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- 2020-12-21
- Gasfields Commission
GasFields Commission Queensland’s ‘Gas Guide 2.0’ has been released
The release of Gas Guide 2.0 is another example of the Commission providing regional communities and landholders the information and support they need to make informed decisions when engaging with resource companies.
- 2020-12-12
- Gasfields Commission
Queensland’s pipeline to more gas and jobs gains ground
Work is underway to 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.
- 2020-11-30
- Gasfields Commission
DNRME Online Resource Community Information Session Webinar
The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy are hosting a free Online Resource Community Info Session for Wide Bay, Burnett and Banana Shire residents who want to learn more about resource activities in their region.
- 2020-11-27
- Gasfields Commission
Record LNG exports leave Gladstone during October
Record Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports left the port of Gladstone during the month of October, Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) shipping data has revealed. GPC has released data this month detailing LNG exports breached the 2 million mt/year mark for the first time ever.
- 2020-09-22
- Gasfields Commission
New gas exploration tenders awarded to bring more gas to domestic market
The Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing has today announced four companies have been awarded new tenders to explore areas close to their existing infrastructure to get more gas to market quickly.
- 2020-09-18
- Gasfields Commission
New Queensland Government guideline enables transfer of gas infrastructure to landholders
A new guideline has been published by Department of Environment and Science to help facilitate the transfer of infrastructure from petroleum and gas activities like bores, access tracks, small dams, fences and sheds to landholders.
- 2020-09-08
- Gasfields Commission
WEBINAR: Navigating Land Access
The GasFields Commission has commenced a series of public webinars, bringing together subject matter experts from the Queensland State Government and associated organisations to present and discuss the latest information on laws, best practice, environmental management and what support is available to landholders dealing with land access issues.
- 2020-08-05
- Gasfields Commission
GasFields Commission establishes regional advisory group
GasFields Commission Queensland has established a Surat Stakeholder Advisory Group to act as a primary regional mechanism for the Commission to consult with and inform GFCQ stakeholders and Surat regional communities on its operations and related sustainable coexistence matters.
- 2020-07-25
- Gasfields Commission
Backbone of Queensland 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. Thousands of jobs, hundreds of petajoules of gas and billions in economic stimulus have flowed from the pipeline over the past three decades.
- 2020-07-22
- Gasfields Commission
WEBINAR: Helping farmers prepare for gas field developments
GasFields Commission Queensland has presented as part of an “Afternoon Session with AgForce CQ” webinar. The session primarily focused on developing gas fields throughout Queensland, and how the GasFields Commission and AgForce are collaborating to help farmers prepare for these developments.
- 2020-06-18
- Gasfields Commission
New Territory Opens for Queensland’s Petroleum and Gas Exploration Program
The Queensland Government has today released Tender Package PLR2020-2. This tender package includes five areas for petroleum and gas exploration across nearly 1,500 km² around Moonie and Injune in the resource-rich Surat and Bowen Basins.
- 2020-06-12
- Gasfields Commission
GasFields Commission Queensland online briefing - landholder public liability insurance
GasFields Commission Queensland has today convened an online briefing to discuss landholder liability insurance with key insurance, agriculture and gas industry peak bodies and government regulators, including the Insurance Council of Australia, AgForce Queensland, Cotton Australia, Queensland Farmers Federation, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Queensland Resources Council, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
- 2020-05-14
- Gasfields Commission
Queensland’s Petroleum and Gas Exploration Program Resumes
The Queensland Government has today released Tender Package PLR2020-1. This tender package includes 12 new areas for petroleum and gas exploration across the Bowen and Surat Basins, covering a total area of 6,746 km².
- 2017-06-30
- Gasfields Commission
Annual information sessions on the 2016 underground water impact report for the Surat Cumulative Management Area
The Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA) is holding information sessions to provide an annual update on the 2016 Underground Water Impact Report (UWIR) for the Surat Cumulative Management Area.
- 2017-02-03
- Gasfields Commission
Overall community wellbeing in the Western Downs Region remained robust in 2016
A newly released 2016 CSIRO Community Wellbeing and Responding to Change survey measured perceptions of wellbeing, resilience, adaptation to change, and expected future wellbeing within five communities affected by CSG development in the Surat Basin – Dalby, Chinchilla, Tara, Miles, and Roma. It was funded by the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA).
- 2017-01-06
- Gasfields Commission
Queensland's manufacturing sector growing with natural gas
Australian Gas Networks has recently completed the construction of a new 28km 4-inch natural gas pipeline from the City of Bundaberg to the Port of Bundaberg. This Queensland Government-funded $19.8 million project delivers a much needed economic boost to the Bundaberg Region.- Queensland LNG exports end 2020 on a record high
- GasFields Commission Queensland’s ‘Gas Guide 2.0’ has been released
- Queensland’s pipeline to more gas and jobs gains ground
- DNRME Online Resource Community Information Session Webinar
- Record LNG exports leave Gladstone during October
- New gas exploration tenders awarded to bring more gas to domestic market

Gas industry phases and activities workshops
15 Jul 2019
Making tracks
12 Jul 2019