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Energy 25 Jul 2016

Motley mix for onshore energy

SPECIAL REPORT: WA's regulatory system is at the top of the hit list for onshore oil and gas juniors seeking to drill tenements in the state.

Energy 05 Apr 2016

Pearson to lead ACCI

The head of Shell's Perth-based communications and government relations team has been named the next chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Appointments 18 Mar 2016

Fairclough joins APPEA board

Chevron Australia general manager, policy, government & public affairs Peter Fairclough has been appointed a director of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association.

Energy 24 Feb 2016

Taylor to head energy growth centre

Today at AOG: Former APPEA environmental director Miranda Taylor has been appointed as chief executive of the federal government's newly established energy resources growth centre, which will be known as National Energy Resources Australia.

Energy 25 Jan 2016

Domgas drop could cause price spike

Despite falling oil prices, projections are showing that local consumers and industry could be paying much more for gas in 10 years' time.

Government 14 Dec 2015

Harry Butler hailed for achievements

Perth conservationist Harry Butler has been praised for his work as a community educator and a partner with industry, after passing away on Friday following a lengthy illness.

Energy 30 Nov 2015

‘Misleading’ domgas report review call

The latest official report into Western Australia's gas supply and demand outlook has raised the ire of a group of major domestic gas users, which says some of its key findings are misleading and called for an independent review into how the report is compiled.

Events 11 Nov 2015

Report tips 50% gas demand boost

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has seized on findings in the recently released International Energy Agency's world energy outlook that natural gas consumption will increase by almost 50 per cent by 2040.

Energy 12 Oct 2015

Gas bonanza despite tough climate

SPECIAL REPORT: As the energy construction boom winds down, policy makers must get the settings right to prepare for future investment, while energy players mull the best way to allocate scarce capital.

Mining 09 Mar 2015

Alcoa gas deal keeps job hopes up

Alcoa of Australia has signalled its long-term commitment to Western Australia, signing a new gas supply agreement with Santos at the same time as a review revealed the global aluminium giant is considering big job cuts.

$Shire of Broome rejects anti-fracking motion$ Government 27 Feb 2015

Shire of Broome rejects anti-fracking motion

Buru Energy and APPEA have commended the Shire of Broome for its decision to vote down an anti-gas declaration that sought to declare the region frack-free.

Mining 13 Feb 2015

APPEA turns up heat in domgas dispute

The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has hit back at claims that members of the DomGas Alliance have supply concerns amid ongoing uncertainty over the North West Shelf joint marketing agreement.

Mining 15 Jan 2015

Oil juniors in fee dispute

Junior oil explorers angered by a sudden increase in government tenement fees are close to forming an alliance to fight the fee changes, including a 700 per cent increase for some onshore tenement fees.

Mining 17 Dec 2014

New advice on fracking released

Community interest in the controversial practice of fracking has prompted Western Australia's environmental watchdog to issue advice on how it will assess shale and tight gas proposals.

Appointments 08 Dec 2014

Oil and gas body elects chair

Vermilion Oil & Gas Australia managing director Bruce Lake was elected chairman of the board of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association at its annual general meeting hel

Mining 19 Nov 2014

Former Gorgon boss joins Beach board

Chevron Australia's former general manager greater Gorgon area, Colin Beckett, has been appointed to the board of Australia's largest onshore oil producer, South Australian company Beach Energy.

Opinion 30 Sep 2014

Lot of gas in the fracking debate

Misinformation and pseudo science are being used to thwart fracking, which is in its infancy in Australia.

Mining 22 Sep 2014

LNG growth to fuel major export boom

WA is expected to be the world's second-largest LNG exporter by 2020.

Opinion 09 Sep 2014

Fracking debate needs facts, not fear

Fear and loathing should never be allowed to override science when it comes to industrial development.

Mining 23 Jun 2014

DomGas opponents take their shot

By breaking ranks from its DomGas Alliance partners, FMG has upped the pressure on the state government.

Mining 23 Jun 2014

Cost versus opportunity for FLNG

FEATURE: Floating LNG will provide limited local construction, manufacturing and engineering opportunities, but could propel WA to the world stage.

Opinion 30 May 2014

Gas report stirs debate

Does it make sense for a gas producer to retain title over a gas field for 27 years without proceeding with development?

Mining 26 May 2014

Rising costs threaten new gas projects: APPEA

Fewer offshore oil and gas wells are being drilled and their total cost has increased five-fold in the last decade, a new report has found.

Mining 15 May 2014

Report: FLNG threat underestimated

The federal government has failed to give enough consideration to the economic and domestic gas supply implications of floating LNG technology (FLNG), a Western Australian parliamentary inquiry has found.

Energy 24 Apr 2014

Direct Action white paper released

The federal government has announced it will spend an extra $1 billion on its Emissions Reduction Fund to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but has failed to reveal what penalties will apply to companies that don't comply.

Opinion 11 Apr 2014

Perception challenges for gas

This week's APPEA conference highlighted the key issues facing one of the state's fastest growing industries; the solutions are less clear.

Mining 07 Apr 2014

Gas industry wants more reform

Gas industry leaders lined up today to call for more supportive government policies on workplace relations, taxation and skilled migration, saying these changes were crucial if the sector was to maximise growth opportunities.

Mining 28 Feb 2014

Ferguson lauds floating LNG

Former Labor minister Martin Ferguson has heralded floating liquefied natural gas as the wave of the future, urging the Western Australian government to work with developers like Shell, Woodside Petroleum, ExxonMobil and BHP Billiton.

Property 28 Jan 2014

Events players squeezed for space

SPECIAL REPORT: More national and international conventions are choosing to come to Perth, adding a boost to tourism and industry and catalysing a big change at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Mining 16 Dec 2013

More work needed on skills training: report

Resources companies will turn to foreign workers to service $200 billion worth of oil and gas projects in the coming years unless there is greater investment in skills training, a new report has warned.

Appointments 05 Dec 2013

APPEA elects new chairman

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has elected Rob Cole as Chairman and Warren Ford as vice chairman at the company's AGM this month.

Education 21 Oct 2013

Ferguson joins UWA's resources institute

Former federal resources minister Martin Ferguson has joined the board of trustees of the University of Western Australia's Energy and Minerals Institute.

Mining 16 Aug 2013

Rudd commits oil and gas research funds

Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.

Regulation 02 Aug 2013

Five years after Varanus, gas reforms launched

Energy Minister Mike Nahan has lauded the increased transparency he expects will follow the launch today of two gas market reforms, which have raised industry concerns about added costs and excessi

Mining 11 Jun 2013

New areas released for petroleum exploration

The state government is inviting bids for six petroleum exploration leases on and offshore with its 2013 acreage releases.

Special Reports 06 Jun 2012

The power behind the scenes

THE world of commerce may be guided by share values, net assets and project scale, and political power ultimately decided at the ballot box, the business of government is far more opaque – with inf

Cultural Industries 12 May 2011

Doubts remain over feds’ marine park plan

A diluted south-west marine park proposal still has WA interests on edge.

Special Reports 21 Apr 2011

Mining, oil and gas at forefront of growth

AMONG the 3,400 delegates at the recent Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Asso-ciation annual conference in Perth was lawyer Paul Griffin.

25 Aug 2006

APPEA appoints former Court govt adviser

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association today announced the appointment of Richard Ellis to the new position of Director - Government Affairs (WA), based in APPEA's Perth office.

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