http://ppo.com.au/news/ en query@gs-press.com.au Copyright 2010 2010-07-30T02:45:26+00:00 http://ppo.com.au/news/conocophillips_ceo_calls_for_incentives_instead_of_tax/042893/ http://ppo.com.au/news/conocophillips_ceo_calls_for_incentives_instead_of_tax/042893/ ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer James Mulva has called for the Australian Government to provide incentives rather than further taxing to promote the growth of the coal seam gas (CSG) industry. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/qwc_seeks_directors_to_monitor_csg/042894/ http://ppo.com.au/news/qwc_seeks_directors_to_monitor_csg/042894/ The Queensland Water Commission (QWC) has established the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Water Division, which will monitor, assess and manage the impacts of CSG water extraction on groundwater resources. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/stuart_finds_shale_potential/042892/ http://ppo.com.au/news/stuart_finds_shale_potential/042892/ Stuart Petroleum has received advice that PEL 516, located in South Australia’s Cooper Basin, could contain 38–60 Tcf of shale gas-in-place. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/lm_completes_and_continues_exploration_of_nz_resources/042891/ http://ppo.com.au/news/lm_completes_and_continues_exploration_of_nz_resources/042891/ L&M Energy has completed the Te-Kuiti-1 coal seam gas (CSG) well in South Waikato, New Zealand, the final of the three-well program at PEP 50348. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/csg_drilling_report_molopo/042890/ http://ppo.com.au/news/csg_drilling_report_molopo/042890/ Molopo has commenced drilling the first of up to five planned exploration wells over the Timmy Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Project in Queensland. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/drilling_report_awe2/042889/ http://ppo.com.au/news/drilling_report_awe2/042889/ AWE has commenced drilling on the Tuatara-1 exploration well, located in PEP 38524 of the Taranaki Basin, offshore New Zealand. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/company_news_adx_aj_lucas_awe_cooper_innamincka_oil_basins/042888/ http://ppo.com.au/news/company_news_adx_aj_lucas_awe_cooper_innamincka_oil_basins/042888/ ADX Energy has announced that the sale of its 49.9 per cent interest in PEL 182 to Victoria Petroleum has been completed for an $A1.1 million. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-30 http://ppo.com.au/news/shell_could_take_stake_in_wheatstone_project_analyst/042869/ http://ppo.com.au/news/shell_could_take_stake_in_wheatstone_project_analyst/042869/ Shell could take a stake in Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Development in Western Australia within the next 12 months, according to Goldman Sachs JBWere. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-29 http://ppo.com.au/news/perth_professionals_raise_concerns_over_lng_project_jobs/042871/ http://ppo.com.au/news/perth_professionals_raise_concerns_over_lng_project_jobs/042871/ The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) has voiced concerns over the number of contracts being awarded to international companies for work on LNG projects in Western Australia. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-29 http://ppo.com.au/news/study_finds_positive_results_for_plastic_piping/042868/ http://ppo.com.au/news/study_finds_positive_results_for_plastic_piping/042868/ Current generation materials for polyethylene potable water supply pipes are expected to have “excellent” longevity and performance, according a new report from Jana Laboratories commissioned by the Plastics Pipe Institute. PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore 2010-07-29