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TODAY'S STORIES
SLUGCATCHER
Coal gas LNG? Bah, humbug!
(Wednesday, 7 May 2008)
THE money men have spoken. They love the idea of turning Australian coal seam methane into a profitable project exporting liquefied natural gas to Asia. Now for the technical people,
Slugcatcher
issues a simple challenge: prove you can do it.
Full Story...
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We are not amused by undeveloped gas fields
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PREMIUM FEATURES
Minister with energy
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE new Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, has not taken long to signal that his approach is different to that of his predecessor, the highly regarded Ian Macfarlane.
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MORE PREMIUM FEATURES
Personnel movements, week ending May 9
Oil climbs to new heights
Wading upstream
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TECHNICAL & PRODUCT
Neptune secures European patent
(Thursday, 8 May 2008)
ENGINEERING services company Neptune Marine Services has acquired a European patent for its unique NEPSYS underwater dry welding technology.
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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS
Project Manager, Paralana
(Friday, 18 April 2008)
Newly created role with a highly successful renewable energy organisation
Manage the flagship site
Key stakeholder management role
Adelaide based
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Business Development Manager – Australia
(Monday, 14 April 2008)
Globally expanding organisation
Opportunity for International Travel
Attractive remuneration package
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LETTERS
Coal gas LNG cynicism? Bah, humbug!
(Thursday, 8 May 2008)
“LIKE
Slugcatcher
, I too have been around long enough to be familiar with all the pipedreams he listed and have more than passing familiarity with some of them. However I think the
Slug
on this occasion is being overly pessimistic,” writes
PNN
reader Tony Norris.
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CSM-LNG: having many wells reduces risk
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DRILLING
Junior to drill NSW Surat
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
ORION Petroleum expects to spud its Willaroo-1 exploration well in the New South Wales portion of the Surat-Bowen Basin this weekend.
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MORE DRILLING
Blue keeps drilling in Surat Basin
Arrow drills first overseas well
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PROJECT PROFILES
Maari cashflow set to top $US1 billion in first year
(Thursday, 1 May 2008)
NET cash flows from the first full year of production from the Maari oil field development off Taranaki, New Zealand will exceed $US1 billion ($A1.07 billion) if world oil prices stay around the $US100 per barrel level, according to Australian broker Bell Potter Securities.
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MORE PROJECT PROFILES
Chevron aims to resolve West Tryal gas domestic
Could Pluto 2 be a ghost train?
PNG LNG gets govt green light, moving into FEED
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INDUSTRY MOVES
$13 billion not enough for Origin: analysts
(Wednesday, 7 May 2008)
ARE the market and UK giant BG Group undervaluing Australian coal seam methane?
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MORE INDUSTRY MOVES
Basker sidetrack a winner: Anzon
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PRODUCTION
Thai well has Carnarvon asking for more
(Thursday, 8 May 2008)
CARNARVON Petroleum is eyeing greater flow rates from its POE-9A appraisal well in Thailand that is currently producing about 682 barrels of oil a day on clean-up.
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MORE PRODUCTION
Flow doubles from Rayburn: Strike
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MARINE
Neptune secures European patent
(Thursday, 8 May 2008)
ENGINEERING services company Neptune Marine Services has acquired a European patent for its unique NEPSYS underwater dry welding technology.
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Gas fields linked; we was robbed, say NZ shareholders
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
NEW Zealand's longest-running insider trading battle finally made it to the High Court last Friday.
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More Maui gas firmed up
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE Maui partners have again made more of their right of first refusal (ROFR) gas from the offshore Taranaki field available to New Zealand energy players Contact Energy and Vector.
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$100 million: Total extravagance in the Browse
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
LNG fever continues. Chinese national oil company, Sinopec, has taken up an offshore Northern Territory frontier exploration permit, while French supermajor Total SA has bid a huge $94 million, plus another $6 million in secondary work program commitments, for a Browse Basin exploration permit.
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CURRENT FOCUS FEATURES
US Oil & Gas
Samson exits Oklahoma
Red Fork excited in Oklahoma
Aussie juniors to fund California well
Flow doubles from Rayburn: Strike
Exoma gets win with first well
Emerald finds funding for Appalachian project
Strike cashed up for US drilling
Marion selling out of Oklahoma
Strike six in Texas
Red Fork makes Fuss in Oklahoma
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TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED
WA hydrogen hopes disappear up chimneys
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE presence of gas chimneys in geological strata slated for geosequestration has seen plans for a "clean-coal" hydrogen plant in Kwinana, south of Fremantle, Western Australia, go up in smoke.
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Minister with energy
Exclusively for Premium Subscribers
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE new Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, has not taken long to signal that his approach is different to that of his predecessor, the highly regarded Ian Macfarlane.
Full Story...
Donga swab a worry: Bow
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
RESULTS of a swab test are causing concern for Bow Energy.
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Safety concerns halt FPSO production
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
ON FRIDAY, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority issued a prohibition notice preventing use of the process plant on the Four Vanguard floating processing storage and offtake vessel until safety issues are resolved.
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BG gets one month to make Contact bid
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE New Zealand Takeovers Panel has granted BG Group an exemption from any requirement to make an immediate takeover offer for New Zealand utility Contact Energy if it succeeds in acquiring Origin Energy, which owns 51.36% of Contact.
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NWS sells more gas to Japanese customer
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THE North West Shelf Venture has executed an agreement with Japan’s Osaka Gas to supply an additional 500,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas per annum over a six-year period starting from April 2009.
Full Story...
US Empire to expand in Tasmania
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
US exploration company Empire Energy Corporation is set to begin a $31 million drilling program in the next phase of its onshore search for oil and gas in the Tasmanian Basin.
Full Story...
3D drills Wardie
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
3D Oil says its Wardie-1 exploration well in VIC/P57, offshore Gippsland, spudded on the weekend, reached total depth of 136m at 6.00am this morning, Victorian time.
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First Galoc oil this month: Nido
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
NIDO Petroleum expects production from its offshore Philippines oil development, Galoc, to start at the end of May after the floating production, storage and offtake vessel Rubicon Intrepid arrived on location yesterday.
Full Story...
Last chance to win Western Force, Qld Reds tickets
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
THIS week the Super 14’s round robin matches will end with two Australian derbies. The Western Force will take on the ACT Brumbies in Perth, while the Queensland Reds will play their traditional rival, the NSW Waratahs, in Brisbane.
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Samson exits Oklahoma
(Monday, 12 May 2008)
PERTH-based Samson Oil and Gas has sold off its Amber Field assets in Grady County, Oklahoma after settling a purchase and sale agreement with Kaiser-Francis Anadarko Partnership for $US4.76 million.
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WA budget puts money where it matters: APPEA
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
THE Western Australia State Budget handed down by Treasurer Eric Ripper confirms the contribution of the resources sector to the state’s strong economy, APPEA’s WA director Richard Ellis said today.
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Junior to drill NSW Surat
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
ORION Petroleum expects to spud its Willaroo-1 exploration well in the New South Wales portion of the Surat-Bowen Basin this weekend.
Full Story...
Origin undervalued: King
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
ORIGIN Energy has hinted it might hold out for a bigger bid from BG after managing director Grant King said the UK company had to address Origin’s true resource position.
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Personnel movements, week ending May 9
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(Friday, 9 May 2008)
MITCHELL Wells, Amadeus; Anthony Gilby, Sunshine Gas; Maclean, Dean Richardson, Baraka;
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Enterprise enters coal industry for $235m
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
ENTERPRISE Energy is poised to become a coal player after announcing its intention to acquire private coal explorer Bandanna Coal, which has exploration interests in Queensland's Bowen and Galilee basins.
Full Story...
Blue keeps drilling in Surat Basin
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
JUNIOR explorer Blue Energy’s recent success at Azue-1 in Surat Basin, Queensland has prompted the company to continue its exploration program in the ATP 817P permit.
Full Story...
Oil climbs to new heights
(Friday, 9 May 2008)
OIL prices broke new records in a relentless climb upwards following unrest in Nigeria and lower production from Russia, as oil watchers say most signs point towards further increases.
Full Story...
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