“Coal Seam Gas (CSG) – The Impact on Australia’s Economy”
The CSG boom has become a controversial part of the Queensland industry and economy.
Queensland’s CSG industry has seen remarkable growth in the last few years and with our economy poised to benefit from massive investments in this new industry, the Government and recent Federal Budget is relying on the resources industry to bring Australia back to surplus by 2013.
Join the discussion, as these four leaders in this industry give their perspectives and vision on this multi-billion dollar industry, on topics such as; the background and how the process works; how CSG, water and environmental issues are managed; what CSG brings to the community; the positive effects for local business; CSG’s part in the recovering the nation; “the future as we see it” for the State’s mega CSG projects.
With guest speakers:
Mark Macfarlane, President and CEO, Santos GLNG
Mark Macfarlane is President and CEO of Santos GLNG which is responsible for the construction and operation of the 420km gas transmission pipeline from Roma to Gladstone and the gas liquefaction and export facility on Curtis Island near Gladstone, Queensland. Prior to taking up his current position, Mr Macfarlane held a number of leadership roles within Santos.
These roles included Vice President, Eastern Australia, giving him responsibility for the largest suite of assets operated by Santos, with 1250 employees, a capital spend of A$500 million per year, operating costs of A$400 million per year and more than A$1 billion in revenue.
Peter Cox, President, Australian Pipeline Industry Association and National Pipelines Manager, WorleyParsons
Peter is the President of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association and National Pipelines Manager for WorleyParsons.
He has been in the industry for over 20 years acting as project manager, project sponsor and team leader on multiple pipeline projects in Australia and overseas. Peter has been involved in the burgeoning coal seam gas industry in Queensland as it has grown from a small marginal business to become the largest gas play in Australia.
Peter Stone, Deputy Chief, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and Director, GISERA - Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance
Peter Stone is Deputy Chief of CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and the Director of GISERA, the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance. GISERA is a vehicle initiated by Australia Pacific LNG and CSIRO to foster collaborative public good research into the social and environmental challenges and opportunities associated with Australia’s growing gas industry.
Professor Chris Moran, Director of Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland
Professor Chris Moran is the Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland.
Chris started with a degree in agriculture and a PhD in soil science and digital image processing from the University of Sydney. He worked as a natural resource scientist doing spatial science in the CSIRO for 16 years. He has been involved in minerals industry water and sustainability research since 2004. He has published around 80 articles in scientific journals, technical reports and a significant number of commercial and government information papers and popular media reports.
About the moderator – Michael Roche, CEO, Queensland Resources Council
Michael Roche is the Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), the peak industry body for the minerals and energy sector in Queensland, representing the interests of more than 250 member companies.
Before joining the QRC in 2005, Michael spent nearly nine years in senior management roles with the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney, including more than three years as the Executive General Manager of ASX’s markets and market data businesses.
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