Category: GOVERNMENT News

GasFields Commission and Minister for Resources Tour Surat Basin

GasFields Commission and Minister for Resources Tour Surat Basin The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) and the Minister for Resources – Honourable Scott Stewart MP have toured parts of the Surat Basin to see first-hand how the gas industry is interacting with landholders and regional communities. The tour centred around meeting with landholders to hear […]

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Queensland Government Working to Secure More Domestic Gas

Queensland Government Working to Secure More Domestic Gas Queensland-based energy company Comet Ridge Limited has been given the green light for a new Bowen Basin based project which will see more domestic gas being made available for the market. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said Queensland-based energy company Comet Ridge has been granted an Authority to […]

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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 […]

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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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