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Industry News: WA CCS Project Reaches Drilling Milestone
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: April 2012
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Western Australia's first onshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has started research drilling operations....
Aussies Overseas: UK Research Gives Pura Vida the Nod
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: April 2012
Abstract:
A leading UK broking and advisory firm has initiated independent research on Perth-based African oil explorer Pura Vida Energy giving it a risked value of $232 MM....
Recruitment Training and Migration: Rapid Asian Growth Places Local Industry At Critical Juncture
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: April 2012
Abstract:
The oil and gas industry faces an immediate challenge to ensure the continued flow of adequately skilled professionals to cater for the next 12 months that are expected to be a record-breaker for the Asia Pacific region, with Asian economies likely t...
LNG: Chevron Discoveries to Expand WA LNG
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: April 2012
Abstract:
5uccessive gas discoveries offshore Western Australia are helping the $29 B Wheat stone project achieve Chevron's single biggest addition to the company's reserves pool, leading to flagged expansion of both Wheatstone and Gorgon projects....
Industry News: Central Australian Oil Discovery No Surprise
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Central Petroleum's persistence looks to have paid off with the recent oil discovery Surprise- 1 set to see the company transit from an exploration to an exploration and production company. The implications of this milestone oil discovery w ill form ...
Editor’s Comment: Facing The Inevitable
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Adrian Williams
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Last issue saw me lording it up in the restaurants of Rome following a rather arduous geological tour of the vineyards of Umbria and Marche. This issue I write to you from the back blocks of Bendigo where I have had the dubious pleasure of sampling f...
Uncle Duster’s Opinion Repository: Christmas and the Breatharians
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Christmas at Camp Duster was, as usual, a lively affair. Festivities kicked off early, with the extended Duster clan rolling in from all corners of Western Australia - from Bindoon to Booragoon, Mount Magnet to Marble Bar, and everywhere in between. ...
Safety: What Value, Our Heritage? A Sparkie Reflects
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: John Holt
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
"What is the value of 'heritage' to an industry such as the petroleum industry?"
I wish I had a dollar for every time I have been asked that question. The petroleum industry is 'forward looking', 'challenge driven' and we create 'benc...
Industry News: ATCO Strategy to Work with Government
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Canadian power, energy infrastructure, operations and logistics giant ATCO is prepared for a strong 2012 after an impressive first year of its Australian affiliate saw the successful acquisition of WA Gas Networks, now called ATCO Gas. The coming yea...
LNG: Survival Scheme Turns Into Jobs Solution
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Janet Hann
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
What started as a survival move by Origin Energy has turned into an opportunity to pro-actively address the chronic skills shortage that is now plaguing Australia's rapidly expanding resources sector - which includes getting landholders to work for t...
Media Plays: Playing the Media Game
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The mainstream media treatment of oil and gas issues is often predictable and observant of a tried and tested formula. As a petroleum play is determined by a geological set of circumstances, "media plays" are similarly determined by a combination of ...
Shale Exploration: Unconventional Methods For Unconventional Plays
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Ken Ratcliffe and Milly Wright, Chemostrat; Dave Spain, BP USA
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Using Elemental Data To Understand Shale Resource Plays
Shales are an important hydrocarbon resource; yet understanding them as reservoirs remains problematic. Their fine-grained, organic-rich yet superficially homogenous character ma...
Geothermal: CSIRO Helping Perth Reach Geothermal Potential
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCoE) has several demonstration projects underway to help Perth realise its potential as one of the top 10 'geothermal cities' in the world, as judged by the US Geothermal Energy Association....
Obituaries: Professor Alan Cecil Cook (1935- 2011) – Memorial
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Professor Alan Cook was the Foundation Professor of Geology at Wollongong University and world-renowned organic petrologist - sought after for his expertise by coal and petroleum companies from around the world, Alan was undoubtedly the foremost orga...
Seismic Technology: A 20-Year Retrospective on the Future of Seismic Technology
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Andrew Long, PGS
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
PGS celebrated 20 years of operation in 2011, having built a business around seismic technology innovation. Where do we go now? After a brief review of current trends I focus on what I believe is the key driver and platform for technology evolution i...
Industry News: Chevron-UWA Partnership to Help Build WA Gas Technology Hub, Midstream Industry
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Western Australia's petroleum sector has some $64 B worth of projects either underway or
committed for the next few years yet there is almost no established midstream industry to speak of in this part of the world. Elevating University of WA Profess...
Shale: Industry and Government Get Cracking on Shale Concerns
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
West Australian shale operators have banded together to produce a fracturing Code of Practice that could prove critical to restoring public confidence in the industry to ensure its growth that could re-shape the energy picture for not only the countr...
Geothermal: Australia’s Geothermal Potential Cools
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
While initial calculations show Australia is sitting on vast reserves of green geothermal energy sufficient enough to replace carbon emissions-intensive coal and gas power 68 times over, more conclusive evidence is proving elusive. ...
Obituaries: Nicole Williams (1960-2011)
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Waf Muir, John K Davidson, Peter Boles and John Carmody
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The Australian oil industry lost one of its finest characters in November 2011 with the sudden and unexpected death of Nicole Williams in Brisbane. Nicole was one of the people who assisted in bringing computing power to bear on the industry as well ...
Seismic Technology: Exploration Opportunities in the Timor Sea Region
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Paul Robinson, Spectrum Petroleum Solutions
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The northern Bonaparte Basin is a known and proven hydrocarbon province. It hosts a number of large gas-condensate accumulations, including the Bayu-Undan Field and the Sunrise-Sunset-Loxton Shoals-Troubadour (SSLT) complex, as well as a number of oi...
Industry News: NOPTA Darwin Option on Hold
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Plans for a Darwin office for the new National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) are on hold until a business case for such a proposition is proven....
Education: Field Guide to Perth and Surrounds
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
A Field Guide to Perth and Surrounds is an excellent guide compiled to support the teaching of Earth and Environmental Science in Western Australian schools.
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Geothermal: Southern Cross To Manage $200 MM Renewables Fund
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Southern Cross Venture Partners has been appointed fund manager of Australia's largest renewable energy venture capital fund, making available a total of $200 MM to support renewable energy companies from early 2012. The Australian Government's commi...
Branch Activities: PESA NSW Christmas 2011
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The PESA NSW branch celebrated their 2011 Christmas party at George's Mediterranean Bar & Grill on King Street Wharf, Sydney....
Company Focus: Perth Junior To Reap Rewards Of Morocco Venture
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Morocco boasts glorious architecture and fortified citadels from when Islamic expansion across North Africa was at its greatest in the seventh century. It may also prove to be a place of glory for Pura Vida Energy, a junior Perth-based company that l...
Industry News: Santos Expands WA Operations, Open to Discussions on Energy Security
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
5antos is stepping up its exploration and appraisal activity in offshore WA in 2012 and is open to discussions with Verve Energy to help with its expected gas shortfall by 2015 if the WA energy producer cannot re-negotiate a deal with the North West ...
Geothermal: Geothermal Cities
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Klaus Regenauer-Lieb and the WA Geothermal Centre of Excellence team: CSIRO, UWA and Curtin University
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The US Geothermal Energy Association has identified Perth as one of the top 10 'Geothermal Cities' on the grounds of "entering the geothermal community with a new twist- as the first geothermally cooled city with commercially powered heating and air-...
Industry News: The Circus Comes Down Under
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The Down Under GeoSolutions Circus rolled into Perth on a beautiful Summer's night in late November (ok, that was officially still Spring, but it was like a Summer's night - so just go with it). ...
Company Focus – From Skullduggery to Success: Beach Marks 50th
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
These days, when suits make veiled threats in business dealings, Reg Nelson laughs them off. ...
Industry News: Fletcher Finucane Oil Development Sanctioned
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Santos announced it has lifted its interest in the $490 MM Fletcher Finucane oil project, which reached final investment decision on 13 January....