Abstract:
Are Australians aware of the risks posed by deep drilling and wild cat wells?
On 28 April 2010 a small Gippsland newspaper announced the discovery of gas and oil at the South East Remora-1 exploration wild cat well, the latest in several finds in Bass Strait and part of the federal government’s expanded search for energy resources. The new well, located just 35 kilometres off the Victorian coastline, is one of the Latrobe and Golden Beach groups in the Gippsland Basin. The well was drilled in 57 metres of water to a depth of 3602 metres below sea level and is 50 per cent owned by Esso Australia Resources, a subsidiary of ExxonMobile, and 50 per cent owned by BHP Billiton Petroleum.
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