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Industry News: Phoenix in 3D Expands Activity
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
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The Phoenix 3D seismic survey covers the underexplored area between the Carnarvon Basin in the southwest and Browse Basin in the northeast. It is the first 3D seismic data acquired within the Bedout Basin, and has highgraded several key prospects. ...
Industry News: Electricity Report Shows Investors Need Certainty
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The 16 November 2011 release of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics' (BREE) annual publication Major Electricity Generation Projects shows the transformation of Australia's energy mix has begun, with 36o/o of the committed new investment in ...
Industry News: Renewables Body Created
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The Federal Government has introduced legislation to create a single agency to manage all its renewable energy programs from July 2012. ...
Coal Seam Gas: Construction on Callide Rail Siding to Minimise Project Road Traffic Around Gladstone
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Australia Pacific LNG announced another milestone in its CSG to LNG project in October with the construction of a rail siding at Callide to minimise traffic movement in and around
Gladstone when pipe delivery begins in January 2012. ...
Coal Seam Gas: Unanswered Questions Worry Queensland Agriculture
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The collective impact on the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) of 40,000 wells to be drilled in Queensland over the next 20 years to support the State's seven LNG projects is a "big-picture, massive concern" that is the biggest issue agriculture producers h...
Coal Seam Gas: NSW CSG Industry Caught in Paradox – Santos
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Land access is critical to providing gas companies with the scientific data to ensure aquifer protection and service a gas demand that is set to triple in the next 10 years, Santos' Eastern Australia Vice President James Baulderstone told the Austral...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
Environment: Major Environmental Study Announced
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Two major documents were announced at the APPEA National Environment Conference in Coolum, Queensland in November 2011 - one a multi-million dollar independent scientific review, and another which details 49 studies conducted by industry, reviewing a...
Environment: SEWPAC’s Heads Up on Lay of the Land
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Kimberley Dripps, Deputy Secretary, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPAC), addressed APPEA's 7-9 November 2011 National Environment Conference in Coolum, Queensland on behalf of Minister Tony Burke on k...
South Australia: Mapping Anticlines from the Air
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Heli Wopfner
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
In 1957 I was working on a mapping project in the Cardillo Downs area being undertaken by Geosurveys of Australia Ltd for Santos Ltd. The area was part of Santos' oil exploration tenements, spanning 860,000 sq.km. of northeastern South Australia and ...
Onlaps: Seismic Facies Mapping (Part 2)
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Rob Kirk, Rob Kirk Consulting
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
This is the second of three articles where I would like to promote the making of facies maps from seismic to help with our geological understanding of our blocks.
The previous article (PESA News Resources October/November 2011) looke...
Seismic Technology: Improved 3D Seismic Imaging Through Depth Migration and Tomography: An Indonesia Case Study
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Jianli Song, Cristina Reta-Tang, Xuening Ma, Jim Wilhite and Laurie Geiger, TGS
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Project Setting:
TGS has vast seismic experience in the Asia-Pacific region, including acquisition and advanced time and depth processing. Here we present a case study of a recently completed successful project in the Tarakan Basin, consisting of...
Company Focus: Drillsearch Comes of Age, Facilitates Technological Advances in Cooper Basin
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Drillsearch has experienced a boom in its 2P reserves, foreshadowing further activity in the Cooper Basin as past exploration work has "barely scratched the surface". It is also set to bring a "game-changing" new piping solution to tie into the Santo...
Shale Gas: New Shale Gas Results in the Amadeus and Georgina Basins
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Lidena Carr, Geoscience Australia
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The Onshore Energy Security Program was funded by the Australian Government for five years (2006-2011) to provide geological information on frontier, onshore sedimentary basins in
Australia, many of which are under-explored with respect to hydrocarb...
Editor’s Comment: Why Study Geology? It’s All Around Us
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Adrian Williams
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
It seems that geology isn't such a favoured choice at university these days; much preferred are subjects like Marine Biology, Environmental Science or some sort of tree hugging option. ...
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...
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...
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...
Words: Some ICE Treasures for the New Year
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Authors: Peter Purcell
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The deadline for the PESA News Resources Christmas/ New Year issue invariably prompts reflection on the year's words, good and bad, and 2011 was no exception. I knew this year's deadline would come roaring in while I was away and I had decided in adv...
Diary of Events
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
2012-2013 Conferences And Courses...
PESA / ASEG WA Annual Golf Tournament
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
The results from the PESA/ASEG WA Annual Golf Tournament are detailed herein. A special mention goes to Wayne Bauer for his hole-in-one. It is understood to be the first time it has been awarded in the tournament's history....
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...
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. ...
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. ...
Industry News: Searcher Seismic Appoints New Sales Manager
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
5earcher Seismic is expanding its market with the appointment of experienced geophysicist Barrett Cameron as Sales Manager. ...
Industry News: Chevron Recognises Environmental Photographers
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Chevron Australia has awarded prizes to 39 school students across Western Australia as part of its annual environmental photography competition called FOCUS Environment. ...
Education: AAPG Awards Harrison Schmitt Award 2012 to TESEP
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
In recognition of her outstanding effort for the Teacher Earth Science Education Programme (TESEP), Jill Stevens, TESEP founder and chairperson, has been awarded the prestigious American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Harrison Schmitt Awa...
Education: Hillis Joins ATSE Fellows
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Date Published: December 2011
Abstract:
Professor Richard Hillis has been elected as one of the 31 Australian leaders in technological science, engineering and innovation being accepted for 2011 as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). ...