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Origin Energy Limited
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Australian shares yesterday gained on the rise of Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 gained 71.1 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 3995.6, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 70.3 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 3987.8.
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 8 July, 2009. The Ensign 30 rig will be moved to the Willunga-1 location, also in PEL 92 and located 15 km north west of the Parsons oil field. The Paralana-2 geothermal exploration well is currently drilling ahead at a depth of 480 metres in the Maree Formation. Burnside-1 has been sidetracked due to mechanical issues. Burnside-1ST1 is drilling ahead at a depth of 2320 metres.
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) announces the drilling report for the week ending 1 July, 2009.
Beach Petroleum Limited's (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) Butlers-1, the third well of a planned six well oil exploration program in PEL 92 is to be cased and suspended after intersecting a 4.5 metre oil column in high quality reservoir at the top of the Namur Sandstone. Butlers-1 is the second successive oil discovery in the current drilling campaign.
On Friday, the Australian market closed higher, lifted by the news of a massive joint venture between mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto after Rio scrapped the takeover deal with Chinalco. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 36.6 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 3971.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 36.5 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 3969.0 points. Today the local market could be hit by lower commodities prices.
In the face of the current economic downturn, the Australian geothermal industry has experienced significant growth in the number of companies that have joined the search for "Hot-Rock Energy", fuelled by the rapidly increasing demand for renewable energy. In the nine months since the Australian geothermal industry launched the world's first Geothermal Reporting Code, six companies have reported massive geothermal energy reserves.
In the face of the current economic downturn, the Australian geothermal industry has experienced significant growth in the number of companies that have joined the search for "Hot-Rock Energy", fuelled by the rapidly increasing demand for renewable energy. In the nine months since the Australian geothermal industry launched the world's first Geothermal Reporting Code, six companies have reported massive geothermal energy reserves.
In the face of the current economic downturn, the Australian geothermal industry has experienced significant growth in the number of companies that have joined the search for "Hot-Rock Energy", fuelled by the rapidly increasing demand for renewable energy. In the nine months since the Australian geothermal industry launched the world's first Geothermal Reporting Code, six companies have reported massive geothermal energy reserves.
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 27 May, 2009 are attached. Highlights of the week's activities include:
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) The drilling report for the week ending 20 May, 2009. The Ensign 30 rig has commenced its move to Tumby-1 in PEL 92. The well is expected to spud on 26 May. Interests in Tumby-1 are Beach Petroleum Ltd (75%) and Cooper Energy Ltd (25%).
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