In late September 2024, Madeline King, the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, granted two production licenses to Beach Energy over the Artisan and La Bella fields in the offshore Otway Basin.
Both VIC/L35 (Artisan) and VIC/L36 (La Bella) will be valid for the life of the fields with production to be tied back to the Otway Gas Project.
Gas is currently supplied to the domestic market through the Project from six fields; the near to shore Black Watch, Enterprise, Halladale...
Cooper Energy announced in early October 2024 that it intends to change its name to Amplitude Energy Limited, with a special resolution to be put to shareholders at the AGM on 7 November 2024. Should the change be approved the ASX code with change to “AEL”.
The name change is designed to reflect the company's move from a legacy Cooper Basin oil producer to a dedicated domestic gas explorer, producer and operator.
Cooper Energy was listed on the ASX on 13 March 2002 and holds...
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...
PESA West Australia and SPE West Australia, the two largest oil and gas professional organizations
in Perth, held their annual joint event on Thursday, 18 July.
Zhang Xi Po was at the event, hosted at the Parmelia Hilton in Perth, and said it was a resounding success with about 100 attendees from government bodies, oil and gas companies, and universities in attendance.
The evening began with a networking session, followed by engaging presentations. The presenters
addressed questions...
Empire Energy has signed a 10-year Gas Sales Agreement with the Northern Territory Government to supply 25 TJ per day from the Carpentaria Pilot Project.
Empire Energy Group has signed a binding long-term Gas Sales Agreement to supply the Northern Territory Government up to 25 Terajoules (TJ) of gas per day for 10-years (~75 Petajoules in total, from Empire’s Beetaloo Basin properties commencing in 2025 (“Initial Supply”).
The agreement makes provision for the NT Government to...
PESA was one of several associations from around the world with a presence at the 85th EAGE Conference & Exhibition held in Oslo in June, attended by WA member Lauren Found who was truly inspired.
At the conference, Lauren spoke with the EAGE board and the representatives from other international associations, exchanging stories about the range of activities that are carried out by each organisation that keep people aware of exploration activities and research through the technical...
PESA WA June Technical Lunch: Demystifying Safe GCS Solutions for the Barrow-Dampier
PESA hosted a successful June Technical Lunch at the Parmelia Hilton in Perth on Thursday, June 27th.
The event attracted over 60 attendees from West Australian oil and gas companies, universities and government bodies.
SLB Exploration Lead Mr. David Barlass took centre stage, introducing a captivating presentation on safe geological carbon dioxide storage (GCS) techniques applicable to the...
Australia will still need substantial gas production 26 years from now to ensure reliable and affordable energy in 2050, even under a net zero scenario, according to The future role of natural gas in Australia and the region.
CO2CRC is bringing together leading Australian energy and resources companies and advisory bodies at Australian Parliament House, Canberra.
The inaugural CO2CRC CCS Policy Forum will be convened to develop a consensus industry view on a practical CCS policy framework that will stimulate CCS project investment and development in Australia.
CO2CRC Chairman, Martin Ferguson AM, said that CO2CRC was pleased to begin this important initiative, leveraging industry leadership to help...
PESA is offering a new postgraduate scholarship to eligible students currently conducting research in a petroleum geoscience related project within Australia. The award, known as the Horstman Federal Postgraduate Scholarship, consists of an annual prize of $5000 to the successful recipient as part of PESA’s program to promote and encourage petroleum geoscience research and education in Australia.
This award is open to postgraduate research students enrolled in a PhD or Masters...