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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
8
West Australian Petroleum Ltd Wapet lifts its estimated 1969 exploration budget by 524 million and plans four new wells on the Dongara oil gas field in Western Australia. The revised project includes reservoir additions at Windalla and other developments as Wapet expands drilling and tests with Ample oil flow reported.
Classified items show an accommodation wanted ad and fragmentary births notices with names such as SURSTON and McCANN and a wedding congratulations. The readable portions include an address fragment Torrens and references to dates in 1908 and other scattered details.
The report details abandonment of Wahoo-1 and funding efforts for Hawkstone and related Perth region mining projects. It notes a placement and partial fund raising, with figures around 638,560 and 34,380, plus planned manganese drilling in the Pilbara region near Lennora and Bay of Marble. Directors outline continued exploration in Murchison, Pilbara, and nearby nickel prospects with several joint ventures and new claims.
The Genos-Hartog Cson amin No J well near Nawes NSW has reached 2,641 t total depth in basement rack. The hole is being tested for impervious intervals in the Naval sandstone around 500 m from surface. Logs show gas detector readings at about 1,700 ft with porosity zones recorded. Immediate dulling expected higher on string reaches.
The Associated Oil Group projects net revenue of 20 million to 25 million over the next 15 years from Queensland gas. Directors note improvements in gas supplies and a potential $100,000 annual addition from liquids. A natural gas pipeline contract with Japanese steel producers is cited as a factor.
Australian Of and AGG plan to drill up to five blocks in Surat Basic area and southern Queensland amid two months option to increase interest. Union-Teneca areas include 963 square miles with approval expected by APIOSD. Widespread pursuit aims to expand NE Queensland wells and lock in joint interests as directors note potential production results.
Tel Aviv reports a surge in military production as private firms expand exports and new complexes boost output. The aviation sector leads, linking defense needs to deepening industrial capacity, with government policy fostering local supply chains and self reliance amid regional tensions.
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