Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet, K. Higgins, G. Bernardel and R. Hackney
Date Published: September 2008
Number of Pages: 6
Abstract:
The Capel and Faust basins are located in the northern Tasman Sea between eastern Australia and New Caledonia at water depths of 1,300–2,500 m (Fig. 1). Geoscience Australia has recently completed data acquisition surveys that provide new insights into the petroleum prospectivity of the region. The surveys were conducted as part of the Australian government’s New Petroleum (2003–2007) and Energy Security (2007–2011) programmes, to identify new offshore frontier petroleum exploration areas within Australia’s maritime jurisdiction, and to gather pre-competitive geoscience information for distribution to the industry and other stakeholders. This paper presents the initial results of these surveys.