PESA - Energy Geoscience

PESA QLD: AGM and Lunch, 15 May : How lightweight seismic technology can change 3D seismic design and execution: A high channel count case study from Taranaki, NZ
2025-05-15 12:15 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Port Office Hotel, 40 Edward St, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
This month PESA Queensland welcomes Brendon Mitchell to present a technical luncheon on application of innovative seismic technology.
The Technical Lunch will be held at the Port Office Hotel in the Blue Room (Entry off Margaret Street).
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch.
For detailed directions, see explanation below.
Please note the Early Bird ticket pricing cut-off times described below.
With the technical lunch being seismic-themed, PESA are pleased to be able to offer ASEG members tickets at member prices.

Presentation:
How lightweight seismic technology can change 3D seismic design and execution: A high channel count case study from Taranaki, NZ

Venue:
Port Office Hotel, cnr Edward & Margaret Sts, Brisbane
Blue Room (Entry off Margaret St)

Date & Time:
Thursday, 15 May 12:15 PM

Presentation Abstract:
3D seismic surveying in New Zealand’s diverse landscapes presents unique challenges and opportunities. Three moderately sized (in comparison to Australian petroleum seismic) 3D seismic surveys were acquired onshore Taranaki, New Zealand in 2021-2022 utilising very high live channel counts ranging from 34,000 to 80,000.
This talk presents the benefits recognised from the use of dense receiver sampling and large active patch sizes for conducting high-resolution seismic acquisition in an operationally and geologically challenging environment. The rugged hills, dense forests, extensive waterways, and complex landowner environments encountered in the Taranaki region demand specialized survey design, acquisition technology and workflows to ensure accurate data collection while minimizing environmental and social impact.
Modern lightweight nodal receivers facilitated a rethink of how seismic had been acquired in New Zealand and could change nearly all aspects of the planning, execution, and project costs.

Tickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below.
Final numbers to venue required by COB Thursday, 5 May – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time.

Ticket Prices

PESA & ASEG Members – $55
Non-Members – $75
Student / Retired Members – $30

PESA QLD 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch.
Members are encouraged to attend the AGM to have their say with the PESA QLD committee.
PESA QLD are always interested to have active involvement from our membership… and what better way than to take up a position on the PESA QLD Committee! Interested members who are keen to become a committee member are encouraged to lodge a nomination form (see link below). Any member is invited to nominate for any of the available roles detailed on the Nomination form. Any questions, please email qld-secretary@pesa.com.au
The requisite AGM governance documents for distribution to members will be available shortly on this event webpage

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Joint PESA - SPE WA Evening Event May 2025: CCS projects and insights from across Australia
2025-05-15 16:45 - 20:00 (Australia/Perth) | Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, Australia
PESA – SPE WA invites you to Joint Evening Event.

CCS projects and insights from across Australia: Thursday 15th May 2025

Gorgon Carbon Capture and Storage – Insights and Lessons Learned
Robert Root (Chevron Australia) will provide an overview of Gorgon CCS including performance to date, system optimization, and key lessons for other CCS projects. The Gorgon Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant is supplied by gas from two foundation fields: Jansz which has low reservoir CO2, and Gorgon which is relatively high in reservoir CO2 (~14%). The design of Gorgon Project included systems to extract CO2 from the reservoir gas stream feeding the LNG plant and inject it into the Dupuy Formation below Barrow Island (BWI) for permanent storage. Since 2019 CO2 has been injected into the Dupuy at globally significant rates with over 10 million tonnes injected, however the system has been limited by the capacity to manage reservoir pressure through producing water from the Dupuy Formation and injection into the overlying Barrow Group. Activities are currently underway to increase pressure management capacity including side-tracking and re-completing existing wells, drilling additional wells, and installation of surface filtration facilities.
CO₂mpartmentalising Climate Change: Perth Basin’s Role
Julia Cass (DEMIRS) will discuss reservoir quality controls in the Perth Basin that have been evaluated to rank carbon storage targets for a CO₂ Storage Atlas being prepared by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. The key attributes for the most prospective targets include thick intervals with high net-to-gross passing cut-off criteria of shale volume below 30% and porosity greater than 10% at depths suitable for supercritical CO₂ storage. Reservoir heterogeneity is preferred as it permits greater lateral plume migration by enhancing residual gas trapping thereby boosting storage efficiency. These attributes alongside seal effectiveness determine the most suitable storage intervals.
The Cattamarra Coal Measures emerged as the highest-ranked storage interval of the evaluated targets. It is characterised by thick, high net-to-gross sections with coarse-grained channel sands providing excellent injection potential. Burial and temperature control diagenesis which naturally degrades porosity and permeability with depth ultimately defining the lower limit of intervals prospective for storage. A combination of temperature modelling, petrophysical analysis and depth mapping has been utilized to delineate the Cattamarra Coal Measures reservoir target and assess the overlying regional seal of the Cadda Formation.

Global CCUS overview: Pivotal progress and persistent challenges
Anne Forbes (Wood Mackensie) will discuss the highs and lows in the CCUS space across 2024. The 48 Mtpa of sanctioned project capacity was much lower than expected, although new project capacity announcements remained at a healthy rate. Asia Pacific led in licencing, with 90% of new awards occurring in APAC. And in Australia, Moomba CCS, the world’s lowest cost CCS project to date, commenced operation.
Looking forward, we expect a record number of FIDs, industry first start-ups, and the first commercial scale CO2 ship to set sail in 2025. But at a global level we expect the rate of licensing to slow as existing work commitments are actioned.

Tickets on sale shortly:

Ticket Prices:
Member (Early Bird): $40.00
Non-Member (Early Bird): $60.00
Member: $50.00
Non-Member: $70.00
Early bird pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Tuesday (2 days prior).

Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB:

Gold Sponsors IKON Science and DUG:

and Silver Sponsors Delft, Qeye and Task Fronterra:

PESA SA/NT May Luncheon
2025-05-22 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
PESA SA/NT May Luncheon
Prospectivity of the Daralingie Shelf area of the Warburton Basin, SA
Tim Rady (Geomorph Energy) and Rob Kirk (Consultant)
Abstract:
To further highlight the prospectivity of the Warburton Basin, the South Australian Department for Energy and Mining (SADEM) has undertaken a whole of basin project integrating regional seismic interpretations (using the 2D Cube), previous geological understanding, well and standardized core interpretations. The May 2025 PESA lunch will be the first public release of the main outcomes from this project.
The Cambrian eastern Warburton Basin underlies the bulk of the hydrocarbon-producing Permian Cooper Basin in South Australia. The Warburton, like the Cooper Basin, is hydrocarbon bearing with a significant catalogue of hydrocarbon shows recorded from a wide variety of lithologies and stratigraphic intervals. Therefore, understanding the stratigraphic context of hydrocarbon occurrences is critical to unlocking this basin’s prospectivity. It is in this context that two integrated seismic-based interpretations were undertaken in this project and are the focus of PESA’s May 2025 lunch time lecture.
The initial seismic interpretation, by R. Kirk, looked at the whole eastern Warburton Basin with the results providing the stratigraphic and gross depositional environment (GDE) concepts that underpin the entire project. From this work a new stratigraphic sub-division of the Warburton Basin has been developed (Kirk et al 2025). Subsequently, the second seismic study was undertaken (by T. Rady) building upon the seismic sequence stratigraphic framework developed by Kirk et al (2025) by combining seismic attributes, structural and seismic facies mapping and core descriptions to develop GDE and updated reservoir distribution maps for the uppermost section, termed ‘400-1000’. This work has provided new insights into the basin stratigraphy, evolution and prospectivity for hydrocarbons (Rady et al 2025).

Event Details:
Thursday 22nd May 2025
The May luncheon is a week earlier than usual due to the AEP conference during the last week of May
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
The luncheon will consist of 2 courses and drinks
Bookings close 5 pm Monday, 19th May 2025
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

2025 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (Brisbane) - PESA discount applies
2025-05-26 - 2025-05-29 | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
Australian Energy Producers invites industry leaders, professionals and stakeholders to join us in Brisbane for the Australian Energy Producers Conference & Exhibition from 26–29 May 2025.
Under the theme ‘The Energy Edge | Innovation, Opportunity, Security’, the conference will set the platform for the essential discussions, debates, and knowledge sharing to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping our industry.
Australia has the resources to be a global superpower to 2050 and beyond. However, we cannot take our edge for granted. To continue delivering reliable and affordable energy to Australia and the region, and keep powering the nation’s economy, we must harness our competitive strengths: our abundant natural resources, innovation, expertise and strong trade partnerships.
The keynote speaker program, to be announced from February through March, will feature internationally renowned industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators.
Their on-stage conversations will deliver the candid exchange of ideas and debate that make this conference a must-attend event for business, government, and stakeholders alike.
Early Bird registrations are now open – secure your registration & accommodation for you and your team!
For further information visit https://energyproducersconference.au
Early Bird Registration
If you register between now and 4th April 2025, you can get ‘early bird’ fee discounts.
For more details and to register, please visit the official Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition website.
PESA Deal Day
The PESA Deal Day will be held on 26 May 2025 in conjunction with the 2025 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition. Participate in this and get wide exposure to industry leaders and high-quality exploration, appraisal and development opportunities from Australia and beyond!
For more details on PESA Deal Day, click here.
PESA Member Discounts
Remember, if you are a PESA Member, we have a set of discount coupon codes here. Make sure you are logged in to be able to view them.

PESA DEAL DAY 2025
2025-05-26 12:15 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Rydges South Bank Brisbane, 9 Glenelg Street, South Bank, QLD, 4101
The 2025 PESA Deal Day will bring high quality exploration, appraisal and development opportunities from Australia and beyond to the attention of the international oil and gas industry. This year the offerings may include the search for hydrogen, helium, geothermal and other energy forms in addition to exploration and development projects for Carbon
Capture and Storage. The Deal Day is held in conjunction with the 2025 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (formerly APPEA), thereby ensuring a wide exposure to industry leaders.
Company representatives will review the technical and commercial aspects of their opportunities via short presentations, using selected data. There will be time during the seminar to discuss additional details with interested parties in private. Presenters will have the opportunity at no extra cost of having their project highlighted in the PESA Gazette.
Each presentation will run for 10 minutes maximum. This provides the opportunity for many and varied presentations.
Registration fees:
Presenters (virtual or in person): $840
Attendees (in person): $450
Attendees (in person) after 19/05/2025: $550
Presenters:
If you would like to present at PESA Deal Day, please book and pay online as soon as possible. These positions have been taken up quickly in the past. Please ensure you have read the attached flier containing information for presenters prior to registering.
Sponsors:
Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsorship details and benefits are outlined in the attached flyer. Sponsors will have the opportunity of having their company profile highlighted in the PESA Gazette. If you would like to sponsor this event, please contact Wal Muir or Wendy Ronda for details.
Contact: dealday@pesa.com.au

2025 PESA Annual General Meeting
2025-05-26 17:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Rydges South Bank Brisbane, 9 Glenelg Street, South Bank, QLD, 4101
All Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Limited (PESA) voting members are invited the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on:

Date: Monday, 26 May 2025

Time: 1700 hrs AWST

Location: Rydges South Bank Brisbane
(Note: To be held in the same room and directly after the PESA Deal Day. Arrive a bit early to enjoy a drink first.)

The PESA Board hopes you can attend the meeting to provide your input in person.

To register:
This is a PESA Members-only event and attendance is free. To accommodate any security measures implemented to gain entry to the venue, you must register in advance. Scroll down to Registration Details box below to register and get your free tickets.
To attend:
Present your event ticket (paper or digital) to security personnel to enter the AGM. Also, please ensure you sign the attendance record which will be available in the meeting room during the AGM.
For the agenda and to download the meeting papers, please click here
For proxies:

If you are not able to personally attend the event, we encourage you to submit a proxy so that we may get the widest response from PESA members where a vote is required. Download the proxy form here or from the 2025 AGM page, fill it out and send it to the PESA Office. Proxy forms must be lodged at the PESA Office no later than 48 hours before the time of the meeting. (Further instructions are on the bottom of the proxy form.) You can also lodge an apology for this meeting by email to membership@pesa.com.au.

Field Geology Club: The 34th Brian Daily Memorial Lecture
2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | wa
We invite you to the Field Geology Club Event:
The 34th Brian Daily Memorial Lecture
Evolution and extinction in a super continental world: Did the breakup of Rodina provide metazoans with evolutionary salvation?
Thursday 5th of June 2025 at 7.00 pm
Mawson Lecture Theatre,
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Adelaide
Dr Phil Plummer
Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide
More info can be obtained from: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, and fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.

PESA WA and CCUSNA - Perth Basin from a CCS Perspective Core Workshop
2025-06-10 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Perth) | Carlisle core library, 37 Harris Street, Carlisle, WA, 6101, Australia
PESA WA and CCUSNA
10th of June , 9:00 – 1600 Carlisle Core Library
Perth Basin from a CCS Perspective
Spend a day at the Perth Core Library considering how our collection of cores help us to understand CCS targets in the Perth Basin. We will delve into the importance of characterising seals, the influence of reservoir heterogeneity vs homogeneity and how diagenesis impacts pore geometry.
The Cattamarra Coal Measures ranks highly as a saline aquifer CCS reservoir target as it has excellent net-to-gross and reservoir quality over thick intervals. The fluvio-deltaic depositional environment of this unit provides for significant heterogeneity to promote lateral migration of the injected plume. Diagenesis impacts reservoir quality as a function of depth of burial and reservoir temperature. These impacts will be demonstrated with a suite of cores from various structural settings in the basin.
The Dongara Sandstone has attracted attention as a potential CCS reservoir target in depleted fields. Due to the homogeneous nature of the shoreface facies, this may be the best interval to study the impact of hydrocarbon charge on diagenesis and porosity preservation.
Cores of sealing lithologies are rare but provide important constraints when characterising a CCS storage formation. A suite of cores from the Kockatea Shale and Hovea Member will be investigated to understand variations in facies and the impact of diagenesis on geomechanical properties.
The workshop will be led by Julie Cass and Arthur Mory (GSWA) with assistance from Simon Molyneux (Molyneux Advisors) and Jeremy Prosser (Task Fronterra). Simon will show how cuttings can be utilised to investigate these same reservoir quality controls and Jeremy will illustrate how image log data compliments analyses of core and cuttings.
Organiser: Julie Cass and Arthur Mory (GSWA) with assistance from Simon Molyneux (Molyneux Advisors) and Jeremy Prosser (Task Fronterra)
Hard limit of 30 attendees.
Cost:
PESA Members: $30
CCUSNA Members: $30
This event is for PESA WA and CCUSNA members only. This is for insurance purposes. Please do not book on behalf of non-members. Please do not attend if you do not have a ticket.
If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact: wa-secretary@pesa.com.au

2025 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: What happened to CO2 storage in the Great Artesian Basin? (Navigating gas water rock reactions and potential groundwater impacts
2025-06-10 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | wa
Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
1pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney
Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
What happened to CO2 storage in the Great Artesian Basin? (Navigating gas water rock reactions and potential groundwater impacts)
Presented by Dr Julie Pearce (University of Queensland)
Abstract

Carbon dioxide geological storage is one option to enable Australia to reach net zero. Several carbon storage demonstration sites are undergoing feasibility studies and environmental impact assessment internationally and in Australia. Very recently CO2 storage in the Surat Basin gained a lot of media and political attention – the QLD government has now put a ban on CCS in the geographical extent of the QLD Great Artesian Basin (and below it). The reservoir that was being assessed is in a deep (~2300 m), brackish, unpotable part of the Precipice Sandstone. However, the broader formation is an aquifer of the GAB, therefore stakeholders were sensitive to potential environmental impacts. The previous demonstration site that underwent assessment was further north in the shallower part of the Precipice Sandstone (~1200 m). In that Glenhaven site the West Wandoan 1 well was drilled for the feasibility study, and the reservoir had fresh groundwater. This presentation details part of the experimental and field sampling components of the underlying research, including CO2-water-rock geochemical reactions, metal mobilisation, and creation of a reactive transport model.

PESA ACT/NSW June Technical Talk
2025-06-10 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Recent Advances in Faulting and Folding in the NSW Coal Fields: Implications and Observations on Fault Hydrogeology
Understanding the impact of subsurface developments on groundwater is one of the key uncertainties for many resource projects. It is common for opponents to invoke faults as an existential threat to aquifers and groundwater systems.
While minor faulting is common within a development, the resource is generally relatively unfaulted and may be constrained by faults. Generally, groundwater models used to support environmental impact statements cover an area wider than the development and often include faults.
A simple set of workflows and schemas will be presented that can be used to characterise and understand the kinematics of faulting geologically. The hydrogeologic understanding of faults is intimately related to how they crosscut and displace aquitards, aquifers, and groundwater resources. These workflows will be illustrated using case studies from the Sydney and Gunnedah basins.
Particular care must be taken when reviewing data and drawing inferences. Sound geological data and principles must be used to parameterise the hydrogeology of faults. A relatively small amount of work done early, with the appropriate representation of results, will ease future developments and expansion.

PESA WA June Technical Lunch: The Renaissance Tour: A revival of frontier basins with data-driven exploration
2025-06-19 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Perth) | Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, Australia
Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB:

Gold Sponsors IKON Science:

and Silver Sponsors Delft, Qeye and Task Fronterra Geoscience:

PESA WA invites you to our technical luncheon on Thursday 19th June.
The Renaissance Tour: A revival of frontier basins with data-driven exploration
Presented by Lauren Found (Searcher)

As the energy exploration landscape shifts and evolves, so too does the thinking around the basins we investigate. Advancing seismic technology in the last decade has allowed for a fresh perspective on frontier and previously discarded basins, with the shifts in thinking yielding billions of barrels of results.
In this world tour of frontier basins, crustal architecture, source rock presence and reservoir fairways are explored with direct observations from modern, long-offset seismic data. The deepwater Gulf of Papua had its crustal model challenged and reinterpreted thanks to long-offset 2D seismic acquisition, allowing for the imaging of large-scale crustal structures. Beneath the salt of the Scotian Basin, reservoir fairways are imaged in detail and de-risked thanks to Wide Azimuth Seismic Acquisition, and further south to the conjugate Orange-Pelotas Basins, high-resolution 3D and Ultrafar AVO analysis reveals a world-class source rock, observable and mappable on both sides of the margin, despite being proven only on one side to date.
Ticket Prices:
Member (Early Bird): $69.00
Concession Member [Retired or Hardship]: $59.00
Student Member: $10.00
Graduate Member: $20.00
Non-Member: $99.00
Member (Non-Early Bird): $79.00
Early bird, Concession, Student and Graduate Member pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Tuesday (2 days prior).

PESA QLD: AGM (rescheduled) and Lunch, 19 June : Elixir Energy, building a Taroom Trough gas business
2025-06-19 12:15 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Port Office Hotel, 40 Edward St, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
This month PESA Queensland welcomes Stuart Nicholls to present a technical luncheon on Elixir Energy progress maturing their project in the exciting Taroom Trough.
The Technical Lunch will be held at the Port Office Hotel in the Blue Room (Entry off Margaret Street).
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch (Note this was rescheduled from May due to unforeseen circumstances).
For detailed directions, see explanation below.
Please note the Early Bird ticket pricing cut-off times described below.

Presentation:
Elixir Energy, building a Taroom Trough gas business

Venue:
Port Office Hotel, cnr Edward & Margaret Sts, Brisbane
Upstairs Function Room (Entry off Margaret St)

Date & Time:
Thursday, 19 June 12:15 PM

Presentation Abstract:
Elixir Energy has the largest acreage position in Queenslands exciting Taroom Trough, covering half a million net acres, diversified amongst the successfully explored plays and already containing 2.6TCF of independently certified resource. Come and join us to hear from newly appointed CEO Stuart Nicholls as he lays down the 3 year road map to the Company’s first reserves and production. The Taroom is set to be one of the hottest ‘basins’ in Australia over the coming years don’t miss your opportunity to hear why and how you might be a part of it.

Tickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below.
Final numbers to venue required by COB Friday 13 June – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time.

Ticket Prices

PESA Members – $55
Non-Members – $75
Student / Retired Members – $30

PESA QLD 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch.
Members are encouraged to attend the AGM to have their say with the PESA QLD committee.
PESA QLD are always interested to have active involvement from our membership… and what better way than to take up a position on the PESA QLD Committee! Interested members who are keen to become a committee member are encouraged to lodge a nomination form (see link below). Any member is invited to nominate for any of the available roles detailed on the Nomination form. Any questions, please email qld-secretary@pesa.com.au
The requisite AGM governance documents for distribution to members are below:
Agenda
Minutes of 2024 AGM
Presidents Report
Treasurers Report
Committee Nomination Form
Proxy Form

Keep track of upcoming PESA QLD Events:

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2025 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Dry Holes, Monday's Experts, and the "We Need More Gas" Debate
2025-06-24 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | wa
Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
1pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney
Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
Dry Holes, Monday’s Experts, and the “We Need More Gas” Debate
Presented by Professor David Close (University of Queensland)
Abstract

Gas supply is more topical than ever. Where new gas supply will come from is not clear. One of the areas of focus in 2025 is the offshore Otway Basin.
In this webinar, Dave will try and tie together some general pitfalls and rules of thumb for exploration geoscientists, an Otway geophysics case study, and the challenges facing the east coast gas market and our National Electricity Market (NEM). In effect he’s planning a “Franken-tation” – come and join to find out how that goes.

PESA SA/NT June Luncheon
2025-06-26 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
PESA SA/NT June Luncheon
The impact of triggered earthquakes of the Basel geothermal project 2006 on Engineered Geothermal Systems
Markus Häring (Consultant)
The triggered earthquake of M 3.4 with subsequent events of M >2 was a turning point in the perception of induced seismicity caused by intentional pressure changes in the subsurface. The events followed a massive hydraulic stimulation into granitic basement at 5 km depth below the city of Basel.
The geothermal project attracted worldwide attention, not only because the seismicity was felt throughout the city, but also because, for the first time, induced seismicity was recorded in detail by a scientifically supported monitoring system.
Since then, microseismic monitoring systems have been greatly improved and can now be used in all underground operations where pressure changes occur, such as oil and gas production, fraccing, CCS and EGS.

Event Details:
Thursday 26th June 2025
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
The luncheon will consist of 2 courses and drinks
Bookings close 5 pm Monday, 23rd June 2025
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

FGC June Excursion "Geology by train: the Belair railway line"
2025-06-29 | wa
We are pleased to invite you to the Field Geology Club (FGC)-Hosted Event:
June excursion day “Geology by train: the Belair railway line”
Under the supervision of Frances Williams with Friends of Belair Station, as part of the Field Geology Club.
Please note that this event has been organized externally and reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information:
contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 29 June, 2025

Field Geology Club Meeting: From Iran to Adelaide
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | wa
We invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
From Iran to Adelaide: A research journey uncovering nature’s solution for mine water contamination
Speaker : Dr. Sanaz Orandi
Please note that this event has been organized externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information:
contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au or via their website http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 3rd July 2025

PESA ACT/NSW July Technical Talk
2025-07-08 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Kenmore: A Case Study for Static Modelling in a Mature Oil Field
The Kenmore field has been producing oil since 1985 and is moving to late field life. Several work-over opportunities existed, with Kenmore-43, a previously cased and suspended but yet to be completed well, identified as one of the best candidates in the field. Focusing on the Jurassic Basal Birkhead and Hutton intervals, a geological model was built to capture the possible range of outcomes if Kenmore-43 were to be perforated. The modelling work was closely integrated with the simulation results and was continuously refined to obtain the best possible history match. The work identified Kenmore-43 as a viable economic opportunity, which followed through with a very successful workover.

PESA QLD: Lunch, 17 July: Natural or White Hydrogen, what is it and how is it being explored for around the world - Dr Josh Whitcombe
2025-07-17 12:15 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Port Office Hotel, 40 Edward St, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
PESA Queensland welcomes Dr Josh Whitcombe to present a technical luncheon on Natural or White Hydrogen, what is it and how is it being explored for around the world.
The Technical Lunch will be held at the Brisbane Port Office Hotel, Blue Room.

Presentation:
Natural or White Hydrogen, what is it and how is it being explored for around the world

Venue:
Port Office Hotel Brisbane, 40 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Date & Time:
Thursday, 17 July 12:15 PM

Presentation Abstract:
The talk will provide an overview of what natural hydrogen is and provide a technical update on HyTerra’s Nemaha Project in Kansas. Insights into regulations in different jurisdiction and how it can support exploration will also be discussed.

Tickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below.
Standard ticket pricing will be available until Monday, 14 July 12:30 PM – To avoid disappointment please register before this time.

Ticket Price

Members – $55
Non-Members – $75
Student / Retired Members – $30
Late Ticket – $95

Late ticket sales are subject to venue availability. Please note dietary requirements cannot be guaranteed for late tickets.

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PESA WA: 2025 Winter Warmer
2025-07-18 18:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Perth) | Prohibition Liquor Co., 22 Gilbert St, Adelaide SA 5000, South Australia, SA, 5000, Australia
We invite you to join friends and colleagues at our PESA WA Winter Warmer Social on Friday 18th July at The Globe.
Event details:
This year we are holding a PESA WA Winter Warmer at The Globe. Join us for an evening of socialising with an opportunity to catch-up with colleagues, friends, partners and new members. Drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks) and nibbles are included in the ticket price. There will also be a raffle, door prizes and Jazz Band.
Where: The Globe, Lounge
Date: Friday, 18th July
Time: from 6:00pm
We encourage you to bring your partner along to this amazing event. Partners can attend at member pricing if purchased in the same transaction with a member. Please, only bring one partner each.
Ticket Prices:
Member (Early bird): $60.00
Early bird ticket sales close 31st June at 5pm (AWST).
Member (Non early bird): $70.00
Non-Member: $80.00
Member Guest: $60.00 (Early) / $70.00 (Non-Early)
All tickets sales close Wednesday 11th July at 5pm (AWST). Book now to avoid disappointment as tickets are strictly limited.
Refund Policy: Refunds are only applicable if notified in writing to WA-secretary@pesa.com.au prior to the close of ticket sales.

2025 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: The Book Cliffs of Eastern Utah – A Virtual Field Trip to A World Class Reservoir Analogue (John Howell)
2025-07-22 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Perth) | wa
Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics

This live webinar will take place at:
1pm – Perth
2.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
3pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney
**** PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE FROM REGULAR TIME ****
Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
The Book Cliffs of Eastern Utah – A Virtual Field Trip To A World Class Reservoir Analogue
Presented by Professor John Howell (University of Aberdeen)
Abstract

The Cretaceous Blackhawk Formation which crops out in the Book Cliffs of eastern Utah (USA) provides over 150 km of continuous exposures through a prograding clastic wedge. Since the 1980’s these outcrops have been central to the development of sequence stratigraphic and provide unparalleled insight into large scale geometries and architectures in shallow marine and coastal plain reservoirs such as the Brent Group, the Niger Delta and the Jurassic clastic deposits of the Caernarvon Basin.
Recent advances in digital outcrop acquisition techniques, including the use of drones to acquire photogrammetric 3D models has revolutionised reservoir analogue studies. In this presentation a dataset which includes over 100 km of virtual outcrop data will be used to provide a fully integrated Virtual Fieldtrip and highlight the use of this technology to provide quantitative analogue data, illustrate correlation strategies, provide input for reservoir models and illustrate links between modern and ancient systems. We will also discuss recent analysis of the perception of virtual field trips and demonstrate their pros and cons with respect to different audiences.

PESA SA/NT July Luncheon
2025-07-31 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
PESA SA/NT July Luncheon
New Geological Studies Leading to 2025 Acreage Release in the Polda and Otway Basins, SA
Paul Strong and Sharon Tiainen
(Energy Resources, Geological Survey of SA, Department for Energy and Mining)
The Polda Basin is a 10,000 km2 Neoproterozoic to Jurassic basin covering the central western portion of the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia and extends westwards into the Great Australian Bight. The basin is only lightly explored, with the last significant hydrocarbon exploration occurring in the offshore Polda Basin in the late 1970s/early 1980s, with no reported hydrocarbon shows except for a relatively minor gas show of 40 ppm methane in Mercury 1. However, source rock studies in the Jurassic section indicate the presence of immature, relatively high TOC and excellent generative potential for both oil and gas from carbonaceous claystone and coal. Recent work by the GSSA (Tiainen, 2025) indicates the presence of a potential source rock from the underlying Neoproterozoic Kilroo Formation, with oil staining identified in the permeable reservoir intervals in the Polda Formation in the onshore mineral drillhole Kilroo 1A. In addition, recent work conducted at the University of Adelaide suggests that there may be potential for a natural hydrogen accumulation within the onshore Polda Basin (Rumi Daruso 2023, shown in Margiono et al. 2024).
Following a recent acreage relinquishment, one new Regulated Substances Exploration Licence (RSEL) in the Polda Basin is being offered as acreage release block PO2025 RSEL-A by the South Australian Government for competitive work program bidding.
The Otway Basin is one of the best known and most actively explored of the series of Mesozoic rift basins that span the southern coastline of Australia, formed following rifting between the Antarctic and Australian plates. Over the last 2 years DEM has conducted studies over most of the onshore Otway Basin in South Australia, with results suggesting that significant hydrocarbons have been generated and expelled in a number of structural troughs in the region, and that suitable reservoir fairways and new play types are now better defined than previously.
Following a recent acreage relinquishment, five new regulated substances exploration licences (RSELs), three gas storage exploration licences (GSELs) and one new geothermal exploration licence (GEL) in the Otway Basin are being offered by the South Australian Government based on work program bidding. A key motivation for the acreage release is the looming shortfall in energy supply in the southeast Australian market. The South Australian onshore Otway Basin is in a strategic location for natural gas exploration and gas storage.

Event Details:
Thursday 31st July 2025
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
The luncheon will consist of 2 courses and drinks
Bookings close 5 pm Monday, 28th July 2025
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

PESA SA: 2025 Winter Warmer
2025-08-07 18:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Prohibition Liquor Co., 22 Gilbert St, Adelaide SA 5000, South Australia, SA, 5000, Australia
Winter Warmer 2025
PESA, ASEG, and SPE are delighted to present the Winter Warmer in South Australia. Join friends and colleagues on Thursday, 7th August at Prohibition Liquor Co. for an evening of networking and socializing.

Event details:
Join us for a gin tasting on a winter night, featuring pizzas for all attendees. Everyone is welcome!
Where: Prohibition Liquor Co.
Date: Thursday, 7th August
Time: from 6:00pm
All ticket sales close on Monday, 4th August at 5 p.m.

Field Geology Club Meeting: Mysteries down under caves of the Flinders Ranges
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | wa
We invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
Mysteries down under caves of the Flinders Ranges
Speaker : Stan Flavel
Please note that this event has been organized externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information:
contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au or via their website http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 7th August 2025

Reservoirs, seals and pay: learning to think like hydrocarbon
2025-08-12 09:00 - 2025-08-13 17:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | wa
PESA SA Training Course
Reservoirs, seals and pay: learning to think like hydrocarbon
John Kaldi
Emeritus Professor & CO2CRC Distinguished Scientist
University of Adelaide
This practical workshop-style course demonstrates how basic geological and engineering data can be used to evaluate reservoir rock quality, fluid saturations and contact depths, transition zone thickness and seal capacity (i.e. the maximum hydrocarbon or CO2 column a seal can hold before it leaks). It also demonstrates the geological controls on capillary pressure and relative permeabilities and how to use these to approximate recovery efficiency during primary or secondary recovery of hydrocarbons and storage efficiency in CO2 storage projects. This popular course has received extremely favorable reviews when presented for AAPG, SPE and PESA and as an internal training course for several major oil and gas companies as well as several generations of University of Adelaide students.
The course comprises lectures, case histories and several hands-on exercises. Participants will work in teams for most exercises.

Event Details:
August 12th and 13th 2025 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
From: 9am- 5pm
Venue: Ayres House Adelaide
We look forward to your participation in this enriching training session!
Please note that ticket sales will close today at 5:00 PM.

PESA ACT/NSW August Technical Talk
2025-08-12 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
About the Presentation
Encountering Aboriginal cultural heritage is something that is unavoidable in our members’ work and the impact that it has can sometimes cause unexpected outcomes. This is an issue which has been addressed by the Australian courts recently in the context of Santos’s Barossa Project.
On 12 August 2025, PESA has invited Caterina Meduri, a partner of Piper Alderman, to give a presentation about the recent Federal Court decisions concerning the Barossa Project and some practical takeaways that can be of use to our members.

PESA WA August Technical Evening: Two Talks - Back water effects on Fluvial reservoirs and Neoichnology of the De Grey ephemeral river delta
2025-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Perth) | Parmelia Hilton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, Australia
Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB:

Gold Sponsors IKON Science:

and Silver Sponsors Delft, Qeye, Totum Compliance, Core Laboratories and Task Fronterra Geoscience:

PESA WA invites you to our technical evening on Thursday 14th August.
Quantifying the backwater effect on Fluvial reservoirs
Presented by John Holbrook (Dept. of Geological Sciences, Texas Christian University)

The backwater effect is an emerging tool for predicting reservoir volumes and heterogenicity in fluvial systems. It scales channel-belt width, tidal impact, and bar development to the channel size and the distance from the coast, two measurable parameters. The backwater effect (i.e. adjustments in open-channel flow as a response to proximity of standing water) is used to predict down-dip changes in morphodynamics and consequent sediment distribution on fluvial systems. However, there is currently no standardized method to obtain input parameters to estimate backwater length, nor where to measure these variables, for both modern and ancient settings. This study reviews existing methods for estimating backwater lengths in both settings and proposes workflows to minimize ambiguity in the results. The proposed workflows are prioritized based on practicality, accuracy, and smallest uncertainty ranges and allow different data types as input parameters. For the first time, applying multiple methods to obtain backwater length estimates is tested, both on a modern and ancient river system. In the modern case study, the riverbed intersection with sea level matches previously documented major changes in sedimentary trends. However, backwater lengths based on h/S (h = bankfull thalweg channel depth, S = slope) plot downstream of this zone which is characterized by major changes, when input parameters are derived from discharge and grain size. Therefore, we recommend obtaining bankfull thalweg channel depth from a cross-sectional profile if backwater length is estimated based on h/S. In the ancient case study, bankfull thalweg channel depth derived from fully preserved single-story channel fill and slope based on Shields’ empirical relation with grain size, match changes in fluvial architectural style interpreted as a result of backwater effects. This review is a critical step forward in discussing and acknowledging the uncertainties and ambiguity in obtaining the necessary input parameters to estimate and compare modern and stratigraphic backwater lengths. The proposed workflows facilitate comparability and applicability of future backwater length estimates and subsequent interpretations of the hydrodynamic environment and resulting stratigraphic record. Potential scaling relationships between the backwater length, sedimentary trends, and avulsion nodes make this of key importance as the latter two also play a crucial role in devastating floods when rivers change course.
Neoichnology of the De Grey Ephemeral River Delta, Northwest Coast, WA: Proxies for Environments, Physicochemical Conditions, and Climate in Deep Time
Presented by Steve Hasiotis (Dept. of Geology, The University of Kansas)
The neoichnology of the alluvial plain, delta plain, and proximal delta front settings of the dryland, ephemeral De Grey River and its wave-dominated delta clearly show diagnostic patterns of plant and animal traces (and diversity), lithofacies, soils, groundwater profiles, and salinities controlled by the climatic setting. The climate is hot arid (Köppen BWh), with annual rainfall falling between December and June of 311.5 mm (avg) but is subject to large variations because of erratic cyclones. The river typically flows only after seasonal rainfall events generated by tropical, monsoonal cyclones or winter storms. These highly variable events are also associated with significant storm-wave reworking of the proximal delta front and lower delta plain. This research is timely because Cyclone Zelia, strengthening to category 5 but making landfall as a category 4 at De Grey, will provide a glimpse into how a dryland river–delta system and its physicochemical characters are impacted by major storms.
Prior to Zelia, alluvial plain channels are mostly devoid of water and water holes have fresh (<0.5 ppt) to lower oligohaline (< 2 ppt) salinities; mole cricket traces are abundant along the margins of these waterbodies, with some vegetation along the margins and at various positions in the channels proper. The alluvial plain itself contains plant roots, termite and ant nests, goanna and smaller reptile and mammal burrows. The delta plain contains traces produced by terrestrial and marine fauna; plants and terrestrial fauna dominate overbank deposits, whereas marine invertebrate and vertebrate fauna dominate the distributary channels, varying from upper oligohaline (4–5 ppt) to hypersaline (50 ppt) in salinity. Supratidal areas contain mangroves and are dominated by a variety of crab, polychaete, and other vermiform animal burrow, which increase in diversity to the intertidal areas and have the highest salinities. Intertidal settings are dominated by tidal processes and bedforms with a variety of crab, clam, gastropod, polychaete, and vermiform animal burrows in hypersaline conditions.
This research is important because trace fossils and paleosols of ancient fluvial–deltaic deposits can help distinguish between these systems deposited under drylands (ephemeral) vs. seasonal (intermittent) vs tropical (perennial) climate settings based on modern analogs. For example. most often the trace fossil-lithofacies-pedofacies associations preserved in core are very useful to improve interpretations of the degree of lateral and vertical continuity of paleoenvironments – continental vs transitional vs marine – that are used to interpret reservoir geometry and continuity.
Ticket Prices:
Member: $35.00
Concession Member [Retired or Hardship]: $30.00
Graduate Member: $20.00
Student Member: $10.00
Non-Member: $50.00
Concession, Student and Graduate Member pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST).

PESA SA/NT August Luncheon
2025-08-28 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
PESA SA/NT August Luncheon
Applications of radiometric dating for energy resources and carbonate mineralisation
Darwinaji Subarkah
(School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide)
Darwinaji Subarkah1, 3, Angus L. Nixon1, Sarah E. Gilbert2, Alan S. Collins1, 3, Morgan L. Blades1, Alexander Simpson4, Jarred C. Lloyd1, Georgina M. Virgo1, and Juraj Farkaš 1, 3
1School of Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Science, Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
2Adelaide Microscopy, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
3MinEx CRC, Australian Resources Research Centre, Perth, WA 6151, Australia.
4British Geological Survey, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom

Abstract
Timing hydrocarbon maturation and carbonate mineralisation in sedimentary basins is often hindered by the scarcity of suitable dateable minerals. In order to address these challenges, we developed two novel in-situ laser-based methods that have the potential to quickly and accurately resolve these processes. The first method provides a tool to date clay phases in shales using Rb–Sr geochronology. We show that the Rb–Sr isotopic system in shales is sensitive to temperatures equivalent to the oil-gas window. The second technique demonstrates an approach for dating carbonate formation using U–Pb geochronology via a laser isotopic mapping approach. The laser rasters can be compiled into interactive maps, and this spatial and geochemical information can be used target multiple generations of carbonate mineralisation. Records of natural carbonate precipitation can be used as an analogue for assessing the potential of host rocks for carbon capture and storage.

Event Details:
Thursday 28th August 2025
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
The luncheon will consist of 2 courses and drinks
Bookings close 5 pm Monday, 25th August 2025
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

Field Geology Club- Weekend Excursion: Exploring the mysteries of Warren Reservoir and Mt. Crawford Forest Reserve
2025-08-30 - 2025-08-31 | wa
We invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
Exploring the mysteries of Warren Reservoir and Mt. Crawford Forest Reserve
Excursion Leaders: Marg Beal and Mandy Bluett with Dr. Wolfgang Preiss
Please note that this event has been organized externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information:
contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au or via their website http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 30th-31st August 2025

PESA QLD 2025 Symposium - Sponsorship Packages
2025-09-01 08:15 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
The Organising Committee are pleased to invite you to the 2025 PESA Queensland Symposium as one of this year’s Sponsors.
The symposium will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank on Monday 1st September 2025. Every year this event provides an interesting update on activities in the energy resources sector, and a wonderful networking opportunity. We need your help to make that happen in 2025.
This annual event brings together speakers and delegates from across the wider energy industry for a fantastic, informative and educational day. The organising committee anticipates up to 100 industry delegates in attendance with approximately 12 presentations scheduled over the day in the four sponsored sessions. A selection of Display Booths and Student Posters will be a feature of the break-out area between sessions.
The PESA Queensland Symposium is made possible with the support of Event Sponsors. This year, PESA QLD is offering two levels of Event Sponsorship – Gold and Silver Sessions Sponsors. Companies are also welcomed to purchase an Exhibition Booth Display, or support PESA by sponsoring the costs for providing the coffee cart; AV costs; subsidised attendance for students or the post-symposium cocktail function. We are also happy to discuss other options upon request – please ask. We certainly hope that you will choose to join the list of peer companies and support the 2025 PESA Queensland Symposium.
As an event sponsor, your company would be:
– recognised on program and posters;
– acknowledged throughout the day;
– have access to display booths and discounted attendance;
– able to display company banners on the main stage or in the foyer, as determined by the sponsorship level.
Attached is a guide detailing the Event Sponsorships Packages available along with Display Booth information, and we would be happy to discuss this or any other ideas you might have. We also encourage sponsors to provide their company logo to be displayed on the day which gives wonderful exposure to both the public and the symposium delegates. We hope you will become one of our sponsors and thus assist us to continue to promote our industry via this informative, enjoyable networking occasion.
Securing an Event Sponsorship package or a Display Booth can be made by contacting the Symposium sub-committee, via the Queensland Treasurer qld-treasurer@pesa.com.au .

Registration for the event will be via the PESA website, with tickets opening Monday August 4th. We look forward to welcoming you in September!

Kind Regards
Sue Slater
2025 on behalf of the PESA Symposium sub-committee

The 2025 PESA Symposium Sub-committee warmly thanks those who have already committed to sponsoring our flagship event.
Gold Sponsors
Price $3500 – 3 Available/Remaining
Benefits

Signage within the Exhibitor Area (provided by sponsor)
Logo on slides shown at beginning and end of the day and during breaks
Logo under list of sponsors in the program
One free registration (valued up to $200) and options to purchase additional two registrations for $150 each
Access to one half price Exhibitor Booth (valued at $500 – confirm if wanted) OR two additional registrations- confirm choice
Option to chair the keynote session

Silver Session Sponsors
Price $2500 – 1 Available/Remaining
Benefits

Signage within the Exhibitor Area (provided by sponsor) and within lecture theatre during relevant session
Logo under sponsored session in the program
Mention at the start of the sponsored session
One free registration (valued up to $200) and options to purchase additional two registrations for $150 each
Option to chair the session

Exhibitor Booths – Extended due to demand!
Price $1200 – 2 Available
Benefits

Access to one Exhibitor Booth – one table (1.8m x 0.9m), chairs and with confirmation of requirements backing display boards (can be vertical or horizontal, 1860 mm x 1080mm – double sided).
Power provided to each Exhibitor booth.
Screens to be proved by exhibitor or arrange with BCEC (not included)
Registration included two (valued up to $400) and access to additional registrations for $150
Exhibitor Booth located in high traffic area where tea, lunch and evening cocktails are served

Coffee Cart Sponsorship – Sold Out!
Price $1200

Help provide barista coffee cart at registration, during morning sessions and morning tea break
Banner provided by sponsor on display nearby

Cocktail Function Sponsor – Sold Out!
Price $1200

Assist towards cost of the cocktail party held after the symposium, on site at BCEC.
Banner provided by sponsor on display at cocktail event

Student & Early Career Sponsorship
AV Sponsorship – Sold Out!
Bespoke offerings

$1,000 – 1 Available/Remaining
Support PESA’s endeavours in providing heavily discounted or free student/early career attendance and offering student scholarships
$1,000
Assist in providing a good quality Audio-Visual experience for attendees of the Symposium
We are happy to discuss other options, such as bulk discounts for multiple attendees, sponsorship of breaks etc.

We will have a professional photographer on site. By attending this event in any capacity, you agree to being photographed which may be used for marketing or promotional purposes.

Purchases can be made by invoice (Contact PESA Queensland Treasurer)

Keep track of upcoming PESA QLD Events:

Click here to view PESA QLD Events Calendar on the web
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PESA QLD 2025 Symposium - 1 September
2025-09-01 08:15 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
The annual PESA QLD Symposium is back in 2025, and this year’s theme is Juggling the Energy Mix.
This year the Symposium will be held on Monday, 1st September 2025 at the Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre (Plaza Level P1 & P2).
The PESA QLD Symposium is a full day event focused on bringing together members of the petroleum and energy exploration and production industry here in Queensland. Local and Interstate specialist speakers are invited to present a series of papers which address the industry activity within the state from a technical, economic, and social perspective.
This year’s program will feature speakers from a range of companies, consultancies, and institutions including InGauge Energy Pty Ltd, Rock-Teck Consulting, Senex Energy Pty Ltd, Comet Ridge Limited, Novus Fuels, QPM Energy Pty Ltd, and more.
This year, PESA is pleased to welcome the Honourable Dale Last (Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development) to deliver our Opening Address, and Mr Darren Moore (Acting Deputy Director General, GeoResources) and Mr Rick Wilkinson (Chief Executive Officer, EnergyQuest) as Keynote Address presenters. Full program details will be released soon.
Industry Exhibition
Our exhibition gives the opportunity for local companies to introduce their technologies and interact with clients, and potential clients, face to face. Please click here for more information about securing your Exhibitor Booth.
Student Poster Session
We are also delighted to offer resource focused Queensland-based students the chance to present and discuss their research with industry representatives. Please contact qld-secretary@pesa.com.au if you are interested in presenting a student poster.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2025 PESA QLD Symposium.
If you or your company are interested in sponsoring this event, please click here to view the sponsorship opportunities being offered. We thank those who have already committed to sponsoring our flagship event.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

2025 Program

The 2025 PESA QLD Symposium is proudly sponsored by:
Gold Sponsors
This could be you! Sponsorship opportunity still available

Silver Sponsors
This could be you! A Silver Sponsorship opportunity is still available

Cocktail Function Sponsor

Coffee Cart Sponsor

Exhibitors

Hurry! Book your exhibitor booth today!

Other Sponsors

AV Sponsor

Student Sponsor
This could be you! Other Sponsorship opportunities still available

Ticket sales will close on Monday, 1 September 8:00am

Early Bird Ticket Price
Standard Ticket Price

PESA Members – $250
Non-Members – $300
Student / Retired Members – $125
PESA Members – $275
Non-Members – $350
Student / Retired Members – $125
BULK TICKET PURCHASES – $275 each, minimum 2 tickets per purchase

We will have a professional photographer on site. By attending this event in any capacity, you agree to being photographed which may be used for marketing or promotional purposes.
Venue
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Plaza Level – P1 & P2
Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets
South Bank, Brisbane
Queensland Australia
Date & Time
8:15am – 6:00pm, Monday 1st September, 2025
