Otway Basin

3D Oil, ConocoPhillips secure 3D seismic vessel

Joint venture partners 3D Oil and ConocoPhillips have contracted the Shearwater vessel, Geo Coral, to acquire the Sequoia 3D seismic survey of T/49P in the offshore Otway Basin. The survey will cover an
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Otway Gas

Beach moves quickly with Otway well planning

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is assessing Beach Energy’s proposal to undertake subsea installation and commissioning activities associated with
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Beach books in Enterprise discovery

Beach Energy has confirmed that reserves discovered at the Enterprise gas field in the Victorian Otway Basin have resulted in a proved and probable (2P) reserve booking. Following drilling and well testing,
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otway

Beach Energy lines up more Otway wells

Beach Energy has received approval to drill up to six development wells and abandon three existing subsea wells in the Otway Basin, Victoria and Tasmania. The national regulator approved Beach’s
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Beach begins preparation for Otway project

Beach Energy has received the first of seven Xmas trees and controls from partners Baker Hughes and Aker Solutions in preparation for its Otway phase four campaign offshore Victoria. The Xmas trees are
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Cooper Energy

Cooper to stabilise Orbost as production peaks

Cooper Energy has delivered a record half year for production and sales volumes, increasing its output by 76 per cent and sales by 86 per cent. Outlined in a quarterly report, Cooper managing director
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Lakes Oil equipped for Victorian onshore return

Lakes Oil is preparing to resume activity at its Gippsland and Otway acreage once the ban on all onshore petroleum exploration in Victoria expires on June 30 this year. As part of the arrangements being
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Survey

Beach gets Artisan back on track

Beach Energy has finally been given the green light by the national regulator to drill a single exploration well offshore Victoria in the Otway Basin. The Artisan-1 well is 32km off Victoria’s southwest
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Otway Gas

Beach receives green light for Victorian gas hunt

Beach Energy has been granted permission to commence a new round of well testing at a gas prospect near Port Campbell in Victoria. The company will carry out production tests to determine the size of the
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Q/23P petroleum exploration

NOPSEMA opens comments for ConocoPhillips project

ConocoPhillips Australia and 3D Oil are proposing to undertake a 3D marine seismic survey (MSS) within exploration permit T/49 P in the Otway Basin, west of King Island, Victoria. The purpose of the Sequoia
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