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The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is the effective voice of Australia’s upstream oil and gas industry on the issues that matter, working collaboratively with industry and the community.
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Media Releases
Media Release: ‘Crucial’ role for gas powering electricity grid for...
Gas will play a crucial role for decades as a...
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Media Release: Oil and gas royalty billions more than double...
Australia’s oil and gas industry will deliver almost $6 billion...
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APPEA Media Statement on Federal Government Review of Mechanisms
Attributable to APPEA Acting Chief Executive Damian Dwyer: Australia’s oil...
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Media Releases & Articles
Media Release: ‘Crucial’ role for gas powering electricity grid for decades: AEMO report
Gas will play a crucial role for decades as a stabliser for the electricity grid in...
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Media Release: Oil and gas royalty billions more than double in big boost to QLD Budget
Australia’s oil and gas industry will deliver almost $6 billion of royalties to the Queensland Budget...
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APPEA Media Statement on Federal Government Review of Mechanisms
Attributable to APPEA Acting Chief Executive Damian Dwyer: Australia’s oil and gas industry will work constructively...
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Media Release: Oil and gas sector to work with authorities on energy system pressures
Australia’s oil and gas industry recognises the issues confronting the east coast electricity market, and gas...
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APPEA statement on regulator using Gas Supply Guarantee Mechanism
Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Acting Chief Executive Damian Dwyer said: The decision by...
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Media Release: Gas industry sets the record straight on industrial gas market prices
Australia’s gas industry has outlined the reasons for upward price pressures being experienced by some businesses...
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Media Release: Oil and gas industry welcomes new Albanese Ministry
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has today welcomed the new Albanese Government Ministry,...
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National Reconciliation Week 2022
Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June). Organised by Reconciliation Australia, it...
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Statement: APPEA Acting Chief Executive Damian Dwyer on the Federal Election result
The oil and gas industry congratulates Anthony Albanese and Labor on their election success and we...
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Information and engagement
Key statistics and information
Learn about the latest economic and statistical trends for to the upstream oil and gas sector.
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Indigenous opportunities
Learn about oil and gas industry benefits for Aboriginal Territorians.
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More supply for competitive prices
Read and opinion editorial by APPEA's Chief Executive Andrew McConville published on June 2 2020.
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