gas exploration
Carbon capture concerns for Otway Basin
OCEAN member Lisa Deppeler has expressed her outrage at a Federal Government decision to release new areas for energy and gas companies to explore for offshore greenhouse gas storage.
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.
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.
Fossil fuel industry gives environment award to gas miner
The petroleum industry has presented an environmental award to a gas mining company with interests in the Otway Basin.