Lakes Oil is preparing to resume activity at its Gippsland and Otway acreage once the ban on all onshore petroleum exploration in Victoria expires on June 30 this year. Read more
Beach gets Artisan back on track
Beach Energy has finally been given the green light by the national regulator to drill a single exploration well offshore Victoria in the Otway Basin. Read more
Beach receives green light for Victorian gas hunt
Beach Energy has been granted permission to commence a new round of well testing at a gas prospect near Port Campbell in Victoria. Read more
NOPSEMA opens comments for ConocoPhillips project
ConocoPhillips Australia and 3D Oil are proposing to undertake a 3D marine seismic survey (MSS) within exploration permit T/49 P in the Otway Basin, west of King Island, Victoria. Read more
Border closures delay Vintage
Vintage Energy has reported that design and planning for the Nangwarry-1 flow test program has been completed, with procurement of long lead items for the onshore Otway Basin project in South Australia underway. Read more
Beach hits jackpot at Enterprise
Beach Energy has made a new gas discovery at Enterprise 1, located in the nearshore Victorian Otway Basin, following the well being drilled. Read more
Cooper Energy confident for future production
Cooper Energy has recorded a 72 per cent increase in its September quarter production compared with the same period in 2019. Read more
Beach submits Otway Basin environmental plan
Beach Energy has delivered two key environmental reports that outline how the company would safely manage geophysical activities at its South Australian permits in the future. Read more
Vintage, Lakes Oil lock in Nangwarry resource
Vintage Energy, with joint venture partner Lakes Oil, has made its first Otway Basin recoverable carbon dioxide (CO2) booking for the Nangwarry-1 discovery onshore South Australia. Read more
New acreage release to boost offshore exploration
The oil and gas industries in Western Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory and the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands have been bolstered by the Australian Government’s 2020 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release.
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