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18 May 2012
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SLUGCATCHER 
Slug’s unconventional wisdom


WHEN does the unconventional become conventional? That is a question Slugcatcher suspects a few delegates at the annual APPEA conference might be asking this week as they contemplate a program chock full of talks about unconventional gas.
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Woodside wins Slug’s wooden spoon


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PREMIUM FEATURES 
Boom times ahead for offshore exploration


THIS year’s acreage release points to boom times ahead for exploration in Australian waters, with overseas companies leading the charge.
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Otto widening focus


Fear, fundamentals or speculation?


New offshore blocks up for grabs


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TECHNICAL & PRODUCT 
Going horizontal to prove a point


THE successful completion of drilling the final two of a five-well coiled tubing drilling campaign in the US has proved that a UK company’s bottomhole assembly works horizontally.
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Bentley debuts newest SACS software


More efficient piping


Enteq buying XXT


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LETTERS 
In response to NSW’s gas domestic


NEWS that New South Wales is considering a domestic gas reservation policy has stirred up a fair bit of response from Energy News Premiumreaders.
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LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS 

Gillard to break ground on Ichthys


INPEX and partners are expected to officially break ground on their giant $US34 billion Ichthys LNG project in Darwin this morning.
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Japanese eye Wheatstone


Chubu’s Gillete moment


Santos runs amongst the bulls at PNG LNG


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COAL SEAM GAS 

CSG has little impact on groundwater: report


THE Queensland Water Commission’s report into the impacts of coal seam gas exploration has confirmed what the CSG industry has always proclaimed – CSG activity has little impact on groundwater supplies.
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Spin spend a $32M waste


Greater powers for landholders


NSW gas domestic brewing


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SHALE GAS 

Aurora seeks $120M for shale development


AURORA Oil and Gas plans to raise around $A120 million through an underwritten placement to fund the development of its increased Sugarkane field acreage in the liquids-rich area of the Eagle Ford shale.
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Nelson plays dead bat to takeover talk


Bullish picture for shale but long way to go


Beach speculation rages


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SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT 
CSG has little impact on groundwater: report


THE Queensland Water Commission’s report into the impacts of coal seam gas exploration has confirmed what the CSG industry has always proclaimed – CSG activity has little impact on groundwater supplies.
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Send in the marines


Oilies honoured in APPEA awards


Greater powers for landholders


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CAREERS & RECRUITMENT 
Send in the marines


THAT is the solution a Perth company is proposing to the skills shortage that is threatening the oil and gas industry in Western Australia’s north.
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Staff problems not limited to Australia


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DRILLING 
Going horizontal to prove a point


THE successful completion of drilling the final two of a five-well coiled tubing drilling campaign in the US has proved that a UK company’s bottomhole assembly works horizontally.
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More promising results from southern Cooper quest


Shabeel-1 disappoints


US Update


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PIPELINES 
More pipeline works for Maui


MAUI Development Ltd has confirmed a $NZ25 million ($A19.4) million upgrade of the Maui gas pipeline following the disastrous pipeline rupture that effectively crippled much industry across New Zealand's upper North Island for six days last October.
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Battle for Hastings heats up


QCLNG pipes in more local work


APA moves to reassure regulator over Hastings bid


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PRODUCTION 
US Update


IN TODAY’S US update: Petsec’s production boost; Grand Gulf attracts experienced partner for Desiree; Red Fork to spin more drill bits; and Mako begins Provost drilling.
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Beryl continues to shine for Apache


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Industrial peace plan backfires


FOR a labour hire company supplying personnel to the offshore oil and gas industry, a no-ticket, no-start policy seemed the best way to keep industrial peace.
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Training, infrastructure top priority in budget


WESTERN Australian Treasurer Christian Porter has announced plans to inject $A77.6 million into an initiative that aims to alleviate the state’s growing skills shortage.
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News Wrap


IN TODAY’S News Wrap: pension funds get windy about CSG; Canadian club; and more Argentinian nationalisation fears.
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APPEA

Beckett: Waiting for service sector

Nelson plays dead bat to takeover talk

Spin spend a $32M waste

Beach speculation rages

Oilies honoured in APPEA awards

Macfarlane quashes call for east coast domestic gas reservation

Greater powers for landholders

Carbon woes

Exxon fears advantage could drift away

Long way to go for Pluto expansion




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   TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED


Boom times ahead for offshore exploration
Exclusively for Premium Subscribers


THIS year’s acreage release points to boom times ahead for exploration in Australian waters, with overseas companies leading the charge.
Full Story...

CSG has little impact on groundwater: report


THE Queensland Water Commission’s report into the impacts of coal seam gas exploration has confirmed what the CSG industry has always proclaimed – CSG activity has little impact on groundwater supplies.
Full Story...

Going horizontal to prove a point


THE successful completion of drilling the final two of a five-well coiled tubing drilling campaign in the US has proved that a UK company’s bottomhole assembly works horizontally.
Full Story...

Life extender


SEMBCORP Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard has secured three contracts worth $S130 (A103.5) million for ship repair and highly specialised offshore and LNG carrier upgrading.
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ABB powering pipelayers


ABB has won a $US18 ($A18.2) million from Daewoo to supply energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems for two new deep sea pipeline installation vessels.
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Getting into deep water


ENSCO has chosen ABS as the class society for its advanced-capability ultra deepwater drillship to be built at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
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Power boat


GLOBAL power systems company Rolls-Royce has won a £6 million ($A9.6 million) contract to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel.
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Bangladesh push


A SPECIALIST lubrication arm of BP is pushing into the Bangladeshi market through an agreement with a Dhaka-based distributor.
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Send in the marines


THAT is the solution a Perth company is proposing to the skills shortage that is threatening the oil and gas industry in Western Australia’s north.
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News Wrap: PTTEP, Total, and Repsol


IN TODAY’S wrap: Total plugs Elgin; Thailand’s PTTEP backpedals on Australian floating LNG project; and Repsol files class action lawsuit against Argentina in New York.
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Fraccing fracas continues


A RESEARCH paper on potential water contamination from hydraulic fracturing is at the centre of a raging controversy, with pro and anti-fraccing camps at loggerheads over the study’s validity.
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Hydratight a one percenter


EVERY football coach loves to mention those little one percenters that can make the difference between success and failure. Indeed, one even wrote out his list of one percenters that, when tallied up, came to more than 100%.
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Asia seeking offshore support


CARGO-handling specialist Cargotec has secured contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels being built in China.
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A quick turnaround


THAT is what Burkert hopes to bring its customers with its modular valve and block package that is designed to make systems quickly and easy.
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Fairstar the rig carrier


FAIRSTAR Heavy Transport has won a $US2.9 million contract to transport the drilling rig Offshore Vigilant from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Vung Tau, Vietnam.
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Energy Briefs


IN TODAY’S briefs: Holloman completes Cooper farm-out; Oil Basin readies Backreef testing.
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Beckett: Waiting for service sector


GENERAL manager for Chevron for greater Gorgon Colin Beckett thinks both industry and government should be doing more to support the embryonic services industry and make it a sector that outlasts the current gas boom.
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Central’s production mystery


OUSTED Central Petroleum managing director John Heugh is puzzled by comments reportedly made by Richard Cottee, who has been lined up to take the reins at the outback-focused explorer.
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