Santos have been fined $52,000 by the NSW Land and Environment Court for failing to report the spill of untreated water at its CSG drilling site in Pilliga Forest.
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Santos face sentencing for CSG water spill
Santos will today be sentenced in the NSW Land and Environment Court for the spill of untreated water at its Pilliga drilling site in the north-west of the state.
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Australia less competitive on global stage: Shell
Shell has again flagged that the high cost of doing business in Australia is affecting the nation’s competitiveness, urging the federal government to step in.
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High costs threaten to stall LNG plant investment
Arrow Energy’s $20 billion plan for an LNG plant on Curtis Island could be halted as its parent company Shell balks at Australia’s increasingly high development costs.
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NSW government says CSG amendments are a win-win
The NSW government claims its proposed amendments to coal seam gas laws will strengthen landholder rights and improve environmental regulation.
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Arrow Energy warns of job losses if CSG ban passes
Arrow Energy said a large portion of its 1300 staff would be lost if legislation to ban coal seam gas activity from prime agricultural land in Queensland passes.
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Doubts raised over CSG well capacity to feed Curtis Island LNG plants
Doubts have been raised over whether Queensland’s coal seam gas fields can produce enough to feed Curtis Island’s LNG export plants, with claims that many wells are not meeting production expectations.
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AGL grows crops with water from CSG wells
Gas company AGL reports it is successfully growing crops using blended water from coal seam gas wells outside of Gloucester in New South Wales.
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Pilliga State forest blockade continues as locals protest Santos CSG
Protests and blockades are continuing near the Pilliga State forest as locals aim to disrupt planned CSG drilling programs by gas giant Santos.
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Bechtel warns of cash for job scam
It seems everyone is trying to cash in on the Queensland gas boom, with Bechtel warning job seekers of scam agencies promising employment with the company in exchange for cash.
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CSG work banned from water catchment areas
CSG activity has been banned in water catchment areas in Sydney and the Illawarra, effective immediately, with NSW Resources Minister Chris Hartcher saying community concerns around the practice had intensified.
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We will not go where we’re not wanted: Santos
Santos CEO David Knox has reaffirmed his company will not pursue CSG exploration on properties that do not want it after being quizzed about the potential health effects of the sector on ABC’s Q&A program.
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CSG land access talks slammed for being “restrictive”
NSW Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham has expressed concerns that only a select number of interest groups have been invited to talks aimed at granting property access to CSG exploration companies.
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New mining law centre to tackle CSG negotiations
Fair negotiation of landowner compensation for coal seam gas extraction is one of the issues Queensland's new mining law research centre will be honing in on.
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State MP wants mining in water catchment banned
After touring parts of Sydney’s water catchment area, one NSW MP says he will take concerns over the “damage” longwall mining has caused to Premier Barry O’Farrell.
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Linc Energy dumps coal gasification project
Linc Energy will close its Chinchilla underground coal gasification facility after accusing the Queensland government of siding with the rival CSG sector.
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Picnic in protest of Santos Pilliga Forest CSG work
A cultural heritage camp and workshop has been set up near Ten Mile Dam in the NSW Pilliga State forest in protest of the Santos gasfield development.
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Queensland gas boom fires up job numbers
A new report by Energy Skills Queensland found the gas sector will employ more than 14,100 workers when it peaks in 2024, double the number predicted previously.
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WA Government throws support behind fracking
Western Australia’s government is throwing its full weight behind the development of fracking techniques in the state to unlock billions of dollars worth of shale gas.
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Science should be at the centre of mining debates: Macfarlane
The Federal Minister for industry Ian Macfarlane says he finds it ironic that communities which were founded on the mining industry are now ‘hot-beds of resistance’, saying some of the debate around the coal and CSG industries has moved away from science.
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