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LNG: Darwin Braces For Japanese…Again
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
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Darwin is bracing for an influx of people after Japanese major INPEX and French joint venture partner Total announced on 13 January that the final investment decision had been made on the $34 B lchthys LNG project. ...
Words: Remembrance Of Words Past
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Peter Purcell
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Having ended 2011 with some words for the future, it is appropriate that we begin 2012 with some troublesome words from the past; alas, still going strongly in the present....
Recruitment: Australians to Build QCLNG Project’s Future
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
QGC is placing a significant emphasis on training to secure an operational workforce for its CSG-LNG project for over 20 years into the future.
While the oil and gas industry is being hit with the chronic skills shortage that is affecting th...
Industry News: APLNG Transmission Pipeline Kicks Off
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
The arrival in Port Gladstone of the first shipment of steel pipe for the $14 B Australia Pacific LNG Project on 23 January signalled the start of the construction phase for the main gas transmission pipeline of the CSG to LNG project. ...
LNG: Operator Challenges in the CSG·LNG Industry In Australia
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Michael Scott, Petroleum Engineer, Arrow Energy
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Coal seam gas (CSG) has been a key component of domestic gas supply in Queensland for the last decade. However, the industry has only recently gained significant traction with the proposal of international liquefied natural gas (LNG) export. The goal...
PESA Contacts
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
Directory of Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
- Board of Directors 2011 (as of March)
- Branch Presidents
- Branch Secretaries
- PESA Publications Sub-Committee
- PESA News Sub-Committee ...
Safety: History Buff Sparkie To Capture Offshore Oil History
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: February 2012
Abstract:
History has a funny way of creeping up on you, then consuming you. It certainly was the case for offshore oil rig electrician-turned historian John Holt, who is undertaking a PhD in History at the University of WA and working to get a Capturing the E...
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....
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...
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...
Coal Seam Gas: QGC’s LNG Project Dependent On Water
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
QGC's $15 B LNG hub at Gladstone depends on restoring public confidence in water management, land access and operational performance, Senior Vice President Jim Knudsen told delegates at the PESA QLD/NT Symposium on 22 September in Brisbane. ...
Australia Participates in International Earth Science Olympiad for First Time
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) is an annual competition for secondary school students (under 18) aimed at encouraging interest in Earth Science and enhancing Earth Science learning. The IESO enables young learners from different coun...
Conferences & Courses: Central Australian Basins Symposium (CABS 3) July 16·17, 2012, Alice Springs
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Greg Ambrose, Central Petroleum
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
A Devonian Rimmed Carbonate Platform Complex and Barrier Reef Complex Underlies the Pedirka Basin in the Simpson Desert
An exciting new palaeozoic reef terrane will be showcased at CABS3, 16- 17 July 2012. Numerous oil/gas plays are evolving...
PESA Contacts
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Directory of Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
- Board of Directors 2011 (as of March)
- Branch Presidents
- Branch Secretaries
- PESA Publications Sub-Committee
- PESA News Sub-Committee ...
Environment: WP Report Stokes CSG-LNG Emissions Debate
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
WorleyParsons' long-awaited report on CSG-LNG emissions has fuelled the debate over the
CSG industry's green credentials rather than sating its opponents. ...
Branch News: PESA SA Prizes and Bursaries Awarded in 2011
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
PESA's South Australian branch awards a $1000 prize annually for the best petroleum geoscience paper by a student at a South Australian tertiary institution, accepted for publication in the preceding year. ...
Education: TESEP Four Years On
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The Teacher Earth Science Education Programme (TESEP), was developed out of conversations with geologist Greg McNamara and other enthusiastic Earth Science educators in 2007. With the help of seed funding from PESA, under the guidance of ExxonMobil g...
Uncle Duster’s Opinion Repository: Uncle Duster’s Little Puckers
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Old Duster has had his fair share of run-ins with authority over the years, that's for sure: I stand up for what I believe in, often fighting the good fight. Like back in '89 when I ran afoul of my council after setting up a breeding pen for Pug-Cock...
Environment: Carbon Tax An Extra Burden For LNG Exporters – APPEA
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The Federal Government's carbon pricing legislation that passed on 8 November 2011 will make natural gas more competitive for domestic power but will add to the cost structure of Australian LNG exporters competing in global markets, APPEA Chief Execu...
Industry News: New Name, Broader Focus For SA Department
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The former PIRSA Petroleum and Geothermal Group has been strongly re-positioned as part of a major reorganisation of all government departments in South Australia, announced by the new Premier, Hon. Jay Weatherill MP, on 21 October 201 1. ...
2011 Retrospective: 2011 Highlights for Oil and Gas in Australia
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
2011 has been another extraordinary year for Australia's resources industries and in particular the oil and gas sector. This year we have seen record export earnings from mineral and energy commodities of $175 B, and this figure is forecast to rise 2...
Industry News: APPEA Warning On Strangling Red Tape
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The Australian oil and gas industry's peak body has released on 24 November its State of the industry 2011 report, which concludes that increasing costs and inefficient approvals processes will, if not addressed, severely reduce the returns to the Au...