WA Premier Mark McGowan announced on 28 November that the government would release suspension of the practice on existing onshore petroleum titles after an independent inquiry found the risk to be low.
As
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Exxon closes in on drilling Dory prospect
Barikewa-3 well strikes gas
The well, located in the Forelands region, intersected 25 m of net gas pay within the Toro and Hedinia reservoir objectives.
A drill-stem test was carried out across the Toro interval, with the on-site
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Santos develops fourth Cooper rig
The Ensign 965 rig will drill eight wells in the remainder of the year, taking Santos to almost 90 wells drilled in the Cooper Basin this year.
With nearly 400 wells drilled in Queensland in 2018 in
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Esso begins gas exploration program
The company is investing $120 million to drill two exploration wells in its 100 per cent owned VIC/P70 block, which is located approximately 90 km off Victoria’s East Gippsland coast.
The
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Galilee shows potential
The Australian reported exploration in the region, which is yet to have any commercial gas reserves proved up, has seen Read More
Waitsia reserves boost for AWE
The major upgrade of 2P Reserves and updated 2C Contingent Resource estimates follows an extensive evaluation of new core data acquired in 2015 from the Waitsia-1 and Waitsia-2 wells and further analysis
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Queensland CSG paves the way forward
The CSG industry is not just an economic success, creating thousands of jobs and billions in exports.
It is also a successful example of developing a new industry alongside established rural industries.
While
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Territory fracking inquiry must consider public benefits: APPEA
The new Northern Territory Government has had a clear policy of imposing a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing to develop the Territory’s onshore unconventional gas resources.
APPEA has
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2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage released
The 2016 acreage release comprises 28 areas located across five basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
There are 25 areas available for work program bidding
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