Archives for November 2017

Global Petroleum extends license offshore Namibia and seeks farm-in partner

28/11/2017 Posted by Dale

Brisbane-based Global Petroleum has been granted an extension by the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy for its license offshore in the Walvis Basin and entered into second renewal period. Global, via subsidiary Jupiter Petroleum, holds an 85% participating interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0029, encompassing offshore blocks 1910B and 2010A located in the Walvis Basin. Global Petroleum’s subsidiary, Jupiter Petroleum, been granted an extension to the First Renewal Exploration Period (Phase 2) of 12 months to December 3, 2018 for Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 29, which covers Blocks 1910B and 2010A. The Ministry of Mines has also agreed…

AWE delivers flow test record from Waitsia field

27/11/2017 Posted by Dale

AWE Energy has popped the bubbly, celebrating one of the highest onshore flow rates in the Australian oil and gas industry. The Sydney independent oil and gas producer revealed that the Waitsia-4 well in the Perth Basin flowed gas at an instantaneous maximum rate of 90 million standard cubic feet per day from the Kingia Sandstone and an average of 89.6 MMscf/d on a 96/64 inch choke at ~2,395 psig flowing well head pressure over a 23-minute period. AWE shares soared 7% to 58c on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and were trading at 56c at the time of going…

Australian subsea sector set to see major activity improvement

27/11/2017 Posted by Dale

THE Australian subsea oil and gas industry is about to see a significant increase in activity, according to one of the region’s leading figures. Marius Martens, the Chairman of national industry body, Subsea Energy Australia. and a senior committee member overseeing content for the 2018 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG2018) Subsea Forum, says that subsea activity is expected to grow to support both new and recently constructed projects. In terms of new projects; Mr Martens says there are a number of major subsea developments, either as tie-backs to shore or to offshore facilities, underway in Australian waters.…

Scholarships for World Gas Conference in Washington DC

27/11/2017 Posted by Dale

The Australian Gas Industry Trust (AGIT) is offering up to five scholarships to be part of the Australian delegation attending the 27th World Gas Conference (WGC18) in Washington DC from June 25-29. Participants under the age of 40 in the Australian gas industry are invited to attend. Hosted every three years by the International Gas Union (IGU), WGC2018 will be the world’s largest gas conference. Over 500 speakers will talk in 100 sessions under the theme “Fuelling the Future” and will include major figures in the gas world such as producers, buyers, governments, international agencies and NGOs. Commenting, AGIT Chairman…

Fabulous fairway fun at PESA ASEG Golf Classic

27/11/2017 Posted by Dale

[caption id="attachment_62759" align="alignnone" width="350"] Aggregate winners The ION team of Jeromy DePledge, Gerry Spanninga, Kim McInerney and Graeme Eastwood.[/caption] To mark the 30th anniversary of the annual Golf Classic, the organisers pulled out all the stops this year to secure the Cut Golf Course in Dawesville, just south of Mandurah, to give Adam Scott wannabees the chance to drive for show, putt for prizes and then strut their stuff on the fairways. Blue skies and champagne weather greeted the almost 100-strong field who mustered at 8:30am in Perth for the 90-minute bus drive to a course that was…

Geoscientist Employment Recovery Stalled: AIG Survey

14/11/2017 Posted by Dale

The latest quarterly survey of Australian geoscientist employment, covering the third quarter of 2017 shows that employment prospects for geoscientists have remained unchanged since March 2017, despite anecdotal evidence pointing to an upturn in mining and exploration industry activity. The national unemployment rate at 30 September 2017 amongst Australia’s professional geoscientists was 12.2%, up slightly from the 30 June figure of 11.3%. Underemployment amongst self-employed geoscientists for the same period, however, fell to 18.0% from 19.0%. The combined figures point to no improvement in employment prospects for the geoscience professions as a whole since March 2017. AIG spokesperson, Andrew Waltho,…

On board Fire Shuts-in Shell Platform

12/11/2017 Posted by Dale

Shell’s Enchilada platform on the Gulf of Mexico has been shut in after two offshore workers were injured in a fire onboard the structure, located about 190km south of Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, This came after the United States Coast Guard and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) responded to a report at 1.20am that the fixed-leg platform was on fire as 46 crew evacuated took lifeboats before transferring to the nearby Salsa platform via the offshore supply vessel, C-Liberty. The BSEE said a 54-year-old male suffered flash burns and concussion and a 29-year-old male suffered from a sprained…

IGC Travel Scheme Deadline Looms

07/11/2017 Posted by Dale

The Australian Geoscience Council and the Australian Academy of Science have extended the deadline for the 34th International Geological Congress Travel Grant Scheme for Early-Career Australian and New Zealand Geoscientists. In terms of the scheme, funding has been made available for the early stages of their careers with opportunities to travel internationally to further their careers as geoscientists by, for example, undertaking field work in appropriate areas, visiting and working with appropriate international experts, inspecting appropriate mines or other geoscientific features such as type localities, participating in professionally-organised geoscientific conferences or conventions, etc. For the 2017 round of applications, additional…