Exploration & development

Queensland students have had the opportunity to get hands-on experience of the high-level science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) skills that will be needed for the jobs of the future.

Queensland’s independent Coordinator-General has approved the proposed Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine, with conditions to ensure local employment and manage potential impacts on the environment

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Director Brian Anderson highlighted the lab’s leadership in advanced manufacturing as he led a fossil energy-focused panel discussion at a two-day summit hosted this week by the US Department of Energy.

Kibo Energy PLC, an Africa-focused energy company, has announced that it has received formal notice from the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) inviting it to develop the Mbeya Coal to Power Project (MCPP) for the export market.

The DoE's Office of Fossil Energy and NETL has issued a Notice of Intent for a Funding Opportunity Announcement expected to fund cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects on next-generation coal gasification technologies.

US$87.3 million in federal funding has been announced for cost-shared R&D projects for advanced coal technologies and research.

This approval follows more than 18 months of consultation with the Department, and the independent evaluation and endorsement of the plan by CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.

The project must now meet further stringent conditions of approval from the Commonwealth before it can begin producing coal.

CSIRO and Geoscience Australia’s recent assessment of the Carmichael project clears the way for the Queensland Government to finalise the remaining approvals.

The groundwater management plan approval is another milestone in the Carmichael coal project’s almost nine year approval process.

Caterpillar has introduced a new wet disk snubber upgrade for dipper doors on its 7495 Series electric rope shovels.

The first of two supercritical turbines from GE Steam Power has successfully synchronised to Pakistan’s national grid at China Power Hub Generation Company’s (CPHGC) new power plant.

The 19B-1 well has reached a total depth of 474 m.

Yesterday, Cumbria County Council granted planning approval to West Cumbria Mining to develop its metallurgical coal project.

Tlou Energy has provided an update on the status of field operations at the Lesedi CBM Project in Botswana.