Rural landholders across Queensland are being urged to take part in an AgForce Projects survey about their interactions with coal seam gas (CSG) and mining companies. CSG Project Leader Daniel Phipps says AgForce Projects conducted the 30 question survey each year to assess landholders' … [Read more...]
Tenders open for Australian Gas Pilot
Gas producers can now bid for the right to extract gas from Queensland’s CSG-rich Surat Basin to supply to the Australian market as part of the State Government’s Australia-only gas pilot project. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Anthony Lynham has … [Read more...]
Gas Pilot Aims to Keep Energy at Home
The State Government will allocate a small volume of potential gas supplies for Australian use only from a pilot exploration project in the Surat Basin. The Government will release about 58 square kilometres of land for gas exploration, under the condition any gas produced must be used in … [Read more...]
New Wave for Gas Industry
Two Australian-based companies, Bridgeport Energy and Metgasco, have accepted offers to explore for more petroleum and gas in the resource rich Cooper Basin. Mines Minister Anthony Lynham says the exploration companies had won the tenders to explore approximately 2,150 km2 of the Cooper and … [Read more...]
New Ground Water Bills Pass Parliament
In the early hours of this morning Parliament passed what has been described widely as the two ‘green inspired’ controversial underground Water Reforms Bills. One Bill, which now means new laws ensuring mining projects will be required to have a license to access underground water. The other, … [Read more...]
Landholders need to be aware of new mining laws taking effect today
AgForce is urging landholders to be aware of new laws taking effect from today that reinstate community objection rights to mining projects, and allow landholders to 'opt out' of conduct and compensation agreements with resources companies. AgForce resources spokesman Wayne Newton says the laws … [Read more...]
QGC announces $1.7bn injection for LNG
QGC has announced they’ll go ahead with their planned $1.7 billion CSG investment in the Western Downs. It’s expected to generate 1600 jobs for Queensland over 2 years and has given a much needed boost to the industry. “As the LNG industry in Queensland moves from the construction phase to the … [Read more...]
