Fracking and our Gas Future 2013 Conference

Miss the conference? No problem, the presentations are now available for purchase for only AU $660 incl. GST. Call +61 2 9977 0565 to order and receive your copy today.

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At the Fracking and our Gas Future 2013 conference, over twenty Australian and international speakers analysed the latest scientific research focused on all aspects of natural gas development, provided insight from international experiences, highlighted the key concerns in the development process and constructively discussed options to alleviate these concerns.

The presentations are now available for purchase for only AU $660 incl. GST. 

How you will benefit from these presentations:

  • Learn the latest on how the issue of fracking is being dealt with in other parts of the world
  • Review the discussion on how to address the objections to fracking
  • Understand how to improve the perception of fracking within the community
  • Explore the implications of the global natural gas revolution for Australia and how we can benefit
 
 
International fracking experts discussed the global implications of the natural gas revolution with keynote international speaker:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Discover what is happening internationally in response to the increased use of fracking
  • Find out what we can learn from international experiences
  • See what the latest studies are telling us?
  • Examine the concerns of the agricultural sector and how they can be alleviated
  • Understand how we can optimise the regulatory process for all involved?

Call +61 2 9977 0565 to order and receive your copy today.

Presentations include thought provoking insights from key speakers including:
 

Rick Wilkinson, Chief Operating Officer – Eastern Australia, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association

Martin Hoffman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

  

Grant Blackwell
Principal Science Advisor
New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner to the Environment (New Zealand)

Nathan Taylor
Chief Economist
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)

Andy Lukas
Director
AJ Lucas

Barry Goldstein
Executive Director Energy Resources
SA Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy

Mark Gifford
Chief Environmental Regulator
NSW Environment Protection Authority

Peter Stone
Director
Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance

Stefaan Simons
Director
International Energy Policy Institute

Jock Laurie
NSW Land and Water Commissioner

Andrew Garnett
Director - Centre for Coal Seam Gas
University of Queensland

Manouchehr Haghighi
Senior Lecturer
The Australian School of Petroleum Science

Randall Cox
General Manager,
QLD Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment

Jan Gill
Team Leader Groundwater Policy
NSW Office of Water

Deb Kerr
Manager – Natural Resource Management
National Farmers Federation

Andrew Gregson
Chief Executive Officer
NSW Irrigators Council

Tim Rawling
Principal Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences
University of Melbourne

Sue Dillon
Projects Manager
AgForce

The full set of presentations is now available for purchase and includes:

Why the environmental effects of fraccing are still unclear
Andrew Garnett, Director - Centre for Coal Seam Gas, University of Queensland

The measures we need to avoid any negative impacts of fracking on irrigators
Andrew Gregson, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Irrigators Council

Approaches to informed and balanced debate about shale gas in the UK – how we are working with the communities
Andy Lukas, Director, AJ Lucas Group Ltd

Moving forward with gas in South Australia
Barry Goldstein, Executive Director – Energy Resources, SA Department for  Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources & Energy

Unconventional gas - vandal or saviour?
Deb Kerr, Manager – Natural Resource Management, National Farmers’ Federation

What the frack (trying to) understanding the coal & CSG debate: impacts vs no impacts?
Gavin Mudd, Senior Lectuer - Environmental Engineering, Monash University

Evaluating the environmental impacts of fracking in New Zealand
Grant Blackwell, Principal Science Adviser, New Zealand Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

A better way - staged approvals
Ian Woodward, Principal Environmental Scientist, pitt&sherry

CSG projects – NSW regulatory and policy framework
Jan Gill, Team Leader Groundwater Policy, NSW Office of Water

Optimization of fracture treatment at maximum revenue and minimal environment effects in Cooper Basin tight gas reservoirs
Manouchehr Haghighi, Senior Lecturer, The Australian School of Petroleum Science, University of Adelaide

Environmental regulation of coal seam gas in NSW
Mark Gifford, Chief Environmental Regulator, NSW Environment Protection Authority

The national approach to gas
Martin Hoffman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Resources Energy & Tourism

Shale gas and world energy markets
Michael Lynch, President and Director Global Petroleum Service, Strategic Energy & Economic Research (USA)

The national interest
Nathan Taylor, Chief Economist, CEDA

Coal seam gas: impacts and opportunities
Peter Stone, Director, Gas Industry Social & Environmental Research Alliance

Impact of CSG on groundwater in Qld
Randall Cox, General Manager, Queensland Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment

Our gas future
Rick Wilkinson, Chief Operating Officer Eastern Region, APPEA

How does  resource ownership operate across Australia
Samantha Hepburn, Associate Professor, School of Law, Deakin University

Learning from the Queensland CSG experience
Sue Dillon, Projects Manager, AgForce Queensland

Modelling and monitoring the space between the sand
Tim Rawling, Principal Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne

Special water requirements for the mining and petroleum industries in Australia
Tina Hunter, Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland

All for only AU $660 incl. GST!!

To order your copy today, call  +61 2 9977 0565.

Who will benefit from these presentations:

  • Federal and state departments responsible for energy market policy
  • Federal and state departments responsible for environment and planning policy
  • Gas producers and explorers
  • Gas transmitters, distributors and retailers
  • Drilling contractors
  • Associated professional services firms (consulting, legal and accounting)
  • Construction and engineering firms servicing the gas sector
  • Energy technology and equipment vendors
  • Bankers and investors in the energy/resources sector
  • Sector analysts and energy traders

Call +61 2 9977 0565 now to order and receive your copy of the presentations today - only $660 incl. GST!!

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