State policy

Gas research takes flight

Minister for Resources Tim Pallas announced the initiative during an opening address to the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne. The surveying is part of the $42.5 million Victorian
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WA axes Canning agreement

The State Government, Mitsubishi Corporation and Buru Energy have mutually agreed to terminate the Natural Gas (Canning Basin Joint Venture) Agreement Act 2013 (WA). The State Agreement covers exploration
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NT fracking inquiry assesses social impact

The Framework is part of a series of reports comprising the social impact assessment that Coffey has completed pursuant to the tender awarded to it on 28 June 2017 by the Inquiry. These reports, listed
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Victoria releases VGP report

Victorian Minister for Resources Tim Pallas launched the report with Victoria’s Lead Scientist Amanda Caples at the Core Library in Werribee on Friday last week. The key findings of the Progress
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Australians and their gas

In the 1950s, the Australian Government decided that we had to reduce our reliance on imported oil because the cost was making it difficult to keep the Australian dollar fixed to the pound. So the Menzies
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WA implements LNG taskforce

Announcing plans to establish a LNG Jobs Taskforce at the 2018 Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference today, Premier Mark McGowan said the taskforce would consist of members from both industry
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Supply imbalance needs to be addressed: ACCC

The east coast gas market is at a crossroads and the only real choice is to address the fundamental supply problem, particularly in the south. The supply situation is most stark in the case of the southern
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AEMO calls for more supply

With average consumption of 50 GJ/a, Victorians use more gas for cooking, heating and hot water than households in any other state across Australia. Gas is also critical for power generation. Due to Hazelwood’s
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WA gets exploration boost

The multi-million dollar EIS initiative aims to stimulate private sector investment in resource exploration, especially in the state’s frontier petroleum basins and remote underexplored regions. DMIRS
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