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The West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd joint venture discovered Australia's first flowing oil in November 1953, at Rough Range on the North West Cape. [6] WAPET later discovered in 1964 the first commercial natural gas field in Western Australia, at Dongara in the Perth Basin. [7] In 1998, the federal government discontinued fuel price regulation.
The list is incomplete; there are more than 25,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world. [1] However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1,500 giant and major fields. [ 2 ] Most of the world's largest oilfields are located in the Middle East , but there are also supergiant (>10 billion bbls ) oilfields in Brazil, Mexico ...
The refinery mostly produced petrol and diesel, along with jet fuel, bitumen and liquid petroleum gas (LPG). [2] Australia's refineries have experienced declining gross margins for several years, mainly due to competition from foreign refineries, an oversupply of refining capacity in Asia, and the high cost of transporting crude oil to ...
Pages in category "Natural gas fields in Australia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Australia's oil production peaked in 2000, after gradually increasing since 1980. [19] Net oil imports rose from 7% of total consumption in 2000 to 39% in 2006. Decreasing domestic oil production is the result of the decline of oil-producing basins and few new fields going online. [19]
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Jackson oil field is the largest onshore oil field in Australia. It is in Durham, Shire of Bulloo in southwestern Queensland, approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) west of Thargomindah. [1] Jackson oil plant is an oil processing facility near the field. It processes oil from several oil fields in the Eromanga Basin and Cooper Basins.
Pages in category "Oil fields of Australia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amadeus Basin; B.