Sydney. One year after Queensland’s largest environmental clean-up, Moreton Bay has suffered no lasting damage, Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said today.

New Zealand - GNS Science says that seismic and satellite data show that the Reinga Basin, off the northwest coast of the North Island, is one of the most prospective frontier basins in the New Zealand region.

Paris. Yesterday Shell signed two contracts with the Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries consortium for the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Western Australia.

Sydney. Role Includes LNG Refrigeration Compression, C02 Injection, Power Generation and Subsea Equipment Components. GE Oil & Gas technology has again been selected to support the development of Gorgon, one of the world’s largest untapped natural gas fields, which also features one of the world’s largest ever carbon-dioxide (CO2) sequestration technology projects.

Singapore. GE Oil & Gas said Wednesday it has so far won contracts totaling at least $1.1 billion to supply equipment to the development of the Gorgon liquefied natural gas project off the coast of Western Australia.

Sydney. Central Petroleum (ASX: CTP) as Operator, has today confirmed the presence of 130m of coal (in seams > 1m thick), ie 10m thicker than previously reported at the Coal Seam Gas exploration well CBM107001 in central Australia’s Pedirka Basin.

Australia - Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. said Tuesday that its joint venture with ConocoPhillips (COP) will launch a second exploration campaign in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia state next year, regardless of the results of current drilling.