Wed, 5 June 2013
Manufacturing Australia and the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) have come out in support of the study into the eastern Australian gas market announced last week by Federal Resources and Energy Minister Gary at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Conference.
In light of strong east coast demand for natural gas, the Federal Government has commissioned the Domestic Gas Market Study, which will provide a comprehensive analysis of the domestic gas market with the support of independent experts and stakeholders. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.
Manufacturing Australia says it looks forward to ongoing discourse with the Federal and State Governments as well as industry in order to quickly find a solution to address Australia’s gas crisis, without which almost 200,000 Australian jobs and $28 billion in economic value could be permanently lost.
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Wed, 5 June 2013
The annual Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Conference held in Brisbane last week brought together industry leaders who discussed the problems facing the industry, namely the declining investor confidence in Australia’s gas industry due to high costs, paired with a rise in demand for gas from the LNG trains and declining productivity.
Wed, 5 June 2013
Wood Mackenzie Head of Australia Upstream Consulting Andrew McManus has warned Australia faces a hiatus in new LNG projects as the focus of LNG buyers has turned to the United States.
Wed, 5 June 2013
The productivity of Australia's resource exploration industry is falling, according to a draft report -
Mineral and Energy Resource Exploration - released by the Productivity Commission.
Wed, 5 June 2013
Since its launch in August 2007,
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Wed, 5 June 2013
Australian gas industry stakeholders will meet in Sydney in July to discuss how to address the objections to fracking and how to improve its perception within the community.