Queensland Continues to Deliver More Domestic Gas The Palaszczuk Government has given the green light to a new Surat and Bowen Basin project which will see more gas made available for the domestic market. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said energy company Santos has been granted an Authority to Prospect over a 764 km² parcel of […]
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Queensland Company Given Green Light to Explore for Gas in Bowen and Surat basins
Queensland Company Given Green Light to Explore for Gas in Bowen and Surat basins The Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stewart has announced a Queensland-based company has been given the green light under the Call for Tenders for Authorities to Prospect (PLR2020-2) to explore for gas on prospective land located in the Bowen and […]
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Queensland LNG Exports end 2020 on Record High
Queensland LNG Exports end 2020 on Record High Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) shipping data has revealed that despite the impacts of COVID-19, record levels of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) have been exported during the 2020 calendar year (CY20). GPC shipping data indicate December’s record level of LNG exports have once again breached the 2 million mt/year […]
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Queensland Gas Infrastructure Study to Unlock Gas and Jobs
Queensland Gas Infrastructure Study to Unlock Gas and Jobs Work is underway to potentially help unlock Queensland’s Bowen Basin and create 1,000 construction jobs in the process. Minister for Resources Scott Stewart said the $5 million gas infrastructure study could lead to opening the Bowen Basin as Queensland’s next gas frontier. The two-year study will […]
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Record LNG Exports Leave Gladstone Port
Record LNG Exports Leave Gladstone Port Record Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports left the port of Gladstone during the month of October, Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) shipping data has revealed. In continued good news for the industry, National Australia Bank economists have predicted demand for Gladstone’s gas could continue to rise. “LNG demand in east […]
New Exploration Tenders Awarded to Bring More Gas to Market
New Exploration Tenders Awarded to Bring More Gas to Market The Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing, the Honourable Glenn Butcher has announced four companies have been awarded new exploration tenders to explore areas close to their existing infrastructure to get more gas to market quickly. Minister Butcher said gas from some of the areas […]
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New Government Guideline Enables Transfer of Gas Infrastructure
New Government Guideline Enables Transfer of Gas Infrastructure to Landholders A new guideline has been published by Department of Environment and Science (DES) to help facilitate the transfer of infrastructure from petroleum and gas activities (like bores, access tracks, small dams, fences and sheds) to Queensland landholders. The process is part of the Queensland Government’s […]
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Morrison Government’s “Gas-Fired Recovery” Plan
Morrison Government’s “Gas-Fired Recovery” Plan Recently much has been reported in the media on the Morrison Government’s “Gas-Fired Recovery” Plan, the critical role Queensland will continue to play in supplying additional gas volumes into the domestic market, plans to unlock key gas basins in the North Bowen and Galilee basins, and the expansion of the […]
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Queensland Gas Pipeline Turns 30
Backbone of Queensland’s Gas Industry Turns 30 A piece of Queensland gas infrastructure that laid the foundation for thousands of jobs in Queensland’s gas and manufacturing industries – the Queensland gas pipeline – turned 30 on Saturday 25 July. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said thousands of jobs, hundreds of petajoules of gas and multi-billions […]
New Territory Opens for Queensland’s Petroleum and Gas Exploration Program
Queensland’s Petroleum and Gas Exploration Program Resumes The Queensland Government has today released Tender Package PLR2020-2. This new tender release for petroleum and gas exploration is being offered in response to industry feedback and as part of the Queensland Government’s Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs plan. It includes five areas totalling 1,459 km² (479 […]
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