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The extent of the Environmental Defenders Office’s (EDO) inappropriate conduct has been laid bare in Federal Court documents, reinforcing the need for an immediate halt to taxpayer funds to the activist lawfare group.

This was the assertion of Australian Energy Producers Chief Executive Samantha McCulloch,who said the documents revealed in The Australian show the depths of what Justice Natalie Charlesworth described in her judgment as the EDO’s “distorted and manipulated” evidence that it used in its failed legal bid to stop Santos’ Barossa project earlier this year.

“It is now beyond any doubt the EDO is more interested in engaging in legal activism than genuinely representing the interests of Traditional Owners,” Ms McCulloch said. 

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First gas is set to flow from Senex Energy’s $1 billion Atlas natural gas field expansion following the official opening on Sunday 24 November 2024 of the Surat Basin processing facility in Queensland.

Senex Energy shareholders, represented by POSCO International Corporation CEO Kyein Lee and Hancock Prospecting Executive Chairman Mrs Gina Rinehart AO were there to mark the significant milestone alongside representatives from all levels of Government and the Wandoan community.

The opening marks a significant milestone in delivering critical gas to the east coast market at a time when the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is predicting shortfalls in coming years.

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Shearwater Geoservices has received a LOA from ONGC for a large 3D seismic survey off the east coast of India.

The high-capacityOceanic Sirius will carry out the survey, covering an area of approximately 2,200 square kilometers, which is expected to take approximately 4 months, commencing early 2025. 

Irene Waage Basili, CEO of Shearwater, said: “Our expertise in 3D seismic acquisition, combined with our track-record of 8 consecutive seasons of India operations, ensures that we are well positioned to deliver data in line with our clients exploration needs, while maintaining sustainable margins.”

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Western Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to net zero with a plan for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) announced late November.

“The WA Government’s CCUS Action Plan and funding support is evidence of how states can seize the economic opportunities of net zero while reducing emissions,” Australian Energy Producers WA Director Caroline Cherry said.

“The Action Plan is an important step to attracting investment in CCUS, creating new jobs, and building a major new industry for Australia to support emissions reductions across the economy and the region.”

“CCUS enables WA to grow its economy, underpinning local manufacturing and critical minerals processing.

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The global transition to clean energy is gaining momentum, heavily relying on renewable technologies such as solar PV cells and wind turbines, alongside energy transition solutions like hydrogen, energy storage, and carbon capture. This shift has triggered an unprecedented surge in demand for critical minerals, posing significant challenges in achieving international energy transition goals, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

GlobalData’s latest Strategic Intelligence report, Critical Minerals (2024), identifies several main challenges to scaling clean energy technologies: mineral depletion, resource monopolization, geopolitical tensions, and water scarcity.

Martina Raveni, Strategic Intelligence Analyst  at GlobalData, comments: “The near-term depletion of critical minerals raises concerns, especially as instability in the green technologies market causes price volatility.

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Australia’s energy security will be put at risk if decision-makers ignore the science of seismic surveys – a safe and proven technology that is critical for finding and developing new gas supply.

That is the view of Australia Energy Producers (AEP) Chief Executive Samantha McCulloch, who said: “Seismic surveying is a strictly regulated technology that has unlocked Australia’s vast offshore gas resources and delivered reliable energy for millions of Australian homes and businesses for decades.”

“The facts are that Australia’s future energy security will depend on continued exploration for new gas supply to 2050 and beyond,"she added.

“The legislation introduced in the Parliament(recently)is aimed at stopping new gas projects, with no regard for the devastating impact on Australia’s economy and energy security. 

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DUG Technology (DUG) has announced a new partnership with PetroVision aimed at promoting and delivering specialised seismic data processing solutions in Nigeria.

DUG is a global technology company providing high-end geoscience services, advanced analytical software and reliable cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC). PetroVision is an integrated energy consultancy advising on geoscience, engineering and economic aspects in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors whilst also embracing the energy transition with project work including carbon capture and storage (CCS) and field exploration geochemical sampling for critical minerals such as lithium. 

PetroVision will facilitate operations within Nigeria, while DUG will supply technology and support.

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Geoscience Australia is contributing to global action on seabed mapping by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030;  in the process becoming the first Australian Government organisation to do so.

Dr James Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia, joined Jamie McMichael-Phillips, the Director of Seabed 2030 at Geoscience Australia’s Symonston headquarters for the signing.

“We are thrilled to formalise our partnership with Seabed 2030 and cement our place in the global effort to map the world’s seabed by 2030,” Dr Johnson said.

“Seabed 2030 is an important part of the global effort to...

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The sixth and latest annual East Coast Gas Outlook 2024 from EnergyQuest, finds that the outlook for east coast gas is now entering ‘uncharted energy frontiers’.The new 315-page report is the leading energy consultancy’s annual in-depth analysis of the long-term outlook for the east coast gas market.Gas supply shortfalls are expected for the east coast and Northern Territory (NT) market as soon as 2026, and with increasing certainty and impact from 2028. That much is already well known.

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By Max Williamson

Potential buyers and users of EV’s need to be extremely wary and questioning of the claims, counter claims and promo materials being put out by the vested interests.

If UBER is getting completely out of hybrids for its fleet, there must be economic support for EV’s versus hybrids for higher use operators and commercial fleets.

The second-hand market for older model EV’s, including Teslas is dramatically negatively impacted by the age of the batteries therein, the warranties periods remaining on the batteries and the then version of the EV technologies in those vehicles.

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