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Eastern Australian Gas Market Outlook: Options for Meeting Demand Growth

Eastern Australian Gas Market Outlook: Options for Meeting Demand Growth

Publication Name: PESA (QLD & NT) Petroleum Symposium 2003
Authors: Paul Balfe
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2003

 

Abstract:

In recent times, a great deal of debate within the Australian gas industry has centred on the question of whether or not there is a genuine need- or indeed any economic justification-for the supply of natural gas from remote sources such as PNG or Ti...

 

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Tags: Australian Demand eastern gas Growth Market Meeting Options Outlook

Geohistory of the North West Shelf: a tool to assess the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic motion of the Australian Plate

Geohistory of the North West Shelf: a tool to assess the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic motion of the Australian Plate

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: G.D. Borel & G.M. Stampfli
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

The Phanerowic motion of the Australian plate was compared with the geohistory of the North West Shelf of Australia, combining stratigraphic, sedimentary and palaeontological data from 42 wells drilled offshore and onshore along the North West Shelf....

 

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Tags: Australian Geohistory Mesozoic motion North Palaeozoic Plate shelf.

Conodont biostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the Triassic on the western, northwestern and northern margins of the Australian Plate

Conodont biostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the Triassic on the western, northwestern and northern margins of the Australian Plate

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: R.S. Nicoll
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

In the Triassic the northern margin of Gondwanan Pangea opened onto the Meso-Tethys Ocean. The then continental margin was formed by the Lhasa and West Burma Blocks and the New Guinea portion of the Australian Plate. Along what would become the margi...

 

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Tags: Australian biostratigraphy Conodont margins northern northwestern palaeogeography Plate Triassic

Historical Perspective of Hydrocarbon Volumes in the Westralian Superbasin – Where are the Next Billion Barrels?

Historical Perspective of Hydrocarbon Volumes in the Westralian Superbasin – Where are the Next Billion Barrels?

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: E. Kopsen
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

The Northern Carnarvon Basin and the Northern Basins (Browse and Bonaparte basins, including the Vulcan Sub-basin) within the Westralian Superbasin have each now been tested by around 400 new field wildcat wells. The PSO (proven and probable) reserve...

 

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Tags: Australian Billion Historical hydrocarbon perspective Superbasin Volumes

The Tectono-stratigraphic history of the northern margins of the Australian Plate from the Carnarvon Basin to Papua New Guinea

The Tectono-stratigraphic history of the northern margins of the Australian Plate from the Carnarvon Basin to Papua New Guinea

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: M.S. Norvick
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

 

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Tags: Australian basin Carnarvon history margins northern Papua New Guinea Plate stratigraphic Tectono

Application of K/Ar and Rb/Sr geochronology to constrain the timing of sedimentary deposition and diagenesis: preliminary results from Western Australian basins

Application of K/Ar and Rb/Sr geochronology to constrain the timing of sedimentary deposition and diagenesis: preliminary results from Western Australian basins

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: H. Zwingmann & B. Hatcher
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2002

 

 

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Tags: Application Australian basin's constrain Deposition diagenesis geochronology K/Ar preliminary Rb/Sr results sedimentary timing

Plate Tectonic Evolution of Eastern Australian Marginal Ocean Basins

Plate Tectonic Evolution of Eastern Australian Marginal Ocean Basins

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: M. Sdrolias, R.D. M?ller and C. Gaina
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

An important component in the interpretation and assessment of a hydrocarbon exploration target is an accurate and self-consistent plate kinematic reconstruction of the region of interest. Identifying changes in tectonic regime assists in the analysi...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's evolution marginal Ocean Plate tectonic

Geochemical Comparisons Between Asphaltites on the Southern Australian Margin and Cretaceous Source Rock Analogues

Geochemical Comparisons Between Asphaltites on the Southern Australian Margin and Cretaceous Source Rock Analogues

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: C.J. Boreham, A.A. Krassay and J.M. Totterdell
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

Evidence for a mid-Cretaceous source for southern Australian asphaltites is presented, based on geochemical and carbon isotopic comparisons of the asphaltites with onshore source rock analogues from the Albian-Cenomanian Blue Whale Superseguence in t...

 

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Tags: Australian Comparisons Cretaceous. Geochemical margin rock source southern

Anomalous Tectonic Subsidence of the Southern Australian Passive Margin: Response to Cretaceous Dynamic Topography or Differential Lithospheric Stretching?

Anomalous Tectonic Subsidence of the Southern Australian Passive Margin: Response to Cretaceous Dynamic Topography or Differential Lithospheric Stretching?

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: B.J. Brown, R.D. M?ller and H.I.M. Struckmeyer
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

The southern Australian margin is unique as it is the only known passive margin that formed over and orthogonal to a Mesozoic subducted slab in the mantle. The tectonic subsidence pattern observed along the southern Australian margin primarily reflec...

 

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Tags: Anomalous Australian Cretaceous. Differential Dynamic Lithospheric margin passive southern Stretching subsidence tectonic Topography

Cenozoic History of the North and East Australian Margins

Cenozoic History of the North and East Australian Margins

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: R. Hall
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

By the Late Mesozoic the Australian continent was surrounded by passive margins. At the east Australian margin spreading began between the Tasman Sea and the Coral Sea. The character of rifting was similar to that which occurred several times during ...

 

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Tags: Australian Cenozoic East history margins North

lnternational: India at War Still Hopes for Foreign Investment, Geology of India, Australian Based Geotrack International Sheds New Light on Prospectivity of West of Shetland Region

lnternational: India at War Still Hopes for Foreign Investment, Geology of India, Australian Based Geotrack International Sheds New Light on Prospectivity of West of Shetland Region

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: June 1999

 

 

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Tags: Australian Foreign geology Geotrack Hopes India International Investment Light lnternational New prospectivity region Sheds Shetland Still

Marine Biostratigraphy and Correlation of the West Australian Permian Basins

Marine Biostratigraphy and Correlation of the West Australian Permian Basins

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: N. W. Archbold
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

Marine Permian strata of the onshore Perth, Carnarvon, Canning and Bonaparte basins have traditionally been correlated with Uralian, Tethyan and other sequences by means of marine invertebrate faunas. Marine benthonic invertebrate assemblages are ide...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's biostratigraphy Correlation marine Permian

Continuous Oil Pools and Self-sourcing Reservoirs: International Examples and Australian Possibilities

Continuous Oil Pools and Self-sourcing Reservoirs: International Examples and Australian Possibilities

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: John Scott
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

Continuous oil pools form in source rocks where kerogen has been converted to oil but has not been completely expelled. Self-sourcing reservoirs occur where a continuous oil pool is sufficiently fractured to provide permeability and allow production ...

 

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Tags: Australian Continuous examples International oil Pools Possibilities reservoirs Self sourcing

Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Indicators of Biodegredation in North Western Australian Reservoirs

Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Indicators of Biodegredation in North Western Australian Reservoirs

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: S. J. Fisher, R. Alexander, R. I. Kagi and G. A. Oliver
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

The weathering of condensate released into intertidal coastal sediments in north Western Australia was studied by analysing sediment samples collected on eleven occasions over a three-year period. Chemical analysis of the saturated and aromatic hydro...

 

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Tags: Aromatic Australian Biodegredation hydrocarbons Indicators North reservoirs

Volcanic Evolution of the Western Australian Continental Margin and its Implications for Basin Development

Volcanic Evolution of the Western Australian Continental Margin and its Implications for Basin Development

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: Philip A. Symonds, Sverre Planke, Oivind Frey and Jakob Skogseid
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

A systematic interpretation of modern deep-seismic and OBS refraction data, combined with existing seismic and well data has revealed the presence of an extensive magmatic province along the western Australian margin. The magmatism is represented by ...

 

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Tags: Australian basin Continental development evolution implications margin volcanic

A New Kinematic Model for the Formation and Evolution of the West and Northwest Australian Margin

A New Kinematic Model for the Formation and Evolution of the West and Northwest Australian Margin

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: R. Dietmar M?ller, Dona Mihut and Stephanie Baldwin
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1998

 

Abstract:

Satellite altimetry has revolutionised our knowledge of the tectonic structure of the ocean floor and the continental shelves where ship data are sparse. We have used existing and new ship magnetic, bathymetric and seismic data with satellite derived...

 

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Tags: Australian evolution formation Kinematic margin model Northwest

Technical Focus: The Australian Stress Map – Richard Hillis

Technical Focus: The Australian Stress Map – Richard Hillis

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Richard Hillis
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1998

 

 

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Tags: Australian Focus Map Richard Hillis Stress Technical

No. 35_West Australian Basins Symposium 98

No. 35_West Australian Basins Symposium 98

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: August 1998

 

 

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Tags: Australian basin's Symposium

Abstracts of Talks: 1998 PESA Australian Lecturer – Roger Summons

Abstracts of Talks: 1998 PESA Australian Lecturer – Roger Summons

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: June 1998

 

 

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Tags: Australian Lecturer Roger Summons Talks

Book Review: A New Gravity Map Of The Australian Region, A Colour Illustrated Guide To Sedimentary Textures: Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot , IAGC Safety Manual For Geophysical Operations

Book Review: A New Gravity Map Of The Australian Region, A Colour Illustrated Guide To Sedimentary Textures: Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot , IAGC Safety Manual For Geophysical Operations

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: October 1997

 

 

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Tags: Australian Book Cold Colour Cool Geophysical Gravity Guide Hot IAGC Illustrated Manual Map Operations region Review Safety sedimentary Textures

Industry News: Irian Jaya Study Well Received At May 1997 IPA Conference, India Looks To Australian Companies To Step Up Domestic Production, Santos Acquires Interest In Irian Jaya, Singa Wildcat Indicates New Gas Discovery

Industry News: Irian Jaya Study Well Received At May 1997 IPA Conference, India Looks To Australian Companies To Step Up Domestic Production, Santos Acquires Interest In Irian Jaya, Singa Wildcat Indicates New Gas Discovery

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: August 1997

 

 

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Tags: Australian Companies Conference discovery Domestic gas India Indicates Industry Interest IPA Irian Jaya Looks production Received SANTOS Singa Step study Up Wildcat

Acreage Release: 1996 Release Of Australian Offshore Acreage, Offshore Western Australia Acreage Release – Peter Baillie

Acreage Release: 1996 Release Of Australian Offshore Acreage, Offshore Western Australia Acreage Release – Peter Baillie

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: August 1996

 

 

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Tags: Australian offshore Peter Baillie Release

Branch Activities: NSW Branch – President’s Report – Dennis Morton, South Australian Branch – President’s Report – J. Evanochko, Queensland Branch, WA Branch – President’s Report – Jan Ostby

Branch Activities: NSW Branch – President’s Report – Dennis Morton, South Australian Branch – President’s Report – J. Evanochko, Queensland Branch, WA Branch – President’s Report – Jan Ostby

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: June 1996

 

 

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Tags: Australian Branch Dennis Morton J Evanochko Jan Ostby NSW President's Queensland Report South

Australian Investment Overseas

Australian Investment Overseas

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1995

 

 

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Tags: Australian Investment Overseas

Petroleum Resources of the Western Australian Basins

Petroleum Resources of the Western Australian Basins

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: S.R. le Poidevin and R.D. Lowden
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

This paper summarises the oil and gas production, the known reserves, and the potential for further discoveries of resources of oil-and gas in the Bonaparte, Browse, Canning, Carnarvon, and Perth basins of Western Australia. Production during 1993 of...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's petroleum Resources

Source Rocks of West Australian Basins – Distribution, Character and Models

Source Rocks of West Australian Basins – Distribution, Character and Models

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: John Scott
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

Potential source rock intervals are stratigraphically widespread in Western Australia, being documented in every period from the Ordovician to the Cretaceous. Rich source rock intervals are common in continental alluvial and continental to marginal m...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's character distribution Models rocks source

The Mesozoic and Cainozoic Sequences of the Northwest Australian Margin, as revealed by ODP Core Drilling and Related Studies

The Mesozoic and Cainozoic Sequences of the Northwest Australian Margin, as revealed by ODP Core Drilling and Related Studies

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: N.F. Exon and U. von Rad
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

During Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) legs 122 and 123, six sites were continuously cored on the Exmouth and Wombat plateaus, and two sites on or adjacent to the abyssal plains nearby. Altogether, 3372 m of section were cored at the Exmouth-Wombat site...

 

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Tags: Australian Cainozoic drilling margin Mesozoic Northwest ODP related Sequences studies

Petroleum Systems in West Australian Basins

Petroleum Systems in West Australian Basins

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: M.T. Bradshaw, J. Bradshaw, A.P. Murray, D.J. Needham, L. Spencer, R.E. Summons, J. Wilmot and S. Winn
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

Five of the seven petroleum supersystems recognised in Australian Phanerozoic basins are represented in the western half of the continent, and there is also potential for petroleum systems in Proterozoic sequences. The most productive supersystem is ...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's petroleum systems

From the Ivory Tower: PESA South Australian Branch Graduate Scholarships – G.E. Carne

From the Ivory Tower: PESA South Australian Branch Graduate Scholarships – G.E. Carne

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1993

 

 

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Tags: Australian Branch G.E.Carne Graduate Ivory Scholarships South Tower

Legal Ease: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Mining Industry Council – Andrew Thompson, Timor Gap Litigation – Gordon Brysland

Legal Ease: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Mining Industry Council – Andrew Thompson, Timor Gap Litigation – Gordon Brysland

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: October 1993

 

 

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Tags: Australian Council Ease Gap Gordon Brysland Industry Islanders Legal Litigation Mining Strait Timor Torres

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