Queensland Energy Resources
Private | |
Industry | Energy |
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Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Pearce Bowman (CEO) |
Products | Shale oil |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080724010934/http://www.qer.com.au/ |
Queensland Energy Resources Limited (QERL) is an Australian oil shale mining and shale oil extraction company with the headquarters in Brisbane. It is the developer of the Stuart (Yarwun) and McFarlane oil shale projects.
History
Queensland Energy Resources Limited was formed in February 2004, when it acquired the assets of the
On 10 May 2010, the company announced a plan for construction of a small-scale shale-oil demonstration plant at
The new plant produced its first oil on 6 October 2011, and began producing high quality ultra-low sulphur diesel and aviation fuel in September 2012. In February 2013, following a four-year industry review including a full environmental audit of QER's operations, the Queensland Government announced that it would allow the development of a commercial oil shale industry in Queensland under strict environmental conditions. The Government's oil shale policy sets vigorous environmental controls on the industry and allows existing oil shale operator, QER Ltd, to progress the demonstration plant at Gladstone to commercial stage. QER has now successfully completed the demonstration plant program, and is seeking investment in the next stage of its industry development, a commercial facility producing around 8,000 barrels per day of finished fuels. [7]Operations
Queensland Energy Resources holds mining tenement rights to several oil shale deposits in Queensland, Australia. Two major resources are Stuart, located at Yarwun, Queensland, and McFarlane, located near Proserpine. The McFarlane oil shale resource, one of Australia's largest, remains under a 20-year mining moratorium.[4] QER operates a visitor's center at the Yarwun site and has completed a successful technology demonstration plant project based on the Paraho II Technology.
See also
References
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Survey of energy resources (PDF) (22 ed.). ISBN 978-0-946121-26-7. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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Wilkinson, Rick (14 August 2008). "Queensland oil shale project still in the wings". Oil and Gas Journal. PennWell Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ "Victory: shale oil project collapses" (Press release). Greenpeace. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Oil shale decision a blow for Queensland". Queensland Resources Council. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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Moran, Kieran (11 May 2010). "QER to begin shale oil plant demo". The Gladstone Observer. APN News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Bartholomew, Kylie (10 May 2010). "Different technology to drive shale oil plant". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
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Sparkes, David (6 October 2011). "QER has good oil on shale". The Gladstone Observer. APN News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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