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PESA News Issue 96
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
Australian News – Otto Set for Further Exploration and Development
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
New Zealand – New Zealand Awards Oil, Gas Exploration Permits
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
International News – OPEC Divided Over Supply
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
New Zealand – New Zealand Oil & Gas Profit Surges on Tui Production
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
PESA Contacts
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
International News – Solimar Announces Sesnon Drilling
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
New Zealand – NZ’s New Continental Shelf Rights Adds 42% to Offshore Exploration Estate
- Publication Name: PESA News
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: October 2008
Structural exploration in the Papua New Guinea Fold Belt
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K.C. Hill, K. Bradey, J. Iwanec, N. Wilson and K. Lucas
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
For 60 years oil companies blindly drilled the big surface bumps in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) fold and thrust belt and eventually found large oil and gas reserves that went on production in 1992. Since then we have greatly increased our understandin...
Assessment of oil and gas reserves discovered within the Taranaki Basin 1955–2000, and potential undiscovered reserves
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C. Skinner
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Taranaki Basin (Fig. 1) was the first sedimentary basin in New Zealand explored for hydrocarbons. It covers over 100,000 km2 on the west coast of the North Island New Zealand, and is located mainly offshore (King & Thrasher 1996). The ...
Glauconite ages from Late Cretaceous reservoir sandstones of the Papuan Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: H. Zwingmann, T. Allan, K. Liu, D. Holland, D. Leech
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Exploration for petroleum depends on construction of models that describe the time-temperature framework of how a prospective basin has evolved. A critical element in the construction of such models is the correlation of sedimentary units between wid...
Paleogeographic reconstructions for the Oligocene transition from extension to contraction along the eastern Taranaki Basin margin, New Zealand
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A. Tripathi and P.J.J. Kamp
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Structures associated with the wedge of basement overthrust into the Taranaki Basin along the Taranaki Fault are regarded as hydrocarbon plays and have been tested by drilling through the tip of the overthrust. The timing of initiation of reverse dis...
Modelling petroleum generation, migration and accumulation in the central Bass Basin, Tasmania, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: N. Arian, P.R. Tingate and R.R. Hillis
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Petroleum generation, expulsion, migration and accumulation have been modelled along two sections across the central part of the Bass Basin, Australia. A 114 km long transect (Section A-A`) consists of two seismic lines. The transect ties the Bass-3 ...
Australian-Antarctic rifting
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J.M. Whittaker, R.D. Müller and A. Goncharov
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Rifting between Australia and Antarctic began as early as 140 MM years ago. However, the timing of continental breakup and the manner in which rifting proceeded have remained controversial. A major reason for the ambiguity surrounding the Australian-...
Developing carbonate depositional models in the eastern Papuan Basin and the impact on prospectivity
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: D. Holland
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Recent seismic and airborne gravity and magnetic data have been acquired by InterOil in its licences PPL237 and PPL238 over an extensive onshore area in the Eastern Papuan Basin in Papua New Guinea. The Elk Prospect was initially identified on the ba...
Subtidal origin of the Hawkesbury Sandstone, Middle Triassic, Sydney Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: P.J. McCabe
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Hawkesbury Sandstone of the Sydney Basin is widely regarded as the deposit of a large sandy braided river system. A detailed examination of the sedimentary facies suggests, however, that most, if not all, of the sediments were deposited in a subt...
A brief history of exploration in the Cooper Basin, South Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: E.M. Alexander
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Carboniferous–Triassic Cooper Basin and overlying Jurassic–Cretaceous Eromanga Basin remain Australia’s largest and most mature onshore hydrocarbon province (Fig. 1), supplying major southeastern Australian gas markets for almost 40 years a...
Re-evaluation of structure and sedimentary packages in the eastern Surat Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. Sliwa and J. Esterle
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
After a long, well-established history of conventional gas exploration, the eastern Surat Basin has now re-emerged as an active regional exploration target for thermal coal, coalbed methane, underground coal gasification and carbon dioxide sequestrat...
The increasing significance of coal seam gas in eastern Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: G. Baker and S. Slater
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The commercial production of coal seam gas (CSG) in Australia commenced in 1996. Since then its production has ramped up significantly, particularly in the last five years, to become an integral part of the upstream gas industry in eastern Australia....
Investigation of the relationship between gas content, composition and permeability in coal seams, and the structural and geological history of the Bohena Trough, Gunnedah Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: L.F. Budd and A.V. Edgar
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Bowen-Gunnedah-Sydney basins form one large foreland basin depositional system marked by a number of prominent structural subdivisions. Despite having a similar structural history, coal seam gas (CSG) exploration results over the last three decad...
The petroleum potential of the offshore Canterbury Basin: insights from petroleum systems modelling
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. O’Leary and W.G. Mogg
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Origin Energy Resources (NZ) Ltd (Origin) was awarded exploration permit PEP 38262 in 2005 and PEP 38264 in 2006, together covering an area of 36,420 km2 in the offshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand. Previous exploration of the offshore C...
Kutubu oil field, Papua New Guinea–a 350 MMbbl fold belt classic
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K. Bradey, K. Hill, D. Lund, N. Williams, T. Kivior and N. Wilson
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
First discovered in 1986, deep in the equatorial jungle of the PNG Fold Belt, the Kutubu oil field has produced over 300 MMbbl since 1992, making it the biggest oil discovery in Eastern Australasia over the last 30 years (Fig. 1). The field has outpe...
Influence of depositional environment and early diagenesis on molecular maturity parameters of coals: an example from the Taranaki Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: H. Volk, S.C. George and R. Sykes
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Source rock maturity parameters such as vitrinite reflectance and parameters based on the molecular distribution of aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic biomarkers are influenced by factors such as geothermal history, depositional facies and diageneti...
Geophysical characterisation of the Elk reservoir, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J. Storey, S. Sioni and M. Kiele
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Elk reservoir is an approximately 200 km2 carbonate reservoir situated in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea. The reservoir was discovered in 2006 when the Elk-1 exploration well flowed gas while drilling a structural high identifie...
Baseline study on sub-surface petroleum occurrences at the CO2CRC Otway Project, western Victoria
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C. Boreham, J. Chen and Z. Hong
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
A sub-surface petroleum audit has critical provided baseline geochemical data for the CO2CRC Otway Project in the eastern Otway Basin, Victoria. The chemical and isotopic compositions of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon gases were ...
Carbon dioxide storage in Australia – the current state of play
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: W. Muir
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is the new paradigm to address the effects of global warming due to the emission of anthropogenic CO2 into the atmosphere. There are numerous projects and studies currently underway in Australia. Th...
Basker Field, Gippsland Basin: Assessing reservoir connectivity with the aid of complementary technologies
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.E.J. Messent and L.E. Farmer
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Basker oil and gas field comprises Intra-Latrobe sandstone reservoirs in a hanging-wall, fault-dependent structure reliant upon cross-fault seal. The hydrocarbon reservoirs are relatively thin (generally less than 5 m) channel sands developed in ...
Organofacies controls on the oil potential of coaly source rocks in the Late Cretaceous North Cape Formation, Taranaki Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. Sykes and J.I. Raine
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Late Cretaceous coaly rocks are the primary source of petroleum in the offshore Taranaki Basin and have sourced medium-sized, black (i.e. non-volatile) oil accumulations in the Tui (50 MMbbl), Maari (49 MMbbl) and Maui-B (30 MMbbl) fields. The Rakopi...
Coal seam gas distribution in the Hunter Coalfield, Sydney Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K.L. Pinetown, M.M. Faiz, A. Saghafi, L. Stalker and J. van Holst
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
In research directed at understanding the potential of coal to sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), the CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship and the CO2CRC have been investigating the geological factors controlling the distributi...
Fault dilatation behaviour in the Kupe field, Taranaki Basin, offshore New Zealand
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.R Ilg, S. Ellis, M. Arnot and A. Nicol
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Many petroleum fields are located somewhat paradoxically on or adjacent to heavily faulted active plate boundaries. One such example is the Kupe field in the offshore eastern Taranaki Basin. When fields are cut by active faults they are commonly thou...