“This block is in shallow water and frontier style but is also on the east coast and close to infrastructure,” Mr Newell said, referencing Beach Energy’s Thylacine and Geographe wells and Cooper Energy’s Annie gas discovery which could provide a path to market for the duo’s gas should they prove successful.“We can see that Exxon‘s production is falling from a cliff and they’re in limbo because of the Bass Strait sale and then Beach have deferred their exploration and development drilling also,” 3D executive chairman Noel Newell told The Australian. “We saw the gas prospectivity in the Otway and we believe it is the last place you could find large gas reserves on the east coast. We picked it up when gas prices were low and it wasn’t very sexy and worked it up to get a major in there.”
“The cheapest gas in the Melbourne market is coming from the Gippsland and Otway Basins. It’s hard to imagine how a LNG terminal can be competitive against gas that‘s local in my opinion."
How many years did Noel Newell spend trying to bring marginal Bass Strait oil accumulations to market? He never seemed to get any projects to fruition, without surrendering control, or giving away the upside. Now there is excitement in the West.Noticed no posting on TDO since July 20.
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