Unconventional – Gas Today

14 March 2019

Government greenlights $10b gas project

The Queensland government has approved Arrow Energy’s $10 billion Surat Gas Project.

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5 December 2018

WA partially lifts fracking moratorium

The West Australian government has lifted the fracking moratorium in parts of the state.

8 November 2018

APLNG and QCLNG reach gas supply deal

Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) have reached agreements over infrastructure sharing and gas supply.

8 November 2018

Queensland opens more land for exploration

The Queensland government has released another large expanse of land for gas exploration.

8 November 2018

Well drilling approved at Reid’s Dome Gas Project

The joint operating committee for the Reid’s Dome Gas Project has approved the drilling of the Nyanda-4 well located in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

8 November 2018

Lakes Oil files in Victorian Court of Appeal

Lakes Oil has filed documents in the Victorian Court of Appeal over a decision in favour of the Victorian gas moratorium.

26 September 2018

APPEA: activists ignoring facts about gas

A group of activists, academics and former politicians campaigning against new onshore gas developments in Western Australia are ignoring the facts about natural gas and the industry, according to Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Director External Relations Matthew Doman.

31 May 2018

FID reached for Arcadia

Santos and its GLNG partners will invest more than $400 million in the 137-well Arcadia gas project in the Bowen Basin in Queensland.

30 May 2018

Leigh Creek closer to first gas

Leigh Creek Energy has received the second of the three Activity Notifications (AN) required to move towards demonstrating gas flow at the Leigh Creek Energy Project (LCEP).

29 May 2018

Glenaras closing in on production

Galilee Energy has successfully installed electric submersible pumps (ESPs) in the Glenaras-10L and Glenaras-12L wells.

16 May 2018

Leigh Creek to commence construction

Leigh Creek Energy has received approval of the first of three Activity Notifications (AN), meaning it can commence site construction activities.

3 May 2018

Leigh Creek modules complete

Workshop fabrication of the pre-commercial demonstration (PCD) modules are complete for the Leigh Creek Energy Project (LCEP) in South Australia.

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17 April 2018

NT fracking moratorium lifted

Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner today announced the NT Government had accepted all 135 recommendations of the independent fracking inquiry.

9 April 2018

Glenaras drilling update

Galilee Energy has successfully drilled the first well of its Glenaras Gas Project located in ATP 2019 in Queensland's Galilee Basin.

3 April 2018

Glenaras drilling well underway

Drilling operations at Galilee Energy's Glenaras-10 well in ATP 2019 the Galilee Basin are underway, with the test hole reaching 1,083 m.

3 April 2018

AEMO calls for more supply

A report by the Australian Energy Market Operator has highlighted the need for more gas supply in Victoria in order to avoid a projected shortfall in 2022.

1 March 2018

Supply imbalance needs to be addressed: ACCC

Australia's east coast gas market remains incredibly tight and users are paying for this with high prices and limited sources of competing supply, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

27 February 2018

Santos invests big in Queensland

Santos and its GLNG partners -- Petronas, Total and KOGAS -- will make a massive capital investment of $900 million in upstream developments in the Maranoa, Western Downs, Central Highlands and Banana regions in Queensland this year.

20 February 2018

Senex identifies development priorities

Senex Energy's east coast gas business is expected to drive major production and earnings growth in 2019, with the company looking to accelerate gas project development.

7 February 2018

Mira production steadily increasing

Comet Ridge's Mira Pilot Scheme in ATP 1191 in the Mahalo Block in central Queensland is increasing production for Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG).

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22 January 2018

NT fracking inquiry assesses social impact

The Independent Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing of Onshore Unconventional Reservoirs in the Northern Territory (Inquiry) has released a draft Social Impact Assessment Framework (Framework) produced by Coffey Services Australia.

16 January 2018

Leigh Creek commences drilling

Leigh Creek Energy has made progress on its Leigh Creek Energy Project (LCEP) over the New Year, with drilling operations now underway.

16 January 2018

Mira begins production

Comet Ridge's Mira Pilot Scheme in ATP 1191 in the Mahalo Block in central Queensland has begun producing gas for Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG).

15 January 2018

Victoria releases VGP report

Victoria has released the first Victorian Gas Program (VGP) Progress Report, with initial analysis showing onshore conventional reserves are much smaller than the offshore resources.

11 January 2018

Santos completes McKinlay campaign

Santos' six-well campaign to develop the McKinlay oil field, 50 km southeast of the Moomba facility in South Australia, has been successfully completed.

9 January 2018

Senex advances WSGP

Senex Energy has conducted drill stem testing on the Mimas-2 core well as part of appraisal activities on the Western Surat Gas Project (WSGP) in Queensland.

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