Australian States and Northern Territory acreage update at APPEA 2010
Peter GreenDepartment of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
The APPEA Journal 50(1) 35-46 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ09003
Published: 2010
Abstract
Peter Green is the Geoscience Manager: Energy Geoscience in the Geological Survey Queensland and has extensive experience in basin studies, geoscience and the development of petroleum regulation in Queensland.
This paper provides a summary of the land releases for petroleum exploration for onshore areas and coastal waters of Australia for 2010. The summaries include upstream petroleum acreage opportunities for the states and the Northern Territory, and geothermal energy exploration opportunities.
The rise in interest in export liquefied natural gas projects has ensured petroleum exploration and production has remained strong. Interest in acquiring petroleum acreage to explore for both conventional and non-conventional plays remains high. Australian state and the Northern Territory governments continue to provide access to land and promotional opportunities for companies to undertake exploration and development of our petroleum resources.
Acreage on offer provides a mix of exploration opportunities from conventional oil and gas through to the unconventional plays such as shale gas and tight gas. This change in acreage on offer reflects the changing nature of the onshore petroleum industry in Australia.
Peter Green joined the Geological Survey of Queensland as a Geologist in 1976 and has been involved in regional geological mapping and analysis of the State’s petroleum potential and has held various managerial roles in these areas. In the late 1990s, Peter became involved in petroleum tenure administration and facilitation of the petroleum exploration. In late 2001, he was seconded to work on the new petroleum legislation. In 2005, he was appointed as Manager, Exploration Strategies where his responsibilities included the coordination of the petroleum and geothermal call for tenders. In January 2009 he returned to the Geological Survey of Queensland as Geoscience Manager, Energy, which included responsibility for petroleum, coal and geothermal energy. Peter Green holds a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Geology from the University of Queensland and Master of Science from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Peter.M.Green@deedi.qld.gov.au |
