Streamline, standardise, or specialise? Frameworks for regulation of unconventional resources in Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Richard Brockett
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Access ◽  
Unconventional Resources ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Regulatory Approach

The growth in domestic and global demand for energy has encouraged the development of new and innovative sources of energy. In Australia, the coal seam gas (CSG) industry has been in the vanguard of these advances with significant investment already in place to develop major CSG projects in Queensland. This rapid rise has highlighted the potential for other unconventional resources with proponents now exploring for new resources, such as shale gas, across Australia. Governments have generally attempted to support the development of these new industries. Regulatory reform has addressed the bespoke regulatory issues presented by unconventional gas production particularly in respect of water, land access and co-existence with other industries. Despite this the onshore gas industry continues to face political uncertainty, community division and divergent regulatory responses. Industry has consistently called for regulatory reforms to address duplication, remove unnecessary costs and improve approval processes to speed project delivery and enhance project returns while maintaining robust environmental protection obligations. State and Federal governments have responded to these calls for action in varying ways. While there is much to approve of in each of these processes each presents specific issues and risks that must be considered before they are implemented or more broadly adopted. Therefore, the question arises: What is the best long-term regulatory approach for the sustainable development of Australia’s unconventional resources? This paper reviews existing Australian regulatory approaches and analyses how regulators, industry and the community can work together to develop and implement a regulatory framework that achieves their respective objectives.

The effect of natural fracture's closure on long-term gas production from unconventional resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1205-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umut Aybar ◽  
Mohammad O. Eshkalak ◽  
Kamy Sepehrnoori ◽  
Tad W. Patzek
Keyword(s):  
Gas Production ◽  
Unconventional Resources

Australian onshore petroleum acreage release 2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 495
Author(s):  
Justin Gorton
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Unconventional Resources ◽  
Australian State ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Significant Opportunity

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.

Iran gas can diversify European supplies in long term

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Third ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
To Come

Significance The deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 negotiating group (UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany) on July 14 promises to end most sanctions on the country, in return for suspension and monitoring of its nuclear programme. If ratified by all parties, it will create opportunities for an expansion of Iran's gas production and exports. Iran is the holder of the world's largest gas reserves, according to BP estimates. It is also the third-largest producer (after the United States and Russia, and probably having overtaken Qatar during 2015), and the fourth-largest consumer. Impacts Iran could increase gas exports by advancing projects stalled by sanctions, although most of these will take some years to come to fruition. Iran would seek to attract foreign investment into its gas industry to increase production and exports in the longer term. If this occurs, Iran will compete with other gas exporters, particularly Russia, into the 2020s.

Advanced Real Time and Long Term Monitoring of Transportation Pipelines

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Bernasconi ◽  
Silvio Del Giudice ◽  
Giuseppe Giunta
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environment Exposure ◽  
Key Factor

A key factor for the sustainable development of oil&gas industry is the remote monitoring of integrity and reliability of transportation pipelines. In order to mitigate the risk associated to third party interference (TPI) risks and to minimize the environment exposure, it is possible to deploy a Multipoint Acoustic Sensing (MAS) technology which makes use of multi sensors placed at discrete distances along the pipeline. Any interaction with the pipe generates acoustic waves that are guided within the fluid (gas, oil, products or water) for long distances, providing information on the source event and on the “transmission” channel. Acoustic propagation is mainly governed by both absorption coefficient and sound speed, which in turn are functions of the pipe, fluid and surrounding medium system. These features have been analyzed by processing real-time data collected with a proprietary MAS system (e-vpms™) on fluid transportation pipelines, in different operational and flow service conditions, producing exhaustive sets of TPI actions, leak trials and tracking pig inspections. The paper presents original procedures for real-time monitoring, as well as for long term supervision and advance intervention planning.

VICTORIAN GAS MARKET-OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRODUCERS

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 755
Author(s):  
C.P. Demarte
Keyword(s):  
Gas Production ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Supply Contracts ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
Gas Market ◽  
Gas Supply

This paper addresses opportunities for producers in the Victorian gas market arising from the ongoing reform of the Australian gas industry. Much of the impetus of the change has occurred in Victoria but to date there has been little evidence of the benefit of market reform to producers. This is expected to change.Until recently, Esso/BHPP had a secure hold on gas production into the Victorian market. The renegotiation of their gas supply agreement with Gas and Fuel has created opportunities for limited production from new producers in the short term and significant market options in the long term.Gas marketing companies are preparing to change the way they do business. Rigid long-term gas supply contracts will be balanced with alternative arrangements with producers such as financing of field development, equity investment in projects, alliances, commodity exchanges and the use of underground gas storage and LNG.The formation of a spot market for gas will allow a transparent market place to evolve where forward physical and paper transactions can take place. Trading of gas futures and options will provide a mechanism for producers to take up any risk position that meets their corporate strategy.In the light of market growth forecasts, flexible supply arrangements and market restructure, the potential for supply of natural gas by producers into the Victorian market is considerable.

The current state of the gas industry in the countries Middle East

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Ali Saeed Al-Dirawi ◽  
Lada Avenirovna Podolyanets
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
World Market ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Gas Fields ◽  
The Impact

In the countries of the Middle East, oil and gas fields were discovered at about the same time, in the first third of the 20th century, but the development was mainly in the oil direction. Starting from the 1970–1980s, a keen interest in gas fields appeared, but most of these countries fell into a long period of military-political and organizational-economic turbulence. In the current period, in accordance with the increased world demand, growing environmental requirements, a long-term trend towards a fall in the cost and demand for oil, as well as the search for additional income, all these countries are developing the gas industry, but differ in terms of the internal factors of the industry’s investment attractiveness (reserves, type of gas, production volumes, consumption, infrastructure) and external (export orientation, transport component, the impact of sanctions, long-term regional military-political conflicts). The parameters of these national factors can affect both individual countries and the development of the gas industry in the entire oil and gas producing region of the Middle East. The combination of the influence of internal and external national factors creates new, potentially possible competitive advantages for the region’s oil and gas outsiders. The article systematizes statistics and analyzes reserves, production, cost and consumption of gas in the Middle East since 2008. The authors calculated the predicted values of these parameters based on the time series up to 2030. The authors also analyzed the transport possibilities and gas export by the countries of the region, which made it possible to differentiate the countries into developing gas industry in the coming years for national and/or local needs, and the gas exporting countries. The paper shows that cooperation between the oil and gas countries of the region is practically at the initial level and requires intensification of regional cooperation to create a powerful gas transportation infrastructure. The authors also determined the place of the gas producing countries of the Middle East in the world market for reserves, production and transportation of natural gas and LNG.

Projects and the community—coexistence in practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
John Cotter
Keyword(s):  
Development Programs ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Land Access ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Statutory Body ◽  
Industry Policy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Industry Experience

Strong domestic and global demand for energy will continue to drive further gas exploration and development across Australia over coming years. From Queensland’s onshore gas industry experience the key foundation stones that have helped to build community trust have included: clear and unambiguous industry policy for resources and agriculture; science based approach to managing and monitoring groundwater; fair and balanced approach to land access; greater transparency on industry data and activities; investment in long term community infrastructure such as roads and telecommunications; and genuine opportunities for local businesses to grow and succeed. Queensland has this year also introduced a new regional planning framework that seeks to control what is appropriate development in areas of agricultural and environmental significance. The new approach gives landholders and communities a greater say upfront on how onshore gas and resource developments can occur. As other East Coast States grapple to establish their own onshore gas industry, there is still much more to be done in Queensland as the major CSG-LNG export projects move from construction to operation and ongoing gas well development programs are rolled out into new areas and communities. In addition, exploration by the emerging shale gas industry is bringing similar community engagement challenges to other parts of the Queensland. Formally established as an independent statutory body less than 12 months ago, the GasFields Commission Queensland seeks to manage and oversee the relationship between landholders, regional communities and the onshore gas industry in Queensland. It has and will continue to play an important role in helping identify and address community expectations about how the onshore gas industry develops and evolves.

Working on the land

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 582
Author(s):  
Matthew Paull ◽  
Natasha Patterson ◽  
Anthea Patch ◽  
Kelli How
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Land Access ◽  
Natural Gas Industry ◽  
History Of ◽  
Over Time

A defining characteristic of Queensland’s natural gas industry is that upstream operations are located in a region with a strong and diverse agricultural industry. The gas resource lies beneath this farming land and the industry has had to overcome the challenge of covering huge distances to maintain thousands of gas wells and associated infrastructure – all while trying to reduce disruption on thousands of predominantly family-owned properties. Earning the trust and respect of landholders has, therefore, been essential to the success of the industry. Mistakes were made by the industry in the early days, but attitudes on both sides have since changed and evolved. There has been a move towards coexistence, respect and consent as the foundation for a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship. Along the way, the industry approach to land access has changed significantly over time. There are now many shining examples of best practice and innovation in the industry and a willingness to share solutions. This paper details the legal underpinning of Queensland’s land access process, the history of the industry in Queensland’s Darling Downs region, key lessons learned by the industry, and some of the innovations and new approaches developed by the land access professionals in the industry.

API CERTIFICATES - DIRECTION OF IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF UKRAINIAN OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Chukaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Government ◽  
Technical Products

The adoption by the Government of Ukraine of a number of programs to increase natural gas production necessitated the renewal of the technical base of Ukrgazvydobuvannya, which was morally and technically obsolete. The article examines the current state of technical support of Ukrgazvydobuvannya, which allowed us to conclude that its technological dependence on imported machinery and equipment, mainly Chinese production. It is emphasized that the tender and procurement policy pursued by Ukrgazvydobuvannya creates unequal conditions for domestic and foreign manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the gas industry. As a result of such a policy, the industry's dependence on imported machinery and equipment increases, which leads to a decrease in its level of competitiveness. The study found that the reason for this is the lack of certificates of quality of American Petroleum Machinery and Equipment of the American Petroleum Institute (API), due to the problems of its adaptation to the conditions of Ukraine. The article identifies that the main problems associated with the adaptation of API certificates are: the lack of official translations into Ukrainian of the standards of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and English-Ukrainian dictionary for professionals in the field of oil and gas engineering, differences in structure and requirements API and GOST, the lack of Ukrainian engineering companies, detailed information on the long-term needs of "Ukrgazvydobuvannya" in technical products. The article provides proposals for the development of measures that will facilitate the adaptation of international quality certificates to modern conditions of Ukraine. This will help direct the demand of gas companies towards the domestic market of machine-building products. The implementation of these measures will bring the industry engineering complex out of technological stagnation, increase its competitiveness and move away from high dependence on imported supplies of machinery and equipment.

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