APPEA, Gary Gray reject WA Labor gas moratorium bid

“It is disappointing that Labor’s State Conference has today chosen to ignore the clear evidence which shows that hydraulic fracturing is a safe, well-understood technology that has been used
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Santos eyes assets selloff

The Australian newspaper today reported that the company has placed its two-thirds share in the field on the market, with offers due in October. The remaining share of the Stag oil field is owned by Quadrant
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Imbalanced gas debate takes centre stage at SEAAOC

The report, which rallied the resounding optimism for the NT during SEAAOC week, found that onshore shale and tight gas production could provide more than $22 billion in GSP between 2020 and 2040, and
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Territory students to reap onshore gas royalties

At day one of the 21st South East Asia, Australia Offshore Conference (SEAAOC), Mr Giles announced an ambitious policy to bolster the state’s education levels by funnelling government royalties from
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Vic gas moratorium hangs in the balance

The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Onshore Unconventional Gas published its interim report this week, noting an unprecedented 1700 submissions from interested stakeholders. The committee, headed
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AGL rejects dam claims

AGL’s wholly-owned CSG Gloucester Gas Project is located in Gloucester Geological Basin in New South Wales and titled under Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 285. Sue Higginson, principal solicitor
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Metgasco to sue NSW gov’t for damages

Negotiations have been underway to settle Metgasco’s claim for damages in relation to the 2014 suspension of its petroleum exploration licence at the Rosella site in northern NSW. As a result, Metgasco
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EUAA backs call for Vic independent Gas Commissioner

The group’s submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into onshore unconventional gas was published this week, with a public hearing slated for tomorrow, September 15. Overturning the state-wide
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D’Ambrosio refuses Vic gas inquiry’s request

The inquiry’s committee called on the Minister to give evidence in its interim report, published last week. “Over the coming months, the Committee will carefully review the evidence it has
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