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GA releases plans for the 1st 10 years of “Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity” initiative

08/09/2025 Posted by Helen

Geoscience Australia have showcased their planned projects for the first 10 years (2024-2034) of the Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity initiative in an online webinar, where the Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia the Hon. Madeleine King MP announced the location of the third deep dive project in the Georgetown-Julia Creek region, Queensland.

The 35-year $3.4 billion investment by the Australian Government was established to accelerate the discovery and development of the resources needed to support Australia’s net zero transition and resources management through 4 interrelated components.

Held on Tuesday 26 August 2025, the webinar went into detail about what to expect from the wide range of projects over the next 10 years and how they fit under the 4 components.

SAExploration Finalizes Acquisition of Australia’s Leading Seismic Contractor, Terrex Seismic

08/09/2025 Posted by Helen

Houston-headquartered SAExploration Holdings has acquired Terrex Seismic, a leading Australian seismic contractor, a deal that returns to SAE to the Australian land market and gives Terrex deep global support to continue its four-decade tradition of innovation and quality in seismic exploration.

SAE said Terrex is recognised for its innovative approach to projects in challenging environments, as well as its deep expertise in land-based seismic operations.

Carbon Loop #012

02/09/2025 Posted by Helen

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Several heavy-hitting globals are collaborating to investigate the potential for CCUS hubs in Asia and Northern Australia. The consortium brings together BHP (bhp.com), which is leading the study, alongside steel giants ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) (amns.in), JSW Steel (jswsteel.in), and Hyundai Steel (hyundai-steel.com), as well as energy and infrastructure players Chevron (chevron.com) and Mitsui & Co. (mitsui.com).

Carbon Loop #011

08/08/2025 Posted by Helen

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CCUSNA Goes East ..

Three of us from the CCUSNA Committee packed our scarves (and light emotional baggage) and headed to Melbourne earlier this month for the Carbon Capture APAC Summit. We appeared on more than one panel (read: two) and did our best to champion the CCUS cause without tipping over into cringe.

Highlight of the event, at least for me, was Brett Woods, CEO of Beach Energy, who used a solid chunk of his time to praise Gorgon — a competing CCS project. He

Carbon Loop #010 – CCUSNA newsletter

10/07/2025 Posted by Helen

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U.S. DOE Pulls Plug on $3.6 Billion in Clean Energy Grants

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has axed 24 federally funded clean energy projects worth over $3.6 billion. Most were industrial decarb, hydrogen, or CCS-related, and many hadn’t hit milestones or “advanced energy needs,” according to the DOE.

“We will not continue to fund projects that aren’t meeting basic milestones.” – Chris Wright

The cutbacks follow a months-long review of Infrastructure Law funding.

Australian Natural Hydrogen Conference 2025

09/07/2025 Posted by Helen

It’s a crucial year for the potential commercialisation of natural hydrogen, and the second Australian Natural Hydrogen Conference October 21-23 in the Adelaide Hills promises to shed new light on this emerging energy source.

With a handful of companies worldwide having confirmed high levels of natural hydrogen in the ground, all are now racing to prove they can commercialise the zero-carbon resource, and the conference, put on by the Natural Hydrogen Association of Australia, has some of the industry’s heavyweights fronting attendees.

One of the biggest finds so far has been by French geologists in the Lorraine region and Jacques Pironon, founder of GeoRessources Research Laboratory, has signed up as a keynote speaker to help explain what they have found.

Core Storage is at Capacity at the Exploration Data Centre in Zillmere, your Support is Needed!

12/06/2025 Posted by Janny

The Exploration Data Centre (EDC) in Zillmere, QLD is a cornerstone of Queensland's geoscientific infrastructure, preserving and providing access to an extensive collection of geological core samples and drill cuttings. These samples are fundamental to research, mineral and energy exploration, and long-term resource planning for the state. However, the facility is currently at or near full capacity, significantly limiting the ability to archive new sedimentary cores from exploration, appraisal and development programs.

At the Australian Energy Producers (AEP) Conference held in Brisbane from May 26–29, 2025, significant discussions centred on Queensland's oil and gas investment outlook.

PESA Year in Review Session at the 2025 AEP conference

09/06/2025 Posted by Helen

Sue Slater, Ray Slater & Assoc, commenced with the 2024 Exploration and Appraisal Review. With relinquished exploration permits not being reissued, no new land releases, more restrictions on seismic acquisition and only new acreage releases in South Australia and WA (the latter with significant restrictions) the story is not promising from a reserves replacement point of view.

To everyone's surprise, after finishing this session, the Queensland Government announcement new onshore acreage releases.

Next was Martin Wilkes from RISC, who provided the 2024 Development and Production Review.

East Coast Supply Project to boost gas supply to the Victoria domestic gas market

09/05/2025 Posted by Helen

● Three-well drilling program approved for East Coast Supply Project in Otway Basin

● Exploration wells target Elanora, Isabella, and Juliet prospects with high gas discovery success rates

● Project phases include drilling, subsea development, and Athena Gas Plant modification

In March 2025, Amplitude Energy and joint venture partner O.G. Energy have approved a three-well drilling program in the offshore Otway Basin, Australia, for the East Coast Supply Project (ECSP).

Carbon Loop #008 – CCUSNA newsletter

09/05/2025 Posted by Helen

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Global Dispatch: Financial Close, Policy Shifts, and CCS Momentum ..

Quite a bit of international news this month, so I’ve bundled the highlights into one segment:

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Chlorophyll Counts as CCUS Too ..

There’s some disagreement in CCUS circles (yes, we have dinner parties and yes, they’re totally awesome) about whether bio-feedstock-derived liquid fuels constitute true CCUS technologies.