Sourced from GasFields Commission Queensland GasFields Commissioner Shane Charles (pictured) recently visited the Cooper Basin to get a better understanding of the region's oil and gas industry. The GasFields Commission has welcomed the State Government's release of a new framework to manage the developing deep gas industry in Queensland and say focusing on the benefits for local communities should be a priority. Chairman, John Cotter, said the Framework for the Next Ge...

The federal government has approved Indian mining giant Adani's proposal to develop one of the world's biggest coal mines in Queensland. The tick from Environment Minister Greg Hunt comes two months after the state government gave its approval. Mr Hunt said 36 strict conditions would be imposed on the coal mine and rail project in the Galilee Basin. "The absolute strictest of conditions have been imposed to ensure the protection of the environment, with a specific focus ...

SANTOS’S Narrabri coal seam gas project is vital to the energy security of the eastern seaboard, but is facing opposition which has taken on a “religious” zeal, the company says. 
 
James Baulderstone, vice president of Santos’s eastern Australia division, said while the community was largely supportive of the project, the company would never be able to convince entrenched opponents. “In a lot of ways it’s become a bit of a religion for some...