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Hyde, Charles E. "Evaluating Mergers in the Australian Petroleum Industry." Economic Record 78, no. 242 (September 2002): 299–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.00059.
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Molyneux, Simon. "PESA Australian business environment review 2019." APPEA Journal 60, no. 2 (2020): 360. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj20009.
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This Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia review looks at the major issues that impacted the Australian petroleum business environment in 2019. While the petroleum business in 2020 has been combating an oil price slump and a global economic slowdown driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 will be remembered as a pivotal year in the petroleum industry. At a global level, climate change moved centre-stage with global protests, extensive media coverage and clear commitments from global players in the resource industry to become net-zero emitters of carbon. Oil prices averaged US$64/barrel for Brent, liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell and global CO2 emissions from power generation were flat for the first time. In Australia, petroleum production also increased, driven by LNG production, and Australia became the world’s largest producer of LNG, the world’s largest CO2 injection plant became operational and the regulatory system was tested by current operations and future drilling. Meanwhile, society’s relationship with the petroleum industry was reframed with the linking of extensive bushfires to climate change. This paper will describe each of these issues and frame the issues facing the industry in 2020 and beyond.
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Tormasi, T. "LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GAS INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 28, no. 1 (1988): 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj87029.
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Changes in the structure of a modern economy are a natural function of altered world and domestic economic circumstances. It is important that the instrument of change be the marketplace. Governments around the world have not demonstrated a superior ability to 'pick winners'. There are many instances where governments have used public funds to foster the development of particular industries only to find that, as a result of economic circumstances, the favoured industries' reliance on public funding becomes chronic. The Government's role should be to ensure that market signals are transmitted and received clearly.In Australia structural change in the economy has been a fairly slow process. This has been brought about by the numerous obstacles that have existed in the marketplace. These have meant that, not only were market signals distorted or delayed, but when received did not motivate appropriate responses. For example, labour market rigidities, inequitable taxation policies, a fixed exchange rate, together with State Government charges, have posed real impediments to implementing the necessary adjustments to the Australian economy.The Australian mining industry and the petroleum industry, in particular, have always been geared to the world market and have increasingly constituted an important component of the nation's export receipts. With regard specifically the petroleum industry, the world price downturn of the past few years and the Government's decision to drop its import parity pricing will result in major changes in the Australian industry, particularly in the exploration sector. These signals suggest a world oversupply of petroleum with the corollary that additional reserves are not needed. A resultant downturn in exploration could develop into an irrevocable reversal and jeopardise the nation's strategically important petroleum industry.In light of the diminished circumstances of the sector it is essential that the petroleum industry receives equal treatment regarding taxation and other Government imposts. Failure to remove the discriminations against petroleum and to impose a uniform structure will result in a misallocation of resources and the possibility of a permanent winding down in exploration.
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Gorton, Justin. "Australian onshore petroleum acreage release 2016." APPEA Journal 56, no. 1 (2016): 495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj15035.
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This paper compiles material from state and territory jurisdictions describing the location and resource potential of Australian onshore and coastal waters acreage to be made available for petroleum exploration in 2016. The Australian state and territory governments continue to support investment in the petroleum industry through the annual provision of land for exploration, which is promoted nationally and internationally. Technical assessments are provided with the release, which detail the potential for conventional and/or unconventional resources. The level of assessment will depend on exploration maturity, but may include a description of the geological setting, review of exploration history, summary of key results, and subsurface maps/sections. In addition to this, any updates on recent upstream developments and government initiatives, as well as present and future policy directions that relate to onshore petroleum exploration, may be described, particularly for jurisdictions that are not making land available this year. With global demand for gas—led by Asia—expected to grow at 2.6% annually between 2015 and 2025, investing in Australia’s petroleum and gas industry presents a significant opportunity to supply into this growing market.
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Wyld, Irene, and Bruce Godfrey. "RESEARCH WITH A PURPOSE IN THE AUSTRALIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 34, no. 1 (1994): 373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj93034.
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Research—defined broadly as any activity in the concept to delivery continuum—is critical to the success of the present thrust for development of a competitive Australia. It provides the key to maintenance of existing competitive advantages, and the development of new competitive advantages both within Australia and in export markets. Nowhere is this more important than in the Australian petroleum industry (oil and gas). This industry contributes in the order of $10 billion annually to Australia's balance of trade. Yet until recently little research has been undertaken by Australian petroleum companies to support their exploration and production activities here.There is now recognition by Australian petroleum companies that research must be undertaken by them to support access to prospective areas, enhance exploration success, maximise production and minimise environmental damage. The contribution which research can make to the growth of the industry will only accrue if that research is targeted on priorities which meet the short, medium, and long-term needs of the industry. To define these priorities APEA, working in conjunction with ERDC, has produced a research and development strategy for the Australian upstream petroleum industry.The priorities resulting from this process cover the areas of exploration, production efficiencies, reservoir management, environmental effects and safety. Implementation of the strategy is occurring via ajoint Petroleum R&D Committee. ERDC's role in this process is to manage its investment in the projects resulting from the strategy to maximise the chances of successful implementation of the outcomes for the benefit of the industry and Australia.
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Haworth, Jeff. "Australian onshore petroleum acreage and releases 2017." APPEA Journal 57, no. 2 (2017): 345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj16256.
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This paper is a compilation of material from state and territory jurisdictions regarding onshore acreage and its availability for petroleum exploration in 2017. Australian state and territory governments continue to support investment in the petroleum industry through the provision of acreage for exploration, which is promoted nationally and internationally. Updates are provided on recent upstream developments and government initiatives. Present and future policy directions that relate to onshore petroleum exploration are described, particularly for jurisdictions that are not making land available this year. When the APPEA conference was last held in Perth, in 2014, the oil price and exploration outlook were very different from today. In 2016, the petroleum industry experienced the full impact of the downturn, with the price for oil reaching a low of under $27 USD/barrel (WTI) early in the year. Several companies departed the onshore, exploration was at a fifteen-year low and much acreage has been surrendered across Australia. However, 2017 is showing signs of improvement with oil prices in the mid-50s and some hope that the industry will turn the corner this year. Low levels of exploration activity may have implications for future domestic gas supplies, and rising gas prices are of concern to local manufacturing industries and consumers throughout Australia. However, this may present marketing opportunities for successful explorers.
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DORAN, JOHN. "THE AUSTRALIAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION INDUSTRY IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT." APPEA Journal 33, no. 2 (1993): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj92047.
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Hartwell, John. "2009 Release of offshore petroleum exploration acreage." APPEA Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj08030.
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John Hartwell is Head of the Resources Division in the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Canberra Australia. The Resources Division provides advice to the Australian Government on policy issues, legislative changes and administrative matters related to the petroleum industry, upstream and downstream and the coal and minerals industries. In addition to his divisional responsibilities, he is the Australian Commissioner for the Australia/East Timor Joint Petroleum Development Area and Chairman of the National Oil and Gas Safety Advisory Committee. He also chairs two of the taskforces, Clean Fossil Energy and Aluminium, under the Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate (AP6). He serves on two industry and government leadership groups delivering reports to the Australian Government, strategies for the oil and gas industry and framework for the uranium industry. More recently he led a team charged with responsibility for taking forward the Australian Government’s proposal to establish a global carbon capture and storage institute. He is involved in the implementation of a range of resource related initiatives under the Government’s Industry Action Agenda process, including mining and technology services, minerals exploration and light metals. Previously he served as Deputy Chairman of the Snowy Mountains Council and the Commonwealth representative to the Natural Gas Pipelines Advisory Committee. He has occupied a wide range of positions in the Australian Government dealing with trade, commodity, and energy and resource issues. He has worked in Treasury, the Department of Trade, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Primary Industries and Energy before the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. From 1992–96 he was a Minister Counsellor in the Australian Embassy, Washington, with responsibility for agriculture and resource issues and also served in the Australian High Commission, London (1981–84) as the Counsellor/senior trade relations officer. He holds a MComm in economics, and Honours in economics from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Prior to joining the Australian Government, worked as a bank economist. He was awarded a public service medal in 2005 for his work on resources issues for the Australian Government.
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Smith, Lisa, and Brian Evans. "Changing petroleum engineering education to meet industry demands." APPEA Journal 50, no. 1 (2010): 309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09018.
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The Department of Petroleum Engineering at Curtin University had its inception in 1998. For the last 10 years, it lectured the Masters in petroleum engineering course to local Australian and international students, graduating more than 200 students. The rapid increase in the price of oil during 2006/7 saw a sudden and substantial growth in industry employment opportunities, which resulted in the department losing over half of its staff to industry. At the same time, the supply of local students reduced to less than 10% of those taking the course. This loss in both student numbers and staff at the same time threatened the department’s future, and resulted in the need for a new focus to return the department to stability. A number of new initiatives were introduced, which included: bringing industry into the decision-making processes; introducing a new two-year Masters program to assist high quality migrant students obtain Australian permanent residency; increasing the advertising of petroleum engineering as a career option to schools and industry; linking with UNSW, UWA and Adelaide universities to establish a joint Masters program; introducing a new Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering; changing the block form of teaching to a semester-based form; and having the Commonwealth recognise the new Masters program for Commonwealth funding of Australian students as a priority pathway to a career as a petroleum engineer while the Bachelors program gathered momentum. This paper maps the positive changes made during 2008/9, which led to a 100% increase in student numbers, a 50% increase in staff to stabilise teaching, a 400% increase in active PhD students, and industry projects to deliver an increasing stream of high quality, industry-ready, graduate petroleum engineers over the next 10–20 years into the current ageing population where the average age of a petroleum engineer is 51.
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Glass, D. "Retrospective exposure assessment for benzene in the Australian petroleum industry." Annals of Occupational Hygiene 44, no. 4 (June 1, 2000): 301–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4878(99)00105-2.
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Christie, D., K. Robinson, I. Gordon, and J. Bisby. "A prospective study in the Australian petroleum industry. I. Mortality." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 48, no. 8 (August 1, 1991): 507–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.48.8.507.
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Breckenridge, S. "CAPITAL GAINS TAX IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 26, no. 1 (1986): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj85002.
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Eleven years after a previous abortive attempt, another Federal Labor Government has announced its intention to incorporate into the Australian fiscal scene a capital gains tax. The tax is to be levied at marginal and corporate income tax rates on 100 per cent of inflation adjusted gains realised on assets acquired on and after 20 September 1985.Whilst the Government expects its revenue yield to be low even at the end of five years of operation, the cost of protective administration and compliance to be incurred by taxpayers will be substantial.There are substantial areas of uncertainty in the capital gains tax proposals generally, and in particular as they relate to the petroleum industry. These issues, coupled with the prospect of significant legislative delay, will detract further from Australia's appeal as a focal point for essential exploration dollars.The capital gains tax proposals outlined to date deal, superficially, with basic and very tangible property. However, they do not come to grips with issues such as the potential duplication of this tax and resource rent tax, the need to protect the position of non-residents from double taxation, the basis for imposition of capital gains tax upon changes in licence and permit interest through direct or indirect transfers, to avoid bunching distortions, and to more fully provide for rollover relief.The capital gains tax proposals will exacerbate the substantial stress upon the Australian Taxation Office and, coupled with the forthcoming requirement of the Income Tax Assessment Act to accommodate the proposed resource rent tax, will only serve to highlight the fact that in reality the petroleum industry has not been a winner in this area of the tax reform process.The scope for unexpected capital gains tax exposures to arise is marked and will require a clear analysis of several long-established legal concepts to ensure that even reasonable results are obtained.
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Bethune, Graeme. "Australian petroleum production and development 2018." APPEA Journal 59, no. 2 (2019): 482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj18285.
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This Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia review looks in detail at the trends and highlights for oil and gas production and development both onshore and offshore Australia during 2018. Total petroleum production climbed strongly for the third consecutive year, driven by LNG. A highlight is the start-up of the INPEX Ichthys project. Production is set for further growth in 2019 with the ramp-up of this project and the start-up of Shell’s Prelude floating LNG project. Prelude and Ichthys are the last projects to be commissioned in a wave of seven new LNG projects that are making Australia the world’s largest LNG exporter and a crucial supplier of gas to Asia, including the largest source of LNG for Japan and China and the second-largest source for South Korea. By contrast, Australian oil production continued to fall rapidly and is now easily surpassed by rising condensate production from new LNG projects. There were stark contrasts between domestic gas on the west and east coasts. On the west coast, prices remain low and supply relatively plentiful. The east coast domestic market was tighter and LNG producers responded by diverting gas supplies to the domestic market. This paper canvasses these trends and makes conclusions about the condition of the oil and gas industry in Australia. This paper relies primarily on production and reserves data compiled by EnergyQuest and published in its EnergyQuarterly reports.
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Young, D., R. Brockett, and J. Smart. "AUSTRALIA—SOVEREIGN RISK AND THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 45, no. 1 (2005): 191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj04017.
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Australia has rejoiced in its reputation for having low sovereign risk and corresponding rating, for decades. This reputation was bruised in the first decade after the High Court introduced Native Title into Australian law by the legislative response of the then Government, but has since recovered, and enjoys the world’s lowest country risk rating, and shares the worlds best sovereign risk rating with the USA. A number of government precipitated occurrences in recent times, however, raise the question: for how long can this continue?This paper tracks the long history of occasional broken resource commitments—for both petroleum and mining interests—by governments at both State and Federal level, and the policies which have driven these breaches. It also discusses the notorious recent cancellation of a resource lease by the Queensland Government, first by purporting to cancel the bauxite lease and, after legal action had commenced, by a special Act of Parliament to repeal a State Agreement Act. This has raised concerns in boardrooms around the world of the security of assets held in Australia on a retention, or care and maintenance basis.The paper also looks at the cancellation of the offshore prospecting rights held by WMC, with no compensation. This was a result of the concept that rights extinguished by the Commonwealth, with no gain to the Commonwealth or any other party do not constitute an acquisition of property, thereby denying access to the constitutional guarantee of ’just terms’ supposedly enshrined in the Australian Constitution where an acquisition has occurred.Some other examples are the prohibition on exploration in Queensland national parks last November. This cost some companies with existing tenures a lot of money as exploration permits were granted, but then permission to do seismic exploration refused (Victoria). Several losses of rights occurred as a result of the new Queensland Petroleum and Other Acts Amendment Act after investments have been made.Changes in fiscal policy can also impact on project viability, and some instances of this are considered.This paper also explores ways these risks can be minimised, and how and when compensation might be recovered.
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Polglaze, John. "Cetaceans and the petroleum industry—coexistence or mutual exclusion?" APPEA Journal 50, no. 2 (2010): 685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09049.
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Legends, myths and plain old misinformation abound of whale migrations interrupted by international shipping, dolphin populations displaced by dredging activities, and of seismic survey campaigns resulting in disoriented, beached whales. While risks exist, in truth the Australian petroleum industry continues to demonstrate that it can successfully coexist productively alongside populations of cetacean. These whales and dolphins are seemingly able to at least tolerate, if not actually be undisturbed by, underwater noise. Other risks to cetaceans from oil and gas activities, whether actual or perceived, encompass vessel strike, turbidity plumes from dredging, port developments, underwater blasting, spills, the laying and operation of pipelines, and similar. URS Australia’s John Polglaze is a specialist in the environmental impact evaluation of underwater noise, and has over 15 years experience in marine environmental management and impact assessment following nearly 20 years service in the Royal Australian Navy. John presents on the range of environmental impact assessment challenges for the oil and gas industry in Australian coastal and offshore regions, and effective, pragmatic solutions for demonstrating low risks to cetaceans and other sensitive marine fauna. These include the application and limitations of computer-based models to predict underwater noise and blast propagation, the development of a risk assessment framework that has proven effective with state and Commonwealth regulators, and case studies of real-life interactions between the petroleum industry and cetacean populations. In particular, he will discuss how misunderstanding and misapprehension of these complex issues unnecessarily complicates the challenges of environmental compliance. This topic is timely, given that Australia’s rapidly increasing whale populations, coupled with the continued expansion of offshore petroleum activities, will lead to more frequent interaction between and overlap of cetaceans and oil and gas activities.
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Gun, Richard, Nicole L. Pratt, David M. Roder, and Philip Ryan. "Asbestos-Related Cancers in Refinery Workers in the Australian Petroleum Industry." Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 61, no. 1 (January 2006): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/aeoh.61.1.11-16.
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Glass, Deborah C., Christopher N. Gray, Geoff G. Adams, Richard W. Manuell, and John A. Bisby. "Validation of exposure estimation for benzene in the Australian petroleum industry." Toxicology and Industrial Health 17, no. 4 (May 2001): 113–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0748233701th099oa.
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Loutit, T. S. "AUSTRALIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: AN EXAMPLE OF PROBLEM-DRIVEN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT." APPEA Journal 36, no. 1 (1996): 500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj95028.
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The Australian petroleum exploration research program is customer-driven and reflects the balance between the need for the petroleum industry to reduce exploration risk in the short term and the government need to improve the perception of prospectivity in the longer term. Higher prospectivity will lead to greater exploration investment and competition, whereas risk-reduction will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the exploration industry. Thus the objectives of the primary customers may be significantly different, with government intent on increasing the amount of investment and competition between explorers, whereas industry is intent on keeping expenditure to a minimum and maintaining competitive advantage. Despite the differences, collaboration between all groups involved in exploration and exploration-related research in Australia is essential to solve the range of exploration problems and generate new paradigms. Collaborative research ventures are most successful when new ideas stimulate explorer and researcher alike to focus resources on the key questions despite factors such as competitive advantage. Government geoscience researchers must play a significant role in generating and marketing new concepts to help maintain Australia's supply of domestic petroleum products.The scale of the petroleum research undertaken, and the degree of collaboration between industry and research groups in Australia, is remarkable. There is a productive balance between groups developing and applying new technology and those undertaking regional geological and petroleum systems research. This balance has been reached because of the long-term commitment by the Australian Government, via legislation and funding, to ensure the preservation of exploration data in national geoscience database systems, and that basic and applied research at all scales, from basins to wells, is undertaken in support of petroleum exploration and development.Despite the success of a number of collaborative research projects, research and development resources are still under-utilised by the Australian petroleum industry. Government research agencies must develop a higher marketing profile to ensure that the utilisation of the resources is at a maximum.
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Constable, Tania. "2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release." APPEA Journal 54, no. 1 (2014): 377. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj13039.
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The potential for natural gas to fuel economic growth around the world is tremendous. Australia has a pivotal role to play with our abundant natural gas reserves and record levels of investment in LNG production capacity. Australia is presently the world’s third-largest exporter of LNG, with an export capacity of 24.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from three operational projects. Capacity will increase to around 90 mtpa by 2018, once the seven projects being constructed come online. The Australian Government is committed to ensuring the long-term growth of the petroleum industry, and the promotion of competitive, sustainable and well-regulated markets operating in the best interests of the nation. Exploration is essential for the future of Australia’s resources sector to enhance our international competitiveness while maintaining Australian energy security and that of our energy trading partners. Investment in offshore petroleum exploration is facilitated though the annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release prepared by the Australian Government Department of Industry and Geoscience Australia. The Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release is underpinned by a stable economic environment and clear regulatory framework that provides investment certainty and security of title. This paper provides details about the acreage included in the 2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. All areas are supported by geological data and analysis from Geoscience Australia. This paper also discusses the introduction of cash bidding for mature areas and areas containing known petroleum accumulations, in addition to Australian Government initiatives in the offshore petroleum sphere.
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Hartwell, John. "2010 Offshore petroleum exploration release." APPEA Journal 50, no. 1 (2010): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09001.
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The sustainable annual release of quality petroleum exploration acreage, to provide the global petroleum exploration industry with a variety of investment opportunities in Australian waters, is a key objective of the Australian Government. The annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release (Acreage Release) is underpinned by Australia’s stable economic environment and well-established regulatory framework for offshore petroleum activities. The 2010 Acreage Release areas are located across five basins. Release areas have been carefully selected to offer a range of investment opportunities; areas vary in size, known prospectivity, water depth and level of existing geological data and knowledge. Areas are supported by pre-competitive geological and geophysical data and analysis undertaken by Geoscience Australia.
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Franchina, Carlo, Rod Henderson, and Praneel Nand. "Getting the message across—taxation contribution of the petroleum industry in Australia." APPEA Journal 55, no. 2 (2015): 432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj14067.
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With the global move towards tax transparency reporting measures, resource companies face challenges in ensuring that reporting captures the full extent of revenues contributed by resource companies and also correctly reports the project and profitability life cycles of resource companies. This extended abstract focuses on the global tax transparency debate and highlights the challenges for large Australian and global oil and gas businesses in demonstrating their payment of their fair share of tax and contributing to the communities in which they operate. Issues to be covered include: A summary of the revenue contribution of oil and gas companies in Australia through the layers of taxation, such as state royalties, the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) and corporate income taxes. Highlighting the types and rates of taxes paid by Australian oil and gas companies compared to other selected countries. A comparison of the concessions granted to Australian oil and gas companies to other countries. A historical summary of taxes paid by Australian oil and gas companies. A summary of existing and developing transparency reporting, such as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) reporting of taxpayers with revenues more than A$100 million, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Dodd Frank rules, OECD country-by-country reporting, and BEPS developments. Recommendations to get the message across; that is, what should be the common ground on reporting the actual overall global tax liability including income tax, resource taxes, employment taxes and indirect taxes.
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Wilson, Bruce. "2017 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release." APPEA Journal 57, no. 2 (2017): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj16080.
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The Australian Government’s 2017 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release consist of 21 areas located across eight basins. The areas vary in water depth and maturity and offer exploration opportunities for companies of all sizes. All areas have been nominated by industry, publicly consulted on, and assessed by government before release.
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Green, Peter. "Australian States and Northern Territory acreage update at APPEA 2010." APPEA Journal 50, no. 1 (2010): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09003.
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Peter Green is the Geoscience Manager: Energy Geoscience in the Geological Survey Queensland and has extensive experience in basin studies, geoscience and the development of petroleum regulation in Queensland. This paper provides a summary of the land releases for petroleum exploration for onshore areas and coastal waters of Australia for 2010. The summaries include upstream petroleum acreage opportunities for the states and the Northern Territory, and geothermal energy exploration opportunities. The rise in interest in export liquefied natural gas projects has ensured petroleum exploration and production has remained strong. Interest in acquiring petroleum acreage to explore for both conventional and non-conventional plays remains high. Australian state and the Northern Territory governments continue to provide access to land and promotional opportunities for companies to undertake exploration and development of our petroleum resources. Acreage on offer provides a mix of exploration opportunities from conventional oil and gas through to the unconventional plays such as shale gas and tight gas. This change in acreage on offer reflects the changing nature of the onshore petroleum industry in Australia.
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Gun, R. T. "Update of mortality and cancer incidence in the Australian petroleum industry cohort." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 63, no. 7 (May 30, 2006): 476–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.2005.023796.
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Christie, D., K. Robinson, I. Gordon, and J. Bisby. "A prospective study in the Australian petroleum industry. II. Incidence of cancer." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 48, no. 8 (August 1, 1991): 511–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.48.8.511.
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Bernecker, Thomas. "A petroleum geological overview of the 2013 offshore acreage release for petroleum exploration." APPEA Journal 53, no. 1 (2013): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj12007.
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The Australian Government formally releases new offshore exploration areas at the annual APPEA conference. The previous two releases were characterised by several large, gazetted areas in underexplored regions, a trend that is maintained this year with several frontier areas comprising more than 100 graticular blocks on offer. The recent uptake of new exploration permits in the Bight Basin, the offshore North Perth Basin, and the Roebuck Basin indicates a continuing strong industry interest in offshore frontier exploration. A total of 31 areas in 13 geological provinces are formally released in 2013, and work program bids are invited for two rounds closing on 21 November 2013, and 22 May 2014. Area gazettal was, again, well supported by industry nominations. The areas on offer are represented by an even mix of shallow and deepwater areas, as well as by areas close and distant to previous discoveries and producing fields. The Northern Carnarvon, Browse, and Bonaparte basins dominate new exploration opportunities in the 2013 release, while only four areas were gazetted in the North Perth, Otway, and Gippsland basins. These also deserve attention as they have exploration potential in underexplored parts of the basins and offer opportunities to test new play concepts. Data coverage varies from being excellent in more mature areas to sparse in underexplored areas such as the North Perth Basin. The Australian Government continues to assist offshore exploration activities by providing free access to a wealth of open-file geological and geophysical data.
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Bethune, Graeme. "PESA PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 2006." APPEA Journal 47, no. 2 (2007): 657. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj06058.
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The Australian petroleum industry is having considerable success in offsetting natural field decline through new developments in existing basins and projects in new basins. The industry is also having great success with less conventional coal seam methane production. In energy terms Australian petroleum production peaked in 2000, and then fell until 2003 due to falling oil production. Since then, and despite continuing falls in oil and liquids production, total production has been increasing towards the 2000 peak. In 2006 eight new developments came into production: Darwin LNG, three oil and four gas developments. Seven of these developments were in new basins. Looking to the future there are now more than 20 significant petroleum projects with a combined value of more than A$50 billion either committed or being considered. Between them these could significantly increase Australian production in the next five years, primarily through growing gas production. Replacing falling oil production remains a challenge, as does managing cost increases and skills shortages generally.
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Dixon, Chad. "Tax issues impacting acquisitions in the Australian oil and gas industry." APPEA Journal 51, no. 2 (2011): 669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj10049.
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Understanding the tax implications and structuring options of a transaction is critical when assessing and comparing new opportunities. When undertaking any transaction involving Australian oil and gas assets, the applicable taxation regime should be carefully explored and understood. From an Australian perspective, taxes such as corporate income tax, petroleum resource rent tax, capital gains tax, and goods and services tax have significant potential to influence the investment decision. This presentation will focus on the tax implications applicable to the acquisition and disposal of Australian oil and gas assets, providing valuable insights for both Australian companies and inbound investors.
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Ball, Simon. "Liabilities of industry stakeholders for pollution caused in Australian waters." APPEA Journal 51, no. 2 (2011): 719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj10099.
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There is no doubt that the recent Montara and Deepwater Horizon oil spills were catastrophic; the clean up continues and litigation is likely to drag on for several years. Who is held liable for the cost and clean up of an oil pollution event? Are these spills likely to change the field—if so, in what ways? Will the present contracting and insurance practices of Australian industry players be sufficient to protect them in the future? Offshore petroleum and gas production activities are covered by a range of sometimes confusing international, federal and state or territory laws. Operators, directors, contractors, financiers, co-venturers and other stakeholders may all have legal responsibilities in relation to pollution and other environmental impacts of offshore exploration and production activities. The Montara Commission of Inquiry has not yet been released, but the 2009 Productivity Commission Report has already focused attention on these issues. With reference to contracting practices in the Australian offshore petroleum and gas production industry—in particular indemnities and provisions purporting to limit or exclude liability—this paper outlines the potential extent of stakeholders’ liabilities under relevant international conventions, federal and state or territory legislation, and the common law. It considers the effect of anticipated changes to the operating environment in Australia and lessons to be learned after Montara. This paper will be of interest to any prudent investors, operators or others involved in the industry.
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King, Demus. "2015 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release." APPEA Journal 55, no. 1 (2015): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj14006.
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The oil and gas sector is a key contributor to the Australian economy, contributing $30.8 billion in commodity export earnings in 2013–14 (Department of Industry and Science, 2015). Underpinning future growth in the value of oil and gas to the Australian economy is the almost $200 billion of investment in seven LNG projects under construction. Australia relies on foreign capital to continue to explore for, and develop, its natural resources. New challenges and opportunities are arising for the sector. Increased international competition, advancing technology, and increasing risks and volatile costs associated with the development of fields are features of the current offshore operating environment. Australia’s legislative and policy settings must be sufficiently robust and flexible to support the continued development of Australia’s offshore resources into the future. To this end, the Australian Government is undertaking a high-level strategic review of the resource management framework for offshore petroleum resources in Commonwealth waters. The review will test the robustness of the policy, legal and regulatory regime to ensure the framework remains flexible enough to keep pace with the evolving environment and continues to attract investment. The annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release facilitates new investment in offshore petroleum exploration. The 2015 Acreage Release is accompanied by an updated exploration guideline. The guideline increases flexibility in permit management and clarifies competitive work program bidding expectations and good standing as well as providing more flexibility in the way good standing agreements may be discharged. This will enable industry to undertake exploration with increased autonomy and reduce the administrative burden. It accommodates changing technological capacity and encourages increased exploration in Australia’s offshore waters.
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Murray, J. H., and E. A. Burns. "GREENHOUSE GAS ISSUES—ONE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE?" APPEA Journal 45, no. 1 (2005): 623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj04046.
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In the 21st century we are constantly bombarded with issues on the need to do more to protect the environment and deal with greenhouse gas issues. The petroleum industry world-wide has come under fire for the emissions produced as a by-product of the petroleum refining industry and all primary producers and refiners must develop strategies to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions. While it is probably fair to say Australia’s appetite for production and consumption of natural gas or LNG is much more environmentally friendly than the days of fossil fuel sources such as coal, there is still a long way to go to minimise emissions in the industry.Global oil and gas companies operating in Australia are leading the way to develop ways to reduce greenhouse emissions. Two examples are Gorgon joint venture plans for carbon dioxide sequestration for its gas development project and perhaps BHP Billiton’s comments that it sees potential for similar sequestration into coal seams onshore Australia in Queensland, South Australia or New South Wales.The costs of projects to re-use or re-inject or sequestrate greenhouse gases are likely to be significant. But are these operating costs of the taxpaying entities in question and would they qualify for tax relief for income tax or petroleum resource rent tax purposes? This paper looks at some of the projects now underway in Australia to reduce greenhouse emissions in the petroleum sector and assesses whether the type of costs likely to be incurred in such projects might qualify for tax relief under existing legislation.
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Mackie, Steve. "Australian exploration review 2016." APPEA Journal 57, no. 2 (2017): 363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj16254.
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In 2016, explorers in Australia were called upon to demonstrate realistic optimism. The year clearly demonstrated that during an industry contraction, such as that seen by the upstream oil and gas industry since the oil price crash of late 2014, near field conventional exploration still produces discoveries. These include Shefu, Muruk, Davis, Outtrim and Spartan. Amungee NW demonstrated unconventional gas flows in the Beetaloo Basin. As usual, new reservoirs were discovered in appraisal programs such as at Roc and Phoenix South. Exploration lows, however, were the general mood with the inevitable unsuccessful wells, decreases in permit awards and associated work programs, the general low level of drilling activity both offshore and onshore, frustrations at approval delays and constraints and the still contracting business environment. This Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia review looks in detail at the trends and highlights for oil and gas exploration both onshore and offshore Australia during 2016; not just outcomes with the drill bit, but also leading industry health indicators such as drilling, seismic data acquisition and permit awards. It also seeks to be insightful and to make conclusions about the condition of oil and gas exploration in Australia, as well as comment on future implications for the industry.
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D'Arcy, M. G. "AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PETROLEUM EXPLORATION." APPEA Journal 28, no. 1 (1988): 344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj87028.
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Changes in the structure of a modern economy are a natural function of altered world and domestic economic circumstances. It is important that the instrument of change be the marketplace. Governments around the world have not demonstrated a superior ability to 'pick winners'. There are many instances where governments have used public funds to foster the development of particular industries only to find that, as a result of economic circumstances, the favoured industries' reliance on public funding becomes chronic. The Government's role should be to ensure that market signals are transmitted and received clearly.In Australia structural change in the economy has been a fairly slow process. This has been brought about by the numerous obstacles that have existed in the marketplace. These have meant that, not only were market signals distorted or delayed, but when received did not motivate appropriate responses. For example, labour market rigidities, inequitable taxation policies, a fixed exchange rate, together with State Government charges, have posed real impediments to implementing the necessary adjustments to the Australian economy.The Australian mining industry and the petroleum industry, in particular, have always been geared to the world market and have increasingly constituted an important component of the nation's export receipts. With regard specifically the petroleum industry, the world price downturn of the past few years and the Government's decision to drop its import parity pricing will result in major changes in the Australian industry, particularly in the exploration sector. These signals suggest a world oversupply of petroleum with the corollary that additional reserves are not needed. A resultant downturn in exploration could develop into an irrevocable reversal and jeopardise the nation's strategically important petroleum industry.In light of the diminished circumstances of the sector it is essential that the petroleum industry receives equal treatment regarding taxation and other Government imposts. Failure to remove the discriminations against petroleum and to impose a uniform structure will result in a misallocation of resources and the possibility of a permanent winding down in exploration.
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Schofield, Lisa. "2018 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release." APPEA Journal 58, no. 2 (2018): 465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj17103.
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The Australian Government’s 2018 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release was announced by the Commonwealth Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan at the 2018 APPEA conference. This paper provides insights into the processes that the Australian Government has undertaken to select the final release areas and goes into detail on the ongoing petroleum related activities of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (the Department). The annual acreage release is a central component of ensuring ongoing, sustainable and responsible investment in Australia’s offshore petroleum sector. The annual acreage release remains the primary mechanism for securing investment in offshore oil and gas exploration in areas of known petroleum potential and new geological frontiers. Continued exploration for oil and gas in Commonwealth waters is a central component of ensuring Australia’s future energy security. Australia’s well established and independent environmental regulator, NOPSEMA (the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority), ensures all petroleum activities in Commonwealth waters are performed safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. Combined with NOPTA’s (National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator) leading practice titles administration, Australia remains an attractive investment destination while offering industry leading environmental protections and ensuring safe working conditions industry-wide. Australia offers investors access to data, secure tenure, a stable economic environment and a well-established transparent regulatory system for offshore petroleum activities. A key driver for sustainable activity in Australia is the acceptance of multiple use access to Australia’s marine resources. Recognising this, the department consults with a range of stakeholders on the areas it proposes to release for petroleum exploration. This consultation process provides an opportunity for all interested parties to provide comments and feedback on the areas proposed and in particular highlight how interested parties or the areas might be impacted by exploration activities. The 21 areas in the 2018 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release are located in the offshore areas of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the Ashmore-Cartier Islands. These areas will enable the next wave of investment in the Australian resources sector, and the prospect of new oil, gas and condensate production.
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Mazourenko, E. V. "VALUING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE ASSOCIATED WITH PETROLEUM OPERATIONS, COOPER BASIN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA." APPEA Journal 46, no. 1 (2006): 625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj05043.
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This paper describes the results of a small-scale study that looked at an alternative way of managing the environmental impacts of petroleum developments. The study was based on a contention that an application of the contingent valuation method (CVM) in the context of petroleum developments might assist the petroleum industry in achieving the goals of ecologically sustainable development (ESD), while contributing to the change of the community’s attitude towards the industry. CVM, based on direct community involvement in determining the environmental costs of the native vegetation removal associated with the petroleum developments in the South Australian Cooper Basin, was applied to the selected ‘groups of interest’. The collected data were analysed and discussed in light of the feasibility of a full-scale CVM study, and its potential practical value both for the petroleum companies operating in the Cooper Basin and the regulatory state government authorities. The results of this study showed that the application of CVM in the context of the petroleum industry might yield significant benefits for the industry in terms of ESD. In the long term, it may assist in changing the community’s perception of the petroleum industry. This approach does not intend to contradict, but to complement, the current environmental management practices of the petroleum developers.
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Bray, M. "BUSINESS REPORTING AND COMMUNICATIONS—A KEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 46, no. 1 (2006): 481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj05029.
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In their most recent world investment outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast a global petroleum investment requirement of US$6 trillion through to 2030.The annual average requirement is very high relative to capital raising levels in the sector. The IEA, however, predicts that the investment gap should be able to be financed.It goes on to suggest in particular that the future success of the Australian petroleum sector will not be necessarily constrained by access to sufficient capital, rather, the key impediment will be the availability of attractive and viable investment propositions.Organisations that are able to mount such a proposition will be doing so in the face of present reporting limitations, technological change, cross-sector capital competition, global energy market changes, constraints of capital markets and short-term perspectives, impacts of regulation, threats on security of licences to operate and the importance of corporate reputations in areas like sustainability and social performance.A new model of business performance reporting and communications is required for the petroleum sector and businesses to meet these challenges. Definitions of business reporting and communications are set out in Box 1.Critical areas in a new model are:stimulating improved stakeholder understanding of business models;synchronising stakeholder decision-making models with business performance reports; and,precision in stakeholder decision-making processes based upon insights about performance drivers and risks and the performance outlook.This paper explains why fit-for-purpose business reporting and communications are critical success factors—not only in attracting the financing to meet the 25-year investment requirement, but, more importantly, in helping Australian petroleum businesses to differentiate their performance from others.
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Quinn, Nick. "Industry arrangements for oil spill preparedness." APPEA Journal 52, no. 2 (2012): 681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj11095.
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In the post-Montara/Macondo world, the Australian petroleum industry has been actively represented on various working groups focused on the prevention, preparedness and response to significant oil spill incidents. Through the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) based in Geelong, Victoria, cooperation and coordination with other international associations has been occurring to ensure ‘reasonable steps’ are taken to develop preparedness and response arrangements commensurate with the risks associated with industry activities.Concurrently and here in Australia, a thorough review of the National Plan has allowed industry to work with government to develop or amend a range of initiatives aimed at ensuring that industry and government strategies are integrated for maximum efficiency in all circumstances. The scene has been set by a reviewed national risk assessment focusing on all activities of hydrocarbon movement around the Australian coastline. So what has Australian industry actually achieved post-Montara in prevention, preparedness and response to oil spills? This extended abstract shares and explains the practical outcomes of the industry initiatives of oil spills in Australia. The outcomes are planning requirements, equipment location, mutual aid arrangements, training programs and the extended services of industry oil spill response organisations in Australia and overseas.
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Murray, J. H., and D. W. Young. "TAXATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN OFFSHORE INDUSTRY: A PERSPECTIVE." APPEA Journal 44, no. 1 (2004): 845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj03047.
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There is an extensive list of taxes (direct and indirect) that potentially apply to companies that explore and produce oil, gas or other hydrocarbons in Australia’s offshore waters. These taxes can include income tax, petroleum resource rent tax, royalties, goods and services tax, customs duties and fringe benefits tax. However, are such companies that produce in Australia taxed more than their counterparts in offshore locations elsewhere around the globe? This paper provides an insight into the principal forms of direct taxation that apply to the Australian offshore production industry. It examines the nature of the taxes applied, the rate of taxation and how the tax take has moved over the years since the first offshore exploration permits were granted in Australia in the late 1950s. The paper gives examples of how in practice each of the relevant taxes would apply throughout the life of a field and compares the taxation burden in Australia to that in other key offshore producing jurisdictions such as the UK, US and Norway. The paper concludes by looking at some of the economic and political factors that must be addressed by the Australian Government if Australia is to maintain a fiscally balanced tax regime to encourage further investment in our offshore industry.
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Thompson, Andrew. "Using model form contracts in the Australian oil and gas industry." APPEA Journal 51, no. 1 (2011): 535. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj10037.
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The adoption of model form contracts makes good business and legal risk management sense. In an Australian context there are a number of model form contracts available for each phase of an oil and gas project. This paper focuses on a few key examples including the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Model Form Farmout Agreement and related Term Sheet, and the AIPN Model Form International Operating Agreement. Recent statutory changes, world events and practical drafting trends affecting the use of model form contracts also are commented on.
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Constable, Tania. "2012 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release." APPEA Journal 52, no. 1 (2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj11001.
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Australia has abundant natural gas reserves and is experiencing a rapid expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity. In 2011 alone, four Australian LNG projects received final investment decisions (FIDs) and another FID was made in the first weeks of 2012. These projects will add more than 33 million tonnes of new LNG capacity, represent more than $100 billion in investment, and will see Australia become the world’s second largest LNG exporter by 2015. These projects are underpinned by Australia’s stable economic environment and our effective and efficient legislative regime that provides the industry the confidence to pursue a variety of investment opportunities. The essential first step covered by this regime is exploration, which is supported by Australia’s annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. Prepared by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and Geoscience Australia, the annual Acreage Release is the key mechanism used by the Australian Government to encourage investment in petroleum exploration. The 2012 Acreage Release areas have been carefully selected to offer the global petroleum exploration industry a variety of investment opportunities. Areas vary in size, level of existing geological knowledge, and are located in a range of water depths. Selected areas are supported by pre-competitive geological and geophysical data and analysis undertaken by Geoscience Australia. The detailed Acreage Release information package is available at online at www.petroleum-acreage.gov.au or by visiting the Commonwealth Government’s booth at the APPEA conference.
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Smith, Matthew. "Reducing the complexity of environmental approvals: learnings from an industry-wide collaborative effort." APPEA Journal 59, no. 2 (2019): 719. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj18273.
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This extended abstract uses the reference case project, initiated by National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority, now led by National Energy Resources Australia, to delve into the underlying issues in the environmental approvals process and propose the root causes that have influenced this flagship collaborative effort. Collaboration for competitors is inherently difficult. The basis for meaningful collaboration is to find intractable problems that are better solved by a collection of participants with a common purpose. The environmental approvals process has evolved into an intractable problem that is adversely affecting the oil and gas industry’s ability to explore by becoming a barrier to investment and a source of uncertainty in project execution. Successive Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association conferences, and oil and gas industry leaders, have frequently promoted the collaboration imperative to the industry. Indeed, there is broad agreement, and many international examples on matters of health, safety and environmental management, that there is no value in competition. Why then is meaningful collaboration so difficult to deliver in an environmental management setting in Australia? This paper explores the successes and failures of the reference case project to illuminate the realities of collaboration in the Australian offshore petroleum industry. The paper shares insights from project leads, participants, decision makers and stakeholders and covers how collaboration can unlock barriers to investment and deliver greater certainty to the oil and gas industry and the Australian community.
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Keith, Joe. "Australia petroleum production and development – 2020." APPEA Journal 61, no. 2 (2021): 341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj21007.
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This Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia review considers the production and development of oil and gas in Australia over the year 2020. In a challenging year, which included commodity price wars and severe global impacts felt from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Australian industry continued to produce high gas volumes due to sustained liquefied natural gas (LNG) output, and minimal decreases were seen in liquids production. Development approvals for large offshore projects did not materialise as expected in 2020 as operators reduced capital spend and focused on portfolio management in a year when oil prices fell by around USD 45bbl. Critically, all major projects with an financial investment decision (FID) target of 2020/21 were not cancelled, but development decisions were instead deferred. By the end of 2020, domestic-focused gas projects continued to be pursued for development with a target to support the declining resources for the Australian east coast domestic gas market.
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Shaw, Paul F. "Decommissioning and remediation challenges for the petroleum industry." APPEA Journal 57, no. 2 (2017): 546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj16228.
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The life cycle of the petroleum industry in Australia is necessitating decommissioning and remediation of aging onshore and offshore assets. This activity provides significant challenges for operators. Decommissioning and remediation is neither a core capability of operators nor a key driver of value for businesses that derive value from exploration, development and production. There is no revenue stream at the completion of decommissioning and remediation. This exacerbates the need for accurate cost estimates and well-planned projects. International experience has demonstrated that remediation costs have often significantly exceeded provisioning for rehabilitation. These issues are felt even more acutely in a low oil price environment. Finally, some Australian jurisdictions are currently developing policy frameworks and guidelines around the decommissioning and remediation responsibilities. This creates uncertainty for operators in planning and costing decommissioning and remediation work scopes. As well as satisfying legislative and policy requirements of governments, operators need to manage a range of other stakeholders that have interests in the decommissioning methodologies and remediation outcomes. This paper addresses these challenges and proposes that innovative decommissioning and remediation strategies are required to shorten project execution times, reduce costs, maintain high safety standards and produce suitable environmental outcomes. Decommissioning and remediation requirements differ significantly from development requirements; decommissioning project organisational capabilities should be structured to reflect these requirements. Case studies are used to demonstrate that effective waste management strategies are key determinants of success due to high waste disposal costs and the sensitivity of waste handling and disposal for key stakeholders.
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Bills, Kym. "Building a world-class Australian decommissioning industry." APPEA Journal 58, no. 2 (2018): 690. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj17154.
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Collaboration in decommissioning offshore infrastructure could save both industry and taxpayers billions of dollars and facilitate new industries and exports for Australia, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. At the end of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant construction boom, Australia must not miss out on this major new opportunity. The 2017 bid for Commonwealth funding to establish a Decommissioning Offshore Infrastructure Cooperative Research Centre (DOI-CRC) involved more than 30 participants and many other collaborators. High-level commitments were made by Chevron, Woodside, Shell, BHP, ExxonMobil, Quadrant, The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, the University of New South Wales, Deakin University, Australian Maritime College, CSIRO and Australian Institute of Marine Science. A Perth-based DOI-CRC was supported by National Energy Resources Australia, National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and other Australian Government bodies and by the Western Australian Government and its Chief Scientist and agencies but did not receive sufficient support from the CRC Advisory Committee. Meeting decommissioning challenges in the North West Shelf, Bass Strait and the Northern Territory in a timely, robust, scientific, efficient and cost-effective manner that contributes to a sustainable marine environment should draw upon and augment international best practice with local capability and expertise. Good science and innovative engineering are needed to support regulatory approval of options such as ‘rigs to reefs’ and commercial opportunities such as in waste management and expanded fishing and tourism. APPEA and operators wish to maintain DOI-CRC’s momentum and learn from UK research arrangements through funding marine science projects. But we must be much broader if we are to build a sustainable world-class Australian decommissioning industry. In particular, we need to work more closely with state and federal regulators and policymakers and undertake more engineering science research and innovation.
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Bernecker, Tom. "The 2010 Australian offshore release for petroleum exploration." APPEA Journal 50, no. 1 (2010): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09002.
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The Australian Government formally releases new offshore exploration areas at the annual APPEA conference. In 2010, thirty-one areas in five offshore basins are being released for work program bidding. Closing dates for bid submissions are either six or twelve months after the release date—i.e. 11 November 2010 and 12 May 2011—depending on the exploration status in these areas and on data availability. The 2010 release areas are located in Commonwealth waters offshore Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia, comprising intensively explored areas close to existing production as well as new frontiers. The Westralian Superbasin along the North West Shelf continues to feature prominently, and is complimented by a new frontier area in offshore SW Australia (Mentelle Basin), as well as two areas in the Ceduna/Duntroon sub-basins in the eastern part of the Bight Basin. The Bonaparte Basin is represented by three areas in the Petrel Sub-basin and two areas in the Vulcan Sub-basin. Further southwest, four large areas are being released in the outer Roebuck Basin—a significantly under-explored region. This year, the Carnarvon Basin provides 16 release areas of which three are located in the Beagle Sub-basin, five in the Dampier Sub-basin, five in the Barrow Sub-basin, three on the Exmouth Plateau and three in the Exmouth Sub-basin. The largest singular release area covers much of the Mentelle Basin in offshore SW Australia, and two areas are available in the Ceduna and Duntroon sub-basins as part of South Australia’s easternmost section of the Bight Basin. The 2010 Offshore Acreage Release offers a wide variety of block sizes in shallow as well as deep water environments. Area selection has been undertaken in consultation with industry, the States and the Northern Territory. As part of Geoscience Australia’s Offshore Energy Security Program, new data has been acquired in offshore frontier regions parts of which are being published on the Mentelle Basin (Borissova et al, this volume).
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Jordan, Glenn. "SAFETY IN THE OFFSHORE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: THE NEW REGIME." APPEA Journal 34, no. 2 (1994): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj93085.
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Following the recommendations of the UK Cullen and COSOP reports, a new regulatory and operational safety regime is being introduced across Australian territorial waters for the offshore petroleum industry. This paper details the concepts behind the new regime including the development and implementation strategies employed to introduce it and the implications to industry and government instrumentalities. The recognition that safety in the work place is an outcome of managerial commitment and a function of work system control is resulting in legislative reforms that will reduce the focus on physical compliance, in favour of a goal-setting legislative approach that places emphasis on systems of managing safety at the work place. By focussing upon ends rather than means, objective based regulation requires organisations to manage the design, construction and operation of facilities to reduce risk to a 'reasonably practicable level*. The details of the management arrangements and risk assessment studies once submitted in a 'safety case' and acknowledged by the regulator, form a co-regulatory guidance document that sets both the standards to be achieved and the mechanism for achieving them. Auditing of the operator against an accepted safety case will occur on a regular basis. Driven by measurement of an operator's safety performance, selected systems will be targeted and audited against the safety case by a team of auditors composed of both government inspectors and operator personnel. Performance measures will be both proactive and reactive in nature and include among other measures, results obtained through the newly created national data base for incidents and accidents. Preparation and assessment of safety cases provides regulators and operators alike with difficulties. Consistency of assessment and objective determination that acceptable minimum standards have been met provide a challenge to government agencies and to the petroleum industry. Recognition of the nature of this challenge has led to the adoption of Quality Management principles among government utilities. A key feature of the Quality Management System will be the introduction of systems that drive change through cyclic updates of the safety case assessment procedures.The safety case concept institutionalises a dialogue between regulator and operator that will facilitate the preparation, submission and assessment of the safety case. This initiative provides for a staged submission process to correspond to the development phase of the facility. It is considered that this methodology will ensure minimal delays in assessment and provide certainty in the business planning process. The new safety case regime provides for a greater level of employee participation both in the preparation of safety cases and the maintenance of safety at the work place. Transparency of approach by both operators and regulators will be needed if public and workforce confidence are to be maintained. Co-operation and continual improvement will hopefully be the hall mark of the Australian safety case regime.
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Hostetler, Stephen, and Tom Loutit. "The Deep Australian Water Resource Information System (DAWRIS) and the petroleum." APPEA Journal 49, no. 2 (2009): 599. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj08072.
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The total sustainable yield of groundwater in Australia is not known even though many regions of Australia rely on groundwater for urban and rural water supply. Knowledge of deep groundwater resources is particularly poor, with little known about reservoirs below about 100 metres depth. The resource industries often discover and produce large volumes of groundwater that is subsequently evaporated, reinjected, cleaned and discharged into the ocean or streams, or supplied to urban and rural users. In addition, geothermal power and carbon capture and storage projects are also reliant on understanding groundwater processes at depth. Despite this need, Australia as a nation does not have an information system that provides data and interpretation on all groundwater reservoirs from the basement to the surface. The Deep Australian Water Resource Information System (DAWRIS) is designed to integrate existing groundwater knowledge with previously under-utilised datasets (such as basin analysis, petroleum wells, seismic sections and geophysics) to place deep groundwater within existing government water frameworks. In addition, DAWRIS will also use technologies developed and applied within the petroleum industry to assess groundwater resources. The challenge for DAWRIS is to build a consistent tectonostratigraphic framework (geofabric) in which to place observations on reservoir properties, groundwater sustainability and water quality. The geofabric will then act as a basis in which to predict these properties away from control points. The petroleum industry will be able to use DAWRIS to predict the volume and quality of groundwater co-production, plan remediation and reuse strategies, and to help shape Australia’s water agenda.
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Ronalds, B. F. "WESTERN AUSTRALIA—A TECHNOLOGY BASE FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY." APPEA Journal 41, no. 1 (2001): 777. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj00046.
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Oil and gas production is characterised by a truly international industry, and yet a unique local environment. Solutions developed elsewhere cannot always be imported directly for Australian use. For this reason alone, a strong local technology base is of value to the Australian oil and gas industry. Other benefits include the ability to provide high quality education and training for people entering, and already in, the industry.A case study is described where the Western Australian technology base is facilitating solutions to a specific challenge faced on the North West Shelf (NWS); namely, that the criteria for reliable development and operation of its offshore infrastructure for oil and gas production are more severe than other petroleum provinces, requiring new analytical tools to be developed.
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Tinapple, Bill. "Offshore petroleum regulatory reform: the Western Australian experience—first 12 months in review." APPEA Journal 53, no. 2 (2013): 436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj12047.
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On 1 January 2012, a new regulatory framework for the offshore oil and gas industry in Australian Commonwealth waters started. The changes were profound and brought about a single national regulator for safety, environmental management, and well integrity. It also meant that the seven former designated authorities were abolished in favour of a single National Titles Administrator. In the lead up to the reforms, ministers Martin Ferguson and Frederick Moore agreed that officials from their respective departments would implement cooperative working arrangements for the WA adjacent offshore area, to facilitate and ensure a smooth transition for the industry and help achieve the recommendations of the Productivity Commission's review. The authors of this extended abstract reflect on and share the experiences of the past 12 months. An update of the authors' respective agencies' progress beyond the transition phase is also discussed. This extended abstract also outlines projects of interest and how they will benefit the industry and continue to develop the foundations of the cooperative working arrangements between NOPTA and WA-DMP. During the changes and transition program, industry and regulators have strived to engage in the new regime, and the results have been positive. Now is the opportunity for us to come together, ask questions, share information, and examine what has worked and what is yet to come. Several aspects of the arrangements are now evident: the establishment of the National Core Store and Data Repository, the establishment of the National Electronic Approvals and Tracking System (NEATS), and the day-to-day interactions between NOPTA and WA-DMP. The WA-DMP speaker reviews Joint Authority operations for the WA adjacent area since the establishment of NOPTA and NOPSEMA. Bill Tinapple also reviews regulatory framework developments for WA; in particular, changes to provide for shale and tight gas and oil activity, as well as, public engagement to increase confidence in regulatory processes. Coordination of regulatory processes across jurisdictional boundaries are reviewed, including case studies for Gorgon, Wheatstone, and Macedon.
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Young, D. M., and A. M. Kennedy. "LEGAL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1999." APPEA Journal 40, no. 2 (2000): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj99063.
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In 1999 there were a number of significant legislative and judicial developments which affected the petroleum industry. Among these, the more significant included:the commencement of a national review of Australia’s off-shore petroleum legislation1 against competition policy principles;the disallowance by the Federal Senate of the Northern Territory’s alternative right to negotiate (RTN) regime;further shifts towards underground gas storage for commercial purposes;the release of draft legislation to replace the Cultural Record (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act; andthe High Court’s2 decision in Yanner v Eaton.Legislative reform continues to be one of the key issues facing the Australian petroleum industry. Recent events concerning the Northern Territory’s and Queensland’s alternative RTN regimes suggest that replacement of the Commonwealth’s RTN regime with alternative State-based regimes is increasingly unlikely, at least while the Senate remains so constituted. Apart from the uncertainties associated with native title, the industry must also contend with ongoing reform of both cultural heritage and petroleum legislation.The challenges for the petroleum industry in the year 2000 will therefore be to persevere whilst continuing to participate in and contribute to the various review processes.