Archives for September 2024

September 2024

Ford Goes back to the Fossil Fuel Future Putting Dorado in the Spotlight

10/09/2024 Posted by Dale

Ford’s announcement in August that it would be shifting its focus from all electric vehicles to hybrid models has changed the gears of the world’s energy dynamics with other carmakers hinting at the possibility of adopting similar strategies.

“As the global leader in pickup trucks, we are future proofing this valuable franchise across all sizes with hybrid, electric and other electric propulsion giving individual customers and businesses choice based on how they used their trucks,” explained Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

In the process, Ford will reduce its annual capital expenditure on electric technology from 40% to 30% with hybrid vehicles delaying the carmaker’s next generation electric F-150 by 18 months to 2027, when the first all-electric Ford Ranger is set to be launched.

Queensland’s Kat Gioseffi receives PESA Meritorious Service Award

10/09/2024 Posted by Dale

PESA (Qld) Branch committee member and Santos Geologist, Katherine (Kat) Gioseffi, was the successful recipient of a PESA Meritorious Service Award (MSA) for 2024 in recognition of her unwavering passion for energy geoscience and her dedication to increasing society participation among early-career graduates.

Kat, who received her MSA at the Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition in Perth in May, was nominated by the PESA (Qld) Branch in recognition of her steadfast pursuit of recruiting and retaining students and young career professionals to the upstream resources industry.

Kat commenced her support of PESA in 2014 as a student member, during which time she was the QUT recipient of the John Draper Award in recognition of her high academic achievement in the fields of sedimentology and stratigraphy.

Public EV Charge Point Installations over Six Times Behind Levels Required by 2030 to Meet Growing Demand and Government Regulations

10/09/2024 Posted by Dale

This is according to Konect, an innovator in electric vehicle charging, which offers fuel retailers a "rapidly deployable solution" to help plug gaps and offer “convenient” charging locations.

Konnect said key markets in the electric vehicle (EV) transition were falling behind in their stated goals for public charging infrastructure, according to the latest figures from World EV Day™.

The data reveals that the US, Europe and the UK are more than six times behind the number of plugs needed to meet growing EV demand by 2030.

Tamboran Spuds Shenandoah South 2-H Well – the Largest Single Drilling Campaign in the Beetaloo

03/09/2024 Posted by Dale

Tamboran has spudded the Shenandoah South 2 (SS-2H) well in EP 98, which is being drilled off a new pad located approximately 3 miles north of the Shenandoah South 1H (SS-1H) well and within the Tamboran-operated SS Pilot Project area (47.5% working interest).

Tamboran said that following the drilling of the SS-2H well, the JV will immediately drill the Shenandoah South 3H (SS-3H) well off the same pad ahead of the stimulation program.

The SS-2H and SS-3H wells will be drilled with the Helmerich & Payne super-spec FlexRig® Flex 3 rig and will target the Middle Velkerri B Shale at a depth of approximately 3,020 metres.