Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
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The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, known as APPEA, is an Australian industry association representing companies which explore and produce oil and gas in Australia
. APPEA is a non-profit organisation.
The organisation was originally established in 1959 and previously used the acronym APEA. It is the peak national body representing the collective interests of the upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Association has more than 80 full member companies that explore for and produce Australia’s oil and gas
resources.
These companies currently account for an estimated 98 per cent of the nation’s petroleum production. In addition, APPEA also represents more than 220 associate member companies that provide a wide range of goods and services to industry.
APPEA works with Australia’s national, state and territory governments to ensure the country’s regulatory and commercial framework promotes investment and maximises the return to the Australia
n industry and community from developing the nation’s oil and gas resources.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. APPEA is a non-profit organisation.
The organisation was originally established in 1959 and previously used the acronym APEA. It is the peak national body representing the collective interests of the upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Association has more than 80 full member companies that explore for and produce Australia’s oil and gas
Oil and gas
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resources.
These companies currently account for an estimated 98 per cent of the nation’s petroleum production. In addition, APPEA also represents more than 220 associate member companies that provide a wide range of goods and services to industry.
APPEA works with Australia’s national, state and territory governments to ensure the country’s regulatory and commercial framework promotes investment and maximises the return to the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n industry and community from developing the nation’s oil and gas resources.
See also
- Energy law#Australia
- Head Office
- APPEA
- APPEA Events
- Industry - Oil, Gas, LNG, CSG