Australia’s oil and gas industry has welcomed the Queensland Government’s “continued recognition of energy security at a time of heightened gas demand” keeping Australian households warm and businesses running.
This comes after the Sunshine State had wrapped up six new exploration tenders for petroleum and gas across the Bowen and Surat basins, which AEP QLD Director Keld Knudsen said had come at an important time following the Australian Energy Market Operator’s warning of...
Max Williamson FCA, FFin, FCPA, FGov
Max has practiced as a Chartered Accountant and Tax Adviser to the Resources Industries for over 50 years. He has been Federal President and Federal Treasurer of PESA, as well as NSW Branch President and on the NSW Committee for over 30 years.
The 14 May 2024 Federal Budget among others introduced to the Australian community two new financial incentives encouraging Australian investors/producers to progress Critical Minerals ($7...
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is rapidly emerging as a key player in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector. Asian countries are intensifying their decarbonization efforts, despite challenges for a number of countries in the region, such as unsuitable geological conditions for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).
This is according to Rystad Energy research, which has highlighted Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia as emerging hubs in the APAC region, driven by the carbon...
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...
Beetaloo or Bust, the route to commercial success for an Australian shale play, was presented by Dr Anne Forbes of Wood Mackenzie at the AEP 24 Conference in Perth in May where the paper won Best oral presentation.
Dr Anne Forbes, Angus Rodger, John Gibb
The big question we wanted to ask, and hopefully answer, is: What does it take to make this play commercial?
Flow rates from exploration and appraisal well tests have historically been low, but that’s...
Author: Adam CraigA*
A RISC Advisory Pty Ltd, Perth, Western Australia
* Correspondence to. Email: adam.craig@riscadvisory.com
Petroleum exploration expenditure in 2023 increased modestly over that of 2022. But remains well below expenditure highs of a decade ago, which was dominated by offshore activity. Exploration expenditure, and activity, is now dominant in onshore state jurisdictions. This has been the case since 2019 and will continue with no Federal offshore...
Australia could unlock up to $600 billion in revenue by creating a carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry and becoming a storage hub for the Asia-Pacific region, according to a leading global energy research firm, Wood Mackenzie.
In an article published in the 2024 Australian Energy Producers Journal, Wood Mackenzie emphasised that Australia’s CCS opportunity is rooted in facilitating other countries’ net zero ambitions.
According to the article, Australia has far higher...