23/04/2013 More gas needed to slow rising energy costs
The oil and gas industry says NSW residents are right to be concerned about dramatic gas price rises announced today and that a fact-based discussion about the state’s future energy supply..
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21/03/2013 Health authority finds no adverse impact from gas operations
The Australian oil and gas industry welcomes a report by the Queensland Government that finds no adverse health impacts have resulted from natural coal seam gas operations near Tara in western Queensland.
13/03/2013 NSW policy forces job losses while Queensland gas jobs soar
Today’s announced suspension of operations by Metgasco will see jobs lost, economic opportunity forgone and the prospect of almost two decade’s worth of NSW gas supply put into the too-hard basket.
12/03/2013 Federal regulation of onshore natural gas to drive up prices, cost jobs
The Federal Government’s foray into the regulation of onshore natural gas exemplifies what is wrong with the duplicative and inefficient management of this critical energy source.
07/03/2013 Activists campaign against energy security and jobs
The latest campaign targeting Australia’s natural gas industry is really a campaign against the energy that powers our homes...
19/02/2013 NSW sets course for higher energy prices
The NSW Government has set a course for higher energy prices in NSW, and undermined investment and jobs for the future.
17/01/2013 Letter to the Editor - SMH
Hydraulic fracturing, or fraccing, is a process which has been used overseas for more than 60 years and in Australia for more than 40 years.
12/12/2012 Time for Lock the Gate and Greens to condemn violent behaviour
Revelations that a NSW-based gas company has received a bomb threat is a stark reminder that extremists continue to place local Northern Rivers jobs under threat through unlawful activity, threats of violence and disruptive behaviour,
22/11/2012 Natural gas the key to easing electricity prices
A NSW Government report tabled in Parliament says that without the development of new gas resources the state remains vulnerable to increasing electricity prices.
14/11/2012 Southern Cross University research premature and questionable
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has called for greater scientific rigour from academics that purport to have the latest techniques for assessing the gas industry’s environmental impact.
06/11/2012 Beef farmers unhappy over CSG attacks
CASINO cattle farmers Ian and Darrelyn Sharman admit they've been vocal about their criticisms of the anti-coal seam gas movement.
11/10/2012 CSG and the land - a farmer’s story
Condamine farmer Simon Drury has been on a journey with the CSGs industry for more than a decade. Here he tells APPEA’s CSG conference how his family farming business and community has benefitting
20/09/2012 LNG industry powers medical rescue chopper
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies – Santos GLNG, Australia Pacific LNG, QGC and Arrow – have joined to fund an aero medical evacuation (AME) retrieval service for the Gladstone region..
13/09/2012 Thompson strikes gold in CSG deal
Roma Farmer Peter Thompson will earn more than $6 million from the construction and development of 19 coal seam gas wells across his 3900 ha cattle and grain property, Echo Hills.
11/09/2012 Queensland gas sector bolstered by 7000 jobs
There are now more than 18,500 people working in Queensland’s gas industry according to figures released by the Australian Petroleum & Production Exploration (APPEA) today.
11/09/2012 Tougher regulations will mean more costs and delays but finally allow for new jobs and investment
More regulations around the production of natural coal seam gas in NSW will cause project delays and increase costs for industry, the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) warned today.
26/08/2012 Natural coal seam gas – cleaner, safer, jobs, the future
Australia’s coal seam gas producers today launched a major advertising and information campaign about an industry that is delivering more jobs, cleaner energy and energy security to the nation and beyond.
24/08/2012 Victoria stalls on economic progress and regional development
The Victorian Government’s decision to put resources exploration on hold sends the wrong message to investors and will see the state fall further behind Australia’s....
21/08/2012 More unfounded anxiety from gas activists
Activists have been quick to blame the gas industry for a methane flame emanating from a 32-year- old abandoned coal mine test hole near Dalby, but it appears they have again passed judgement..
13/08/2012 The un-published letter to The Australian
Paul Cleary’s notion (One law for the mines..., The Australian 11 August 2012) that coal seam gas extraction is a science-free zone that escapes scrutiny bares no semblance to reality.
01/08/2012 Study allays concerns about CSG
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association says the two year study, which cost $4.5 million shows the impact of CSG mining and exploration in the north west region of NSW is "quite minimal...
28/06/2012 Gas companies and farmers sign 2600 land access agreements
Queensland gas companies have now signed more than 2600 access agreements with landholders according to quarterly data released by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) today.
06/06/2012 Gas industry to deliver extraordinary growth despite economic uncertainty
The expansion of Queensland’s gas industry could increase Gross State Product by half a trillion dollars in the coming decades, boosting employment, wages, and the state’s reputation as an economic powerhouse, a new report has found.
05/06/2012 More hot air from Lock the Gate Alliance
“These claims are typical of the wild, shrill and broadly denigrating statements by opponents of the gas industry and should be treated as such.”
18/05/2012 Report supports gas industry analysis on water drawdown
A draft report released by the Queensland Water Commission (QWC) today supports industry analysis of the effect of coal seam gas production on Queensland’s groundwater resources and the volume of water that will be produced.
14/05/2012 New report warns against resource policy complacency
Deloitte Access Economics warns the continuation of Australia’s resources boom cannot be taken for granted and that government must help manage the economic adjustment necessary to maximise the benefits flowing from record investment
09/05/2012 Budget highlights the importance of a strong oil and gas industry to the Australian economy
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) says the 2012-13 Budget hashighlighted the critical importance of a strong and growing oil and gas industry to Australia’seconomic fortunes.
03/05/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: Upper House inquiry report would keep NSW in the cellar
The NSW Upper House would have dire consequences for households and industry that rely on gas supplies at a competitive price.
19/04/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: Survey finds small businesses buoyed by gas industry activity
Regional and rural small business owners in Gladstone, Toowoomba and the Surat Basin remain optimistic about the future and are bucking the state trend by reporting favourable business conditions, a survey has found.
16/04/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: Campaign to focus on industry that delivers
Australia’s natural coal seam gas (CSG) producers are today continuing an information campaign focussing on the investment, jobs, environmental benefits, and enormous opportunities the industry now generates.
10/04/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: ABC admits significant gas website errors
An ABC investigation into the broadcaster’s website Coal Seam Gas: by the Numbers found “significant” inaccuracies and has given rise to an official apology.
07/03/2012 New CSG employment statistics released – record job numbers
The economic benefit of Australia’s burgeoning coal seam gas (CSG) sector was this morning presented to delegates at ABARES’ Outlook 2012 conference in Canberra
04/03/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: WA gas industry welcomes science-based fraccing regulation
The peak body representing Australia’s oil and gas industry says the Western Australian Government’s rejection of appeals against onshore gas exploration is a win for companies advocating science-based regulation of the sector
12/01/2012 MEDIA RELEASE: ABC embarrassed again over fraccing and gas coverage
As reported in The Australian newspaper today, the ABC has been forced to remove coverage of what it claimed was a US study linking gas drilling to health problems and the implications for the Australian gas industry.
13/12/2011 ABC website investigation widens - more errors & bias uncovered
The ABC’s “data journalism” website “Coal Seam Gas: By the Numbers” has been referred to ABC Managing Director Mark Scott for further investigation after more than 30 additional serious factual errors.
30/11/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: Senate committee interim report on CSG
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) notes the release today of an interim report from the Senate’s Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee...
24/11/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: New ABC website on CSG: Embarrassing factual errors to be subject of formal complaint
A new ABC website, based on what is being referred to as “data journalism”, is riddled with factual errors and will today be referred to ABC Managing Director Mark Scott for immediate investigation.
22/11/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: Clarity needed on new CSG regulation
The peak body representing the oil and gas industry is seeking a seat at the table as the details are thrashed out regarding yesterday’s announced intervention into coal seam gas (CSG) regulation by the Federal Government.
01/11/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: Horse-trading brings uncertainty when economy can least afford it
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) says regulatory decisions driven by pure politics deliver bad policy, harm the economy, and set a dangerous precedent for industry in Australia.
12/10/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: More false claims to Senate Inquiry from anti-gas campaigners
Activist group ‘Lock the Gate’ was last month forced to admit that its submissions to two parliamentary inquiries were inaccurate and misleading...
28/09/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: Gas industry welcomes Queensland’s new land use policy
The Queensland Government policy announced today for managing resource development on prime agricultural land is a timely acknowledgment that well-designed gas operations can coexist with agriculture without impacting long term productivity...
21/09/2011 MEDIA STATEMENT: False submissions to parliamentary inquiries should be ignored
Submissions to two parliamentary inquiries by the activist group ‘Lock the Gate’ should be disregarded after the group conceded its work was inaccurate and misleading.
06/09/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Budget shows CSG royalties and jobs needed more than ever
The peak body representing the gas industry says today’s NSW Budget has served to highlight the important role the coal seam gas (CSG) industry will play in rebuilding the State’s financial position...
04/09/2011 MEDIA RELEASE: ‘We want CSG’ campaign launch
Australia’s coal seam gas (CSG) producers today launch a major information campaign focussing on the investment, jobs, environmental benefits, and enormous opportunities that this industry generates.
