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Balancing the Scales: Reflections from Queensland’s SPE, QUPEX, PESA and ASEG 2026 International Women’s Day Workshop

01/04/2026 Posted by Sarah.Harris

Brisbane March 2nd- a full room of industry professionals from graduates to seasoned leaders a delicious breakfast spread and flowing caffeine - the International Women’s Day Workshop and Networking Breakfast, hosted by SPE, QUPEX, PESA and ASEG, was officially sold out, already a great indication of the support and eagerness to drive change.

Setting the Tone: Equity Is Everyone’s Business

The morning opened with the Hon Fiona Simpson, Minister for Women and Women’s Economic Security. Her message was simple and powerful: raising women up raises everyone. Equity is not a women’s issue- it is a societal issue with shared responsibility.

Get your PESA discount to Australian Energy Producers 2026 Conference & Exhibition (Adelaide)

10/03/2026 Posted by Helen

Australian Energy Producers invites industry leaders, professionals and stakeholders to join us in Adelaide for the Australian Energy Producers 2026 Conference & Exhibition from 18–21 May 2026.

We are proud to bring the 2026 Conference & Exhibition to Adelaide, South Australia — a state that recognises and values our industry’s important role in the nation’s economic and energy future.

This annual conference is Australia’s flagship event for the oil and gas sector.

Technical Spotlight: Taroom Trough

10/03/2026 Posted by Rachel

This month has seen the Taroom Trough hit the headlines as new exploration acreage was awarded and drilling results were announced. We asked Dr Alison Troup, a Queensland based geologist with over fifteen years of extensive experience working on basin research projects across Queensland, to give us the background on this basin.

The Bowen Basin is an elongate Early Permian to Middle Triassic sedimentary basin that extends from Collinsville in central Queensland into northern New South Wales. The whole basin occupies approximately 160,000 km2, with the southern half concealed underneath the Surat Basin.

DUG and Searcher sign multi-client 3D seismic data reprocessing agreement offshore East Sarawak Malaysia

09/03/2026 Posted by Helen

DUG Technology (DUG) in partnership with Searcher Seismic is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement for the provision of multi-client 3D seismic data reprocessing offshore East Sarawak.

Under the terms of the agreement, DUG and Searcher will reprocess previously acquired 3D seismic surveys within the agreed East Sarawak multi-client reprocessing area.

DUG will reprocess over 60 legacy 3D surveys covering an area of up to 45,000 square kilometres from original field data using its advanced FWI imaging technology and pre-stack imaging workflows to produce one seamless 3D seismic volume of superior quality.

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Barry Goldstein Medal Tour

09/03/2026 Posted by Rachel

Dr Bruce Ainsworth has wrapped up his successful tour of the PESA State Branches presenting his work honouring the humble clinoform, kindly sponsored by Santos. Read on to hear more from the different branches visited.

Elixir Energy Announce Taroom Trough Results

07/03/2026 Posted by Rachel

Elixir Energy this month announced success at their Lorelle-3 pilot, interpreting 148m of total net pay across the primary, secondary and tertiary Permian reservoir targets, with associated elevated mudgas readings. The Lorelle-3 pilot was drilled in ATP2056 within Queensland’s Taroom Trough. Elixir Energy hold a 50% interest in ATP 2056 and are operator of the Lorelle 3 appraisal well. Santos hold the remaining 50% interest in the permit and will be operator of the permit thereafter.

Elixir Energy interpret the primary target, the Tinowon Dunk sandstone, to be 56m thick with 28m net pay interpreted, supported by elevated mud gas readings and fluorescence in cuttings.

Viridien announces strategic initiative to advance HPC for seismic imaging workflows with NVIDIA

07/03/2026 Posted by Rachel

Paris, France – February 18, 2026

Viridien, an advanced technology and digital solutions company, has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to transform seismic imaging workflows by leveraging NVIDIA HPC platforms and Viridien’s expertise in Subsurface Imaging technologies and HPC & Cloud Solutions.

The collaboration will focus on optimizing Viridien’s seismic imaging algorithms on NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms, including the integration of advanced techniques such as tensor cores and mixed-precision computing.

Northern Territory Acreage Release

07/03/2026 Posted by Rachel

The Northern Territory of Australia have announced a petroleum exploration acreage release covering approximately 4000km2 with submissions due by Friday 31st July 2026.

The area, EPNT26-1, includes 46 full and 4-part blocks within the defined boundaries of the Beetaloo Sub-basin, within the greater McArthur Basin. The Northern Territory Geological Survey assesses the area as highly prospective for petroleum, with the Beetaloo Sub-basin representing one of Australia’s most significant onshore gas provinces.