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LNG underpinning economic growth
Share/BookmarkAustralian gas production and exports are expected to continue increasing in 2016-17 due to LNG production, and stronger CSG production on the East Coast, while oil production will fall...
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Lakes Oil challenges fraccing ban
Share/BookmarkTwo subsidiaries of Australian oil and gas explorer Lakes Oil have filed for a judicial review of the Victorian Government’s decision to ban onshore petroleum and gas exploration. In...
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How can natural gas benefit Northern Territory communities?
Share/BookmarkAn experienced land use expert has found that development of natural gas resources in the Northern Territory can and should be delivered in harmony with the environment and in...
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Queensland opens discussion on gas
Share/BookmarkThe Queensland Government has released its first gas industry discussion paper, which offers a plan to manage and reform the state’s gas sector. Natural Resources and Mines Dr Anthony...
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New legislation for groundwater protection
Share/BookmarkThe Queensland parliament will debate new legislation that aims to provide greater environmental protections for groundwater and streamline processes for resource production, such as...
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Queensland basin exploration tenders released
Share/BookmarkThe Queensland Government has released two tenders for exploration of more than 450km2 of land in the Bowen and Surat basins. Tender 1 – Bowen Basin (PLR2016/17-1A) is a competitive cash...
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Senex begins Western Surat Gas Project
Share/BookmarkSenex Energy has completed its first pilot development in Queensland’s Western Surat Gas Project, marking the beginning of the project. The Western Surat Gas Project involves the...
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Victoria introduces permanent fraccing ban legislation
Share/BookmarkThe Victorian Government has introduced legislation to permanently ban all onshore unconventional gas exploration and development in the state. In a national first, the Resources...
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Camden CSG wells rehabilitation schedule released
Share/BookmarkAGL has released the schedule for stage one of its rehabilitation of coal seam gas (CSG) wells over 2017-2018 at the Camden Gas Project, southwest of Sydney. In February 2016, AGL...
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Revamped Queensland GasFields Commission
Share/BookmarkA new, independent ombudsman will mediate coal seam gas (CSG) issues between gas companies and landholders in Queensland. Queensland State Development Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said...
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How do Queensland communities feel about CSG?
Share/BookmarkBy Andrea Walton, Rod McCrea and Rosemary Leonard from CSIRO How do people feel about coal seam gas (CSG) in the regions where the industry is active? In 2014 we surveyed residents in...
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New Surat Basin exploration to ease East Coast gas shortage
Share/BookmarkThe Queensland Government is releasing land in the state’s CSG-rich Surat Basin for a pilot exploration project, on the condition that the potential gas supplies are for Australian use...
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APPEA disappointed in Queensland’s Australia-only gas restrictions
Share/BookmarkThe Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has criticised the Queensland Government’s announcement that it will trial restrictions on gas marketing for newly...
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APA announce new gas pipeline
Share/BookmarkAPA Group has made a deal with a subsidiary of Santos for the development of a new 450km pipeline from Santos’ proposed Narrabi Gas Project in New South Wales to the existing APA-owned...
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Australian Research Council funds new CSG research
Share/BookmarkThe Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded funding to a new research project by The University of Queensland to advance knowledge of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) water treatment. The...
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Senex to accelerate Western Surat Gas Project
Share/BookmarkSpecialist energy investor EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) is set to become a Senex shareholder, and will work with Senex to establish a funding model to speed up the development of the...
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CSIRO finds CSG produced water can be safely re-injected
Share/BookmarkNew research from the CSIRO has found that water produced from coal seam gas (CSG) activities can be safely re-injected hundreds of metres underground if it is properly treated. During...
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Victoria to introduce legislation to ban fraccing
Share/BookmarkThe Victorian Government is set to introduce landmark legislation to permanently ban fraccing for onshore gas in the state, after the Victorian Coalition agreed to support the bill. The...
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Tenders open for gas pilot in QLD
Share/BookmarkTenders for a new gas pilot project are now open, with gas producers now able to bid for the right to extract gas from the Surat Basin in Queensland to supply to Australia’s domestic...
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Senex new investment in Western Surat Gas Project
Share/BookmarkSenex Energy has sanctioned its first major investment in the Western Surat Gas Project, committing $50 million to a 30 well drilling campaign, with gas production of around 10 TJ/day...
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