The Victorian Government is being urged to provide support for efforts to decarbonise gas.
Industry
CSIRO Launches Virtual Hydrogen Knowledge Centre
An online centre consolidating Australian hydrogen research and industry activities has been launched by CSIRO aimed at supercharging the development of a clean and competitive hydrogen industry.
Biden Call for Oil Companies to Cut Prices Stirs a Hornet’s Nest in the USA
The White House has crossed swords with the US Oil & Gas Association after President Joe Biden tweeted that oil companies should “simply bring down the price you are charging at the pump”.
Resources Employers Working Hard to Eliminate Harassment
Australia’s resources and energy employers are working vigorously to eliminate sexual harassment from the industry, the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA) has affirmed.
Oil and gas Royalty Billions Double in Big Boost to QLD Budget
Australia’s oil and gas industry will deliver almost $6 billion of royalties to the Queensland Budget over the next five years, providing a direct benefit to the community from Queensland’s LNG export projects.
Qatar Guns for Global Gas Hegemony with TotalEnergies LNG Expansion partnership
QatarEnergy has selected France’s TotalEnergies as its first international partner in the North Field East LNG expansion project, as the Gulf State steps on the gas to monopolise global supplies.
Microfossils from Earliest Land Plants Provide Clues About Australia’s Petroleum Potential
Microfossils derived from the earliest land plants and extinct marine groups have been recovered from 42 samples taken from the Barnicarndy 1 well, drilled in partnership with the Geological Survey of Western Australia in the onshore Canning Basin in Western Australia.
‘If You Pull the Trigger, Be Careful You Don’t Shoot off Your Foot’
Graeme Bethune has warned the federal government not to throw the baby out with the bathwater amid calls for limited Gladstone LNG export contracts deliveries to divert gas to beleaguered domestic electricity markets.
New design model promises improved safety and lower construction costs for LNG storage
A new high-performance computational model optimising the design of large LNG tanks will lead to improved safety and security of storage facilities, with the bonus of reduced construction costs, according to a University of Technology Sydney (UTS) research team that has developed the design with industry partners.
US Spearheads Global LNG Growth
The US is expected to lead global LNG liquefaction capacity expansions -- contributing 57% of the total LNG liquefaction capacity additions between 2022 and 2026.