Environmental impacts of developing the Beetaloo Basin
An independent scientific program found that prospective gas development in the Beetaloo Basin – including unconventional sources such as shale and tight gas – has…
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Beetaloo Development Project – Facts and Benefits
Energy Information Australia compares the fact and benefits of the Beetaloo Development Project. The infographic highlights the economic, social and community benefits and identifies the…
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Myths VS Facts: Debunking Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility spin
This Fact Sheet is a direct response to the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility’s (ACCR) report of February 2022 about the Australian natural gas industry.…
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Fracking 101
Hydraulic fracturing – also referred to as “fraccing” or “fracking” is a well completion technology and is used to increase the flow of oil and…
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Territorians should be aware of the facts about oil and gas exploration of the Beetaloo. Scientific studies and inquiries support safe, onshore development. Traditional owners…
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Marine seismic surveys: what you need to know
A marine seismic survey is a method of determining geological features below the sea floor, using a technical process which involves sending sound waves into…
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Scientific consensus on hydraulic fracturing
Fact-based evidence from independent industry experts about the use of hydraulic fracturing.
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Harmony between renewables and natural gas
We all know that increased use of natural gas helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but did you also know that natural gas works hand in…
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Oil & gas products and you
Did you know that oil and gas are a key ingredients in the products that we use every day? Find out more about what products…
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Myth vs fact: coal seam gas and water
Energy Information Australia compares the myths and facts surrounding coal seam gas and water. Of note, the infographic summarises scientific research in relation to methane,…
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South Australia: a history of safe fracking operations
Find out more about South Australia’s onshore oil and gas operations, including the state’s history of safely using hydraulic fracturing.
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Western Australia’s oil and gas benefits 2017-18
Western Australia’s economy benefits enormously from its oil and gas industry, creating local employment opportunities, generating significant royalties and providing affordable gas to its domestic…
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The Narrabri Gas Project
Learn more about the proposed Narrabri Gas Project in New South Wales, including what the experts are saying about CSG development.
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Economic benefits of an onshore Northern Territory natural gas industry
Learn more about the potential economic benefits of an onshore Northern Territory natural gas industry.
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South Australia – a history of offshore exploration
Exploration activities have been safely taking place in offshore South Australia waters for more than 50 years.
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Petroleum helping Greenpeace stay afloat
Greenpeace has been making waves in the Great Australian Bight, using its diesel-fuelled Rainbow Warrior III ship to protest oil exploration. While the activist organisation…
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Natural gas and hydrogen
Hydrogen can be used in fuel cells to generate power using a chemical reaction rather than combustion, producing water and heat as by-products. Although not…
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Myth vs fact: natural gas development in the NT
Activist claims that the nation’s oil and gas industry provides minimal employment but maximum environmental harm because of alleged methane leaks. Does this square with…
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China’s Blue Skies Action Plan
Cleaning up China’s air and boosting Australian LNG exports.
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Mutual use
Experts agree: Australia’s energy industry can and does successfully co-exist with local industries.
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Water use for industry in Queensland
Get the facts on groundwater and its use in Queensland. Understand the volumes, monitoring and beneficial use.
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Queensland oil and gas benefits 2017-2018
Queensland’s economy benefits enormously from its oil and gas industry. In fact, an estimated 39,175 direct and indirect full time jobs were supported by the…
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Australia’s investment into understanding onshore drilling & hydraulic fracturing
The recent removal of moratoriums on hydraulic fracturing and onshore drilling in the Northern Territory and Western Australia is a direct result of the significant…
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Western Australia benefits from oil and gas industry 2018-19
2018/19 update: Western Australia’s economy benefits enormously from its oil and gas industry, creating local employment opportunities, generating significant royalties and providing affordable gas to…
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Queensland’s oil and gas benefits 2018-19
Queensland’s economy benefits enormously from its oil and gas industry. In fact, an estimated 37,984 direct and indirect full time jobs were supported by the…
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The Burrup Hub
A group of projects to extend the life of existing Woodside-operated facilities on the Burrup Peninsula while creating new energy sources.
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Queensland’s oil and gas benefits 2019-20
Queensland’s economy benefits enormously from its oil and gas industry. In the 2019-2020 fiscal year, an estimated 51,735 direct and indirect full time jobs were…
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Queensland’s oil and gas well snapshot
Queensland has been exploring for and producing oil and gas reserves for more than fifty years. Find out more about hydraulic fracturing in Queensland.
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Induced Seismicity in the Australian context: what you need to know
The claim of induced seismicity has prompted discussion on the safety of hydraulic fracturing, but repeated investigations have found this issue not to be a…
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Western Australia benefits from oil and gas industry 2019-2020
2019/20 update: Western Australia’s economy benefits from its oil and gas industry, creating local employment opportunities, generating significant royalties and providing affordable gas to its…
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High point vents in CSG production
HPVs are valves installed along the highest points of a water gathering pipeline to allow the release, or venting, of small amounts of gas in…
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What you need to know: Seismic survey report shows industry and fisheries can co-exist
A large-scale experiment conducted by Australian Institute of Marine Science found no evidence that seismic surveys – commonly used in offshore oil and gas exploration…
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Low Emissions Technology
Low emissions technologies offer the next generation of energy solutions that will help deliver lower emissions, reduced costs and new sources of employment. In September…
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Low Emissions Technology – CCS/CCUS
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), can provide an effective means of reducing carbon emissions from large energy projects…
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Low Emissions Technology – Blue Hydrogen
Clean hydrogen, with near zero emissions, can make a significant contribution to the global pursuit of a lower emissions future. Blue hydrogen, derived from fossil…
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Environmental impacts of developing the Beetaloo Basin
An independent scientific program found that prospective gas development in the Beetaloo Basin – including unconventional sources such as shale and tight gas – has…
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Whole of Life Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment of a Coal Seam Gas to Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the Surat Basin
This final report assesses greenhouse gas emissions of a coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Queensland, and the relative climate…
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BP Energy Outlook 2019
BP Energy Outlook 2019 The BP Energy Outlook 2019 explores the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040 and the key uncertainties surrounding…
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World Energy Outlook 2018
The World Energy Outlook (WEO) is the gold standard of long-term energy analysis. The 2018 edition provides updated analysis to show what the latest data,…
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Seismic and the Marine Environment
With the experience of over three decades of seismic surveying, no evidence has been found to suggest that seismic operations have resulted in physical injury…
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Seismicity and induced earthquakes
This report aims to describe the characteristics of triggered earthquakes, and to develop a path towards quantification of the earthquake hazards and induced seismicity effects…
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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: Browse and Scarborough
The study compares the environmental impact of the electricity generated in four target markets, from LNG originating from Browse and Scarborough, with the environmental impact…
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Burrup Hub Economic Impact Assessment
This summary report has been independently prepared by ACIL Allen Consulting for Woodside to provide a high level overview of the estimated direct and indirect…
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Independent Scientific Panel Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in Western Australia
This Report follows a comprehensive review of scientific literature and evidence, multiple public meetings in the Kimberley, the Midwest and Perth, the consideration of more…
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Ambient air quality in the Surat Basin, Queensland
The purpose of the study was to assess air quality in this region and to investigate the influence of coal seam gas (CSG) activities on…
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Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Australia 2018 Review
With the intention of helping to guide the country towards a more secure and sustainable energy future, this 2018 in-depth review analyses these and other…
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Methane seeps in the Condamine River
This fact sheet presents the current state of scientific knowledge on methane seeps in the Condamine River including natural and human causes, and the human…
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What does science tell us about fugitive methane emissions from unconventional gas?
This factsheet sets out what the science tells us about methane emission sources from coal seam gas (CSG) wells, pipelines, compressors and other infrastructure associated…
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Field Measurements of Fugitive Emissions from Equipment and Well Casing in Australia Coal Seam Gas Production Facilities, Report to the Department of the Environment
To provide quantitative information on emissions from CSG operations, CSIRO and the federal Department of the Environment initiated a project to measure emissions from a…
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Methane Emissions from CSG Well Completion Activities, Report for the Department of the Environment and Energy
The aim of this study was to measure fugitive methane emissions from well completion and workover activities at both hydraulically fractured and non-fractured wells with…
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Final Report of the Independent Review of Coal Seam Gas Activities in NSW
This report is the final and overarching report of the independent review of coal seam gas activities in NSW (the Review) undertaken by the Chief…
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Hydraulic fracturing for shale and tight gas in Western Australia drinking water supply: Human Health Risk Assessment
This document introduces and reviews many of the recent investigations into hydraulic fracturing and its potential to impact public health, from experiences in the coal…
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Implications for Western Australia of Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Gas
2015 Report from the Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs Implications for Western Australia of Hydraulic Fracturing and Unconventional Gas.
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Review of the socioeconomic impacts of coal seam gas in Queensland
This review by the Office of the Chief Economist provides a timely synthesis of the socioeconomic impacts of CSG development, defined broadly to encompass both…
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Scientific Inquiry into hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory
The Final Report contains 135 recommendations to reduce the identified risks associated with any development of any onshore shale gas industry in the Northern Territory…
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Hydraulic fracturing (‘fraccing’) techniques, including reporting requirements and governance arrangements
Hydraulic fracturing (“fraccing”) techniques, including reporting requirements and governance arrangements. Report by the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining…
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Engineering Energy: Unconventional Gas Production, A study of shale gas in Australia – Australian Council of Learned Academies
A study of shale gas in Australia by the Australian Council of Learned Academies.
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China’s Blue Skies Action Plan
Cleaning up China's air and boosting Australian LNG exports.
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Harmony between renewables and natural gas
We all know that increased use of natural gas helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but did you also know that natural gas works hand in…
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Myth Vs Fact: Coal Seam Gas and Water
Energy Information Australia compares the myths and facts surrounding coal seam gas and water. Of note, the infographic summarises scientific research in relation to methane,…
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Low Emissions Technology – CCS/CCUS
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), can provide an effective means of reducing carbon emissions from large energy projects…
Read More
Low Emissions Technology – Blue Hydrogen
Clean hydrogen, with near zero emissions, can make a significant contribution to the global pursuit of a lower emissions future. Blue hydrogen, derived from fossil…
Read More
Low Emissions Technology
Low emissions technologies offer the next generation of energy solutions that will help deliver lower emissions, reduced costs and new sources of employment. In September…
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Water use for industry in Queensland
Get the facts on groundwater and its use in Queensland. Understand the volumes, monitoring and beneficial use.
Read More
Fracking 101
Hydraulic fracturing - also referred to as 'fraccing' or 'fracking' is a well completion technology and is used to increase the flow of oil and…
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Scientific consensus on hydraulic fracturing
Fact-based evidence from independent industry experts about the use of hydraulic fracturing.
Read More
South Australia: a history of safe fracking operations
Find out more about South Australia's onshore oil and gas operations, including the state's history of safely using hydraulic fracturing.
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Australia’s investment into understanding onshore drilling & hydraulic fracturing
Since 2011, 14 separate inquiries and investigations have been conducted in Australia into differing aspects of onshore gas activities.
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Marine seismic surveys: what you need to know
A marine seismic survey is a method of determining geological features below the sea floor, using a technical process which involves sending sound waves into…
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Myth vs fact: natural gas development in the NT
Activist claims that the nation's oil and gas industry provides minimal employment but maximum environmental harm because of alleged methane leaks.
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Australia’s investment into understanding onshore drilling & hydraulic fracturing
Since 2011, 14 separate inquiries and investigations have been conducted in Australia into differing aspects of onshore gas activitie.s
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Induced Seismicity in the Australian context: what you need to know
The claim of induced seismicity has prompted discussion on the safety of hydraulic fracturing, but repeated investigation shave found this issue not to be a…
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Mutual use
Experts agree: Australia's energy industry can and does successfully co-exist with local industries.
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The Narrabri Gas Project
Learn more about the proposed Narrabri Gas Project in New South Wales, including what the experts are saying about CSG development.
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WA – A History of Safe Onshore Natural Gas Development
As the Western Australian Government is in the process of reviewing the Report, including its Findings and Recommendations, provided to it by the Independent Scientific Panel…
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New Moratorium in South Australia based on Misinformation
Following more than a year of scientific review by an independent panel, the Western Australian Government has decided to lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing…
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Three Things You Need to Know about the Greenpeace Report on the Great Australian Bight
Concerned about Greenpeace’s latest report on the possible impact of a spill in the Great Australian Bight? You shouldn’t be. We’ve compiled the facts which…
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Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior Cruises the Gab Powered by diesel
Greenpeace has been making waves in the Great Australian Bight (GAB) recently, using its (diesel-fuelled) Rainbow Warrior III ship to lead a flotilla of petroleum-based…
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Western Australia’s Independent Scientific Panel Confirms Hydraulic Fracturing Poses Low Risk to Goundwater
Following more than a year of scientific review by an independent panel, the Western Australian Government has decided to lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing…
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ICYMI: Corangamite Shire Opposes Drilling in the Great Australian Bight, while Benefitting from Offshore Drilling in Victoria
Last week, Western Victoria’s Corangamite Shire Council voted to formally oppose drilling in the Great Australian Bight (GAB). It is odd for a Victorian Council…
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Lock the Gate Protest based on Misinformed Understanding of Basic Chemistry and Geology
Anti-fossil fuel activist group Lock the Gate Alliance has taken aim at companies exploring for natural gas in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin based on…
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South Australia is Stronger with Natural Gas
If South Australians have any doubt about the long history of the oil and gas industry in the state, they only have to gaze upon…
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Community Consultation: From Learning to Understanding and Accepting
Community consultation and engagement is a vital component for any operator seeking an approval to conduct activities relating to oil and gas exploration and development.…
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Gisera Study Confirms the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Benefits of Natural Gas
CSIRO’s GISERA has released a new report that assesses the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of a coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
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The Facts on Deepwater Drilling
Did you know that there has been more than 3,800 wells drilled offshore in Australian waters? And that approximately 150 wells* have been drilled in…
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Global Energy Monitor’s Latest Report Misses Several Key Facts about LNB
On Monday, Global Energy Monitor, an American environmental activist organisation, published a report criticising the development of new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure. Their argument against such…
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What Happened at Deepwater Horizon?
The Deepwater Horizon blow out was the worst oil spill in almost 100 years of offshore oil and gas drilling. In 2010 in the Gulf…
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Understanding Aquifers: The Relationship Between Operational Activity and Water Sources
A common reason for opposing coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and development is the concern that it poses an unmanageable risk to aquifers. However, the…
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Setting the Record Straight on Industry in Exmouth
A recent study compiled by a consortium of universities and conservation organisations resurrects old concerns about developing industry, any industry, in Exmouth Gulf, due to its unique…
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The Burrup Hub
Based in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, the proposed Burrup Hub is a smart and innovative concept that utilises existing facilities to process new natural gas…
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Induced Seismicity and the Australian Landscape
Britain’s announcement that it will impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, citing a suspected connection between the use of hydraulic fracturing and earth tremors, is a…
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Australia’s Significant Investment into Understanding Onshore Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing
The recent removal of moratoriums on hydraulic fracturing and onshore drilling in the Northern Territory and Western Australia is a direct result of the significant…
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What’s in Store for Natural Gas as Hydrogen Enters the Pipeline?
Natural gas will have an important role to play in a low emissions future and will be a key partner in Australia’s renewable energy supply…
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Conventional Gas 101 – From the Formation to the Economy
Oil and natural gas can be found in a number of different rock formations or reservoirs. Depending on the type of rock where the oil…
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Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Operations Subject to Rigorous Regulatory Process
Today’s onshore oil and gas explorers and producers find their activities subject to more rigorous approvals than ever before in order to ensure protection of,…
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Loose with the Truth
COVID19 has spurred public debate on energy stimulus packages, posing the question of how government should best allocate funding to ensure a clear path to…
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Carbon Capture and Storage – How does it Work and What is Its Role in Emissions Reduction?
One of the largest areas of focus for the global energy industry is reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve targets set out by the Paris Agreement and…
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CSIRO Study Finds Little to No Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing on Groundwater, Waterways, Soils or Air Quality
CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) has released new research into the impact of hydraulic fracturing activities on air quality, water and…
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Not One or The Other: The Role of Natural Gas as Part of a Lower Emissions Future
A group of Australian climate scientists from universities across Australia sought to discredit Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO in an open letter relating…
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Natural Gas and Australia’s Electricity System
Natural gas is used in our homes for heating, hot water, and cooking, but it’s also a major player in Australia’s electricity system, providing a…
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High Point Vents in Coal Seam Gas Production
What is a high point vent? In onshore coal seam gas (CSG) production, high point vents (HPVs) are valves installed along the highest points of a…
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Natural Gas and Public Health – What are the Facts?
The Climate Council’s latest report Kicking the Gas Habits: How Gas is Harming our Health’ is a report with no new data and is full of misleading…
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Natural Gas and Manufacturing – The Truth on the Make
The Australia Institute’s recent discussion paper, ‘On the make, Gas and Manufacturing in Australia’ distorts the facts around the role of natural gas in manufacturing.…
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Climate and Energy – The Great Debate on Impact
The Australia Institute’s (TAI) Climate & Energy Program report, Weapons of gas destruction, claims to be a study that takes into account Australia’s gas project…
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Western Australia’s Independent Scientific Panel Confirms Hydraulic Fracturing Poses Low Risk to Groundwater
Following more than a year of scientific review by an independent panel, the Western Australian Government has decided to lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing…
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Drilling 101
The actual process of drilling a petroleum well is a high-tech engineering operation overseen by a number of industry experts. To help you understand the…
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New Report Highlights Australia’s Role as World-class LNG Exporter
The International Gas Union (IGU) released its nearly 130-page annual review of the global LNG industry this week. The report, and the record-shattering statistics within…
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Not One or the Other – The Role of Natural Gas as Part of a Lower Emissions Future
A group of Australian climate scientists from universities across Australia sought to discredit Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO in an open letter relating…
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Global Energy Monitor’s Latest Report Misses Several Key Facts about LNG
On Monday, Global Energy Monitor, an American environmental activist organisation, published a report criticising the development of new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure. Their argument…
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