WA

Approximately 40 people gathered for the WA June technical luncheon at the Melbourne to hear a very informative talk on the history of the energy transition, achievements to date and the outlook for the future, by Dr Peter Moore, industry luminary and a recognised National Geoscience Champion.

Peter gave a global perspective and showed that global energy consumption continues to grow with renewables share increasing, and fossil fuels production also continuing to grow despite declining share. Gas has played a key role in reducing energy poverty in SE Asia. Electrification from renewables, stabilised by gas has been a key theme.

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Mathieu Muller (CCS and Gas Supply Manager at INPEX Australia), Paul Froydenlund (Senior CCS Geoscientist at INPEX Australia), Dr Fiona Burns (Perth/APAC Manager at Task Fronterra Geoscience and PESA WA President), Ratih Puspitasari (Senior Geomechanics Engineer at SLB in Australia) and Dr Eric Tenthorey (Senior Researcher at Geoscience Australia) all presented at this special annual joint PESA-SPE event held at the Hilton on the evening of the 14th May.

As part of its Vision 2035, INPEX is progressing carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives to support lower-carbon energy solutions. Mathieu’s and Paul’s talk provided an overview of INPEX’s global CCS strategy.

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PESA WA held their annual AGM and Christmas Luncheon at The Hilton on 18 th December, with over 135 people attending. Past events held during 2025 were summarised by Fiona Burns (PESA WA president), while Peter Hoiles (Treasurer) provided an overview of the years’ finances. During 2025, PESA WA held regular monthly talks, as well as numerous workshops and courses provided by energy experts from Australia, and from overseas such as Mark Bentley, Henry Posamentier, John Holbrock and Steve Hasiotis.

Our guest speaker, Julia Davies, is energy industry professional with over forty years of experience in the industry.

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The annual ASEG-PESA golf classic event was held on 4th December in glorious weather at Wanneroo Golf club where nearly 92 golfers turned out to compete for glory and prizes.

We are happy to announce that the results were:

Team Winners

1st – Kurt Chambers, Rodger Edgecombe, Murray Burling, Blair Berglin

2nd – John Coffin, Peter Chia, Darren Lee and Edward Coffin

3rd – Alex Karvelas, Kevin Moran. Aaron Pederson, Adam Vonk

Individual Winners

Nearest to Pin sponsored by Xcalibur – Greg Turner

Nearest to Pin sponsored by Delft Inversion – David Christianson

Nearest to Pin sponsored by NRG – Aaron Pederson

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Henry Posamentier presented a 2-day course in Perth on 6-7th November at PanPacific. His workshop delivered a masterclass on seismic stratigraphy and seismicgeomorphology and was based on Henry’s over 50 years of global experience andpioneering work in developing the contemporary approach to sequence stratigraphicanalyses. This attracted 18 attendees.  

He also spoke at Faradays in Perth on evening of 6 th November.

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The Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA WA) held its October Technical Lunch on 16 October 2025 Parmelia Hilton Perth, featuring a presentation by Chris Watts. The event attracted around 50 attendees from across the upstream sector, including representatives from Shell, Woodside, Santos, Chevron, and other leading energy companies in the Perth Basin.Chris delivered an informative and well-structured presentation highlighting the geological evolution of the Northern Perth Basin and the implications for exploration and resource development. His talk generated strong interest and engagement among participants.

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