Articles tagged: gas drilling
Otways drilling to start
An offshore gas drilling rig is set to commence operations off the coast of Cape Otway.
Gas company eyes Otway Basin in 2025 plan
Beach Energy has commenced community consultation as it seeks approval to drill for gas in the offshore Otway Basin.
Otway Basin gas drilling plan for energy giant
International energy company ConocoPhillips has contracted a rig to drill for natural gas in the offshore Otway Basin, possibly as early as 2025.
Fighting for our planet’s future
Lisa Deppeler’s fears for the planet started long before her much-publicised efforts to protect the Otway Basin from seismic blasting.
Two more gas wells plugged in to gas plant
Two new offshore gas wells are pumping gas to Port Campbell’s Otway Gas Plant.
Plan to remove offshore gas wells
A gas company is seeking approval to remove two gas wells offshore from Port Campbell, after they became unproductive.
Gas development delayed
A Federal Government intervention in the gas industry has delayed Cooper Energy’s latest gas development plans offshore from Port Campbell.
Gas exploration plans ramp up for companies
Two fossil fuel companies have outlined their plans to drill offshore from the Great Ocean Road region in the search for natural gas.
Offshore gasfield connection moving ahead
A 150-metre-long vessel has arrived in the ocean off Port Campbell to connect new undersea gas wells to the town’s Otway Gas Plant.
Vessel en route to coast for gas project
A specialist vessel is sailing from the United Kingdom to Australia to begin work on a natural gas project offshore from Port Campbell.
Drilling on new gas wells complete
Beach Energy has finished a major program of drilling for gas offshore from Port Campbell, striking natural gas and boosting production at its Port Campbell plant.
New gas well gets green light
Corangamite Shire Council has approved a new onshore gas well just outside Port Campbell, despite objections from neighbouring farmers.
Gas harvest starts from new wells
Natural gas has started flowing from two new wells offshore from Port Campbell.
Local coast could be worst-off under drilling
South-west Victoria is set to be one of the state’s most impacted regions when onshore gas drilling recommences.
Gas drilling is legal again
Energy companies can once again begin searching and drilling for gas in Victoria now that a moratorium on onshore exploration has lifted.
MP takes stance over drilling
Corangamite MP Libby Coker has launched a petition opposing new fossil fuel projects near the Twelve Apostles.
Federal Government to auction offshore Otway gas fields
The Federal Government is inviting bids for potential offshore gas fields just a few kilometres from the Twelve Apostles.
Drillers strike undersea gas
Ocean drillers have found more gas, about 32 kilometres off the coast of Port Campbell.
Objection to Otway gas plan
Local climate campaigners have backed an Australian Senator’s rebuke of a planned gas project that could impact Apollo Bay fishers.
Drill thrills company, frustrates activists
Beach Energy has reported more than double its expected yield at a gas exploration well offshore at Port Campbell and expects to use the supply by the end of next year.
Activist anger as gas permits approved
Otways environmental activists say they are “devastated” by the State Government’s decision to award two offshore oil drilling contracts near Victoria’s south-west coast, including near Port Campbell.
