Publication Name: PESA News
Publication Issue: 160
Date Published: April 2021
Number of Pages: 3
Abstract:
Paul Winchester spent more than 50 years in the oil business, as a petroleum engineer with Shell, as Field Manager with CSR petroleum, State Petroleum Engineer in Tasmania, Chief Petroleum Engineer with the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, then as an independent consultant, advising governments and companies on petroleum production and field development matters. He also lectured at UNSW School of Petroleum Engineering. He says that gas should play a vital role in power generation and transportation in Australia, but sound legislation is needed to safeguard future environmental and safety standards.