Source: GasFields Commission Queensland Pipeline contractors have been urged to work with onshore gas proponents to improve transparency and provide greater clarity on land access matters when dealing with affected landholders and communities.Speaking at the Australian Pipeline Industry Association's annual dinner in Brisbane this month, Mr Cotter said the pipeline industry is playing a key role in Queensland building energy highways like the three export pipelines connecting the S...

Source: GasFields Commission Queensland Key rural and landholder groups have welcomed the passage of new regional planning laws that seek to introduce a clear and equitable process to assess resource developments in regional Queensland.The Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 also includes a new statutory role for the GasFields Commission to provide advice on applications for resource activities to be carried out in a priority agricultural area identified in a regional plan. The Ac...

Source: AgForce Projects AgForce Projects is calling on landholders across the Surat Basin to ensure they understand the CSG negotiation process and what it means for their property as CSG companies continue to expand into new areas across the region. CSG project officer Daniel Phipps said with export pipelines and LNG facilities at Gladstone nearing completion, it is estimated that the number of CSG wells drilled each year across the region will grow to fill demand. "CSG ...

Source: GasFields Commission Queensland The GasFields Commission has met with representatives of the rural valuation industry to discuss current property value trends and how to get more consistency in valuing the impacts of coal seam gas (CSG) activity on rural properties for compensation purposes. The meeting held in Brisbane on 28 March included the State Valuer General, Neil Bray and representatives from major Queensland rural valuation firms including Herron Todd White and Tay...

Source: Powerlink An update on activities in the North West Surat Basin 

As the year progresses, a number of project milestones have been realised, including the release of the Addendum Report to the Final EIS for the proposed Wandoan South to Yuleba North transmission line. The cooperation of landowners and stakeholders has been essential in achieving these milestones and I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone we have consulted with to date. Y...