ENVIRONMENTAL activists claim offshore drilling for coal could destroy the marine environment and have a negative impact on local tourism.
11/11/2008
COMET Ridge has been awarded a permit to drill for coal seam gas in the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
07/09/2009
RESIDENTS of the Gloucester Shire have rallied together to contest a drilling program by Gloucester Coal (GCL) in NSW.
16/01/2009
INNAMINCKA Petroleum says AGL Energy, operator of the coal seam gas program for PEL 103 and PEL 103A joint ventures located in the Cooper Basin, has concluded drilling on the Merninie 2 coal seam gas exploration well.This was the first well in a three well programme.
06/11/2009
BLUE Energy has contracted a second coal seam gas rig for drilling in the Moranbah area, Queensland.
11/09/2009
BLUE Energy has received approval to conduct a 10 well Coal Seam Gas core hole drilling program at its project in the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
21/10/2009
Drilling at Waratah Coal's North Alpha project has revealed an additional coal resource of 3.48 billion tonnes, nearly doubling the company’s total resources.
09/02/2010
COALWORKS have updated resource estimates that more than double initial assessments at its Oaklands exploration project in southern NSW.
07/10/2008
BLUE Energy says drilling at the Itude 3 well in the Walloon Coal Measures was stalled by a drill rig string failure but now an alternative coring string has been sourced and operations have recommenced.
11/08/2009
Sam's Seafood Holdings has completed arrangements for the fundraising of $1,900,000 to strengthen the company's cash position as it starts its first drilling programme at the Roda Niaga Coal Project.
18/11/2009
WESTSIDE Corporation is hoping to secure two petroleum exploration tenements in the coal-rich Galilee Basin, Queensland.
04/09/2009
BLUE Energy spud its Oakey Power 1 coal seam gas (CSG) well on 6 October 2009.
09/10/2009
NSW GREENS MP, Lee Rhiannon has joined with community members to discuss coal seam gas projects in the Wollombi Valley.
13/08/2008
PIKE River Coal has been forced to postpone its date for ‘first coal’ following engineering challenges at its West Coast mine in NZ.
19/08/2008
BHP is narrowing its search for coal on the Liverpool Plains, citing environmental concerns as the main reason.
02/09/2008
A WESTERN Australian miner has unveiled outstanding thermal coal resources in Queensland’s central west.
30/10/2008
AT THE Paydirt 2009 Australian Gold Conference it was revealed South Australia’s mining authorities have set a goal of granting mining licences within six months of submission.
03/04/2009
A GROUP of farmers have taken BHP Billiton to court over potential coal mining of the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales.
14/04/2009
GOLDEN Equipment Company may not appear to be a likely candidate to win orders from one of the US's largest surface coal mining giants, but that doesn’t mean it can't.
23/11/2009
BOW Energy has announced a substantial increase in its Coal Seam Gas (CSG) reserve targets with 1,900PJ of 3P and 450PJ of 2P certified reserves targeted by the end of 2010.
22/04/2009