reconnaissance permits, technical co-operation permits, exploration rights and production rights; |
| (i) | review and make recommendations to the Minister with regard to the acceptance of environmental reports and the conditions of the environmental authorisations and amendments thereto; and |
[Section 71(1)(i) substituted by section 51 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (j) | perform any other function, in respect of petroleum, which the Minister may determine from time to time. |
