gas supply

The initial concept phase of the $5 million Bowen Basin pipeline study is underway in Queensland, investigating potential pipeline and infrastructure to improve the delivery of gas to domestic and export markets.  “The resources industry is a key part of Queensland’s economy and will continue to be an essential part of delivering Queensland’s plan for … Continue reading Bowen Basin pipeline study investigates improved gas supply →

The Queensland government has announced that joint venture partners Australian Pacific LNG and Armour Energy have been granted a petroleum lease near Chinchilla in south-west Queensland, with the gas produced to be directed to local manufacturing operations. State mines minister Anthony Lyndham said the lease would help boost east coast gas supplies and help secure … Continue reading Newly leased Qld gas field to supply local manufacturers →

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s latest gas inquiry found that Australian manufacturers were mitigating the impacts of increased gas costs by implementing changes to their businesses. ACC chairman Rod Sims, in an exclusive interview with the ABC last week, linked increased gas prices to the gas industry misleading governments into approving massive gas … Continue reading Gas prices forcing manufacturers to change business processes →

NSW’s gas supply will increase by 70 petajoules per year, the federal and NSW governments announced on Friday. The governments signed a $2 billion agreement to allow more gas for domestic use, in return for support to build inter-connectors and non-coal powered generation programs. Chemistry Australia, the national body representing the $40 billion chemistry industry, … Continue reading Government announces increased gas supply to NSW →

A new six-year ethane gas contract will enable Australia’s sole manufacturer of polyethylene, Qenos, to maintain its operations at Botany Bay in Sydney. The sales agreement is expected to supply up to 15 petajoules of ethane per annum, 87 petajoules through to 2025. Cooper Basin joint venture (SACB) partners Santos and Beach Energy announced the … Continue reading Crucial gas supply ensures Qenos continues operations →

Incitec Pivot has announced it will continue manufacturing at its Gibson Island industrial chemical plant after securing a $100 million new gas supply agreement with Australia Pacific until December 2022 in Brisbane. Incitec’s Gibson Island plant uses gas as a feedstock to produce industrial chemicals and fertilisers, distributing to more than 4000 cotton, sugarcane and … Continue reading Industrial jobs secured at Incitec Pivot →

The Queensland government has opened-up a stretch of the Surat Basin gasfields, with all gas produced to be supplied to manufacturers. State energy minister Anthony Lynham announced on Thursday that tenders were open for an 18-square-kilometre block of the gasfields, located 22 km south west of Chinchilla. Conditions have been attached that any gas produced … Continue reading Qld gov opens-up Surat Basin gas for manufacturers →