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- Apex Issues Media Statement
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- Apex enters into farmin arrangement for the development of its NSW gas tenures
- Apex aquies a 100% interest in PEL454
- Apex receives approval for Illawarra Exploration Project
- Apex explores Burragorang gas potential
- Apex signs agreement for Burragorang gas exploration
Apex and Ormil Respond to Stop CSG Illawarra Petition
By Chris Rogers
June 12, 2011
Stop CSG Illawarra Petition
Stop CSG Illawarra Petition
By Chris Rogers
June 12, 2011
Stop CSG Illawarra Petition
Stop CSG Illawarra Petition
Apex Energy NL (‘Apex’) holds Petroleum Exploration Licences in the Illawarra Region and in September 2009 received approval to drill 15 coal seam gas (CSG) exploration boreholes. The project details and approval have been publicly available on the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure website since its approval (http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=1325).
The CSG industry is currently experiencing high levels of public concern. In particular, a group called Stop CSG Illawarra (‘SCI’) is currently circulating a petition that is highly inflammatory, and mostly inaccurate. The petition can be found at the following link:
http://www.apexfiles.com.au/Stop%20CSG%20Illawarra%20Petition%20May%202011.JPG
A typed version can be found by following the following link:
Apex has continued to provide information on its web site, and has specifically offered to provide accurate information to the SCI group.
Apex is aware that many of the public concerns have come from watching the movie Gasland, and are related to the fracking process that is sometimes used to encourage gas flow. Apex has stated many times that it does not intend to frack any of the wells in its project for technical reasons. In addition, the distortions, exaggerations and inaccuracies contained within Gasland film are well-known and well-documented and bear very little relevance to Australia’s gas industry (www.appea.com.au/images/stories/mb_files/Factfile_Gasland_final.pdf ).
Apex has addressed the inaccurate claims made by the SCI petition. As most of the claims relate to ground water concerns, Apex has contacted a hydrogeologist and geochemist, with 35 years of local and international experience, Dr Steve Short, Director of Ecoengineers Pty Ltd (www.ecoengineers.com.au).
The full response can be found at the link below:
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