WA partially lifts fracking moratorium

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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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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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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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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