Tag: drilling
Gas social and economic impacts revealed in CSIRO report
THE Limestone Coast's expanding conventional gas mining sector's social and economic impact has been explored in a newly-released report by the CSIRO.
The study -...
‘Misleading’ fracking comments slammed
LIMESTONE Coast Protection Alliance chair Angus Ralton has slammed Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan's "misleading" comments on the region's fracking ban, arguing the 10-year...
Councils urged to sign on with coalition to protect region
THE Limestone Coast Protection Alliance remains committed to a campaign against new gas exploration permits being issued in the Otway and Cooper basins, despite...
Energy companies get ready to break ground at Nangwarry by end of year
THE Otway Basin continues to be a hive of resource activity, with a joint venture between Vintage Energy and Lakes Oil planned for the...
Beach Energy’s Haselgrove-4 drill rig a hive of activity
BEACH Energy's Haselgrove-4 rig is currently a hive of action just south of Penola as it enters a crucial stage of drilling, nearing its...
Gas project assessed as drill work to get under way
DRILLING at Beach Energy's Haselgrove-4 site could start within a matter of weeks as setup nears completion.
Located south of Penola along the Riddoch Highway,...
Drillers tap into fresh water supply
THE state's water authority is drilling a new bore in Mount Gambier to secure public drinking water supply to more than 26,000 residents in...
Drill rig hits 3.3km below surface
IN CHARGE: Beach Energy regional manager Glenn Toogood overlooks the operation. Picture: SANDRA MORELLO
BEACH Energy's drilling rig at the Haselgrove-3 conventional exploration well...
Gate wide open
A PROMINENT regional environmentalist has renewed a warning the State Government's looming release of new exploration blocks will open the floodgates to a gas...
Highways lined to lock the gates
REGIONAL gas mining opponents lined the region's highways on Saturday as part of a national roadside protest to 'lock the gate' to invasive gas...