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Natural Gas Development Underpins Queensland's Economy
22 April 2014
Source:  The Australian QUEENSLAND'S booming gas sector, with $70 billion in projects being constructed, towers over NSW's struggling industry, drilling more than 22 times the number of gas wells and employing almost 100 per cent of the industry's workforce.  Figures to be released by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association today indicate that natural gas development is underpinning Queensland's economy while the picture is more sta...
Pipeline Industry to Help Improve Land Access
15 April 2014
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...
Alpha Mine Go-Ahead Milestone
15 April 2014
Source:  Queensland Resources Council Today's decision by the Land Court to uphold government approvals for the Alpha coal project represents a milestone for Queensland's economic future. Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche congratulated developers GVK Hancock for their unswerving focus on the potential of the Alpha project to kick-start one of the most significant regional developments in the state's history. 'The Alpha project is a lon...
Regional Planning Laws Passed
15 April 2014
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...
Landholders urged to seek support as CSG industry expands
3 April 2014
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 ...