Why shale gas is still the next big thing
Sydney Morning Herald
Nobody knows the extent of the shale gas resource in Australia but the potential is big, perhaps big enough to reduce coal seam gas to a sideshow. The federal agency Geoscience Australia set the theme of this week's annual Australian Petroleum ...
Shale the next big thing in gasBrisbane Times
Australian shale energy still a decade in the makingThe Age
Australia Seen a Decade Away From Large-Scale Shale ProductionBloomberg
MSN Money -Ninemsn -The Australian
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Miners hiding behind Barnett's police army
The Australian
THIS week the government of Western Australia dispatched about 200 police officers to the sleepy tourist town of Broome to do the dirty work for several of the world's largest oil and gas companies. This mini army has been assembled on the doorstep of ...

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Gusmao backs Aussie links over gas
The Australian
THE dispute between East Timor and Woodside Petroleum over the Greater Sunrise gas fields should not weaken relationships between Australia and his nation, says Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. "Australia has always been a major contributor to the process ...
Australia acted nobly on E Timor: HowardSydney Morning Herald
E Timor unveils disputed gas field pipelineABC Online
East Timor Ends First Decade Fighting Oil CurseBloomberg
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Nervous Japan puts pressure on projects
The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S $100 billion pipeline of gas export projects, already being hit by cost blowouts, is coming under more pressure as major liquefied natural gas buyer Japan steps up its efforts to buy North American shale gas. Japan's major trading houses ...
Australia needs a market gas valveBusiness Spectator
Australia set to be No 1 in LNG: ExxonSydney Morning Herald
Exxon, Santos Foresee Australia Becoming Top Global Exporter of LNGInternational Business Times AU

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We're at risk of losing a key national asset
The Australian
In response, the international oil companies that dominate the Australian gas supply industry have dug into their basket of red herrings. A sovereign risk will arise, they say, if they are required to reserve gas for local use.
APPEA review: Cooking with gas?Climate Spectator
NSW to press on with coal seam gas: HartcherSydney Morning Herald

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