2026 Sponsors
Principal Sponsors
Woodside Energy is a global energy company, founded in Australia with a spirit of innovation and determination. The world needs energy that is affordable, reliable and lower carbon to support a successful energy transition. We provide energy to heat and cool homes, keep lights on and support industry.
We aim to thrive through the global energy transition with a low-cost, lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and diversified portfolio. Our recently expanded global portfolio includes quality assets and interests in Australia, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Senegal, and Timor-Leste.
We have growth opportunities across gas, oil and new energy.
Our new energy opportunities include the proposed hydrogen and ammonia projects H2Perth and H2TAS in Australia, and the proposed hydrogen projects H2OK in the United States and Southern Green Hydrogen in New Zealand.
We strive to operate responsibly across our business activities. Enduring and meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to our social performance. We recognise that our success is driven by our people and our culture. We value diversity and we strive to keep each other safe.
Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Timor-Leste and the United States of America (USA). Santos is an important Australian domestic gas supplier and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier in Asia. We are committed to supplying critical fuels such as oil and gas, and abating emissions through carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy efficiency projects, use of renewables in our operations and high integrity emissions reduction units.
Sponsors
Geoscience Australia is the national geoscience public sector organisation delivering trusted advice and information on the geology and geography of Australia. Geoscience Australia supports the energy industry by undertaking regional integrated geological studies which are focussed on assessing Australia’s subsurface energy commodity potential. The generated pre-competitive data sets are used by the Australian Government to inform energy policy strategies and also to attract domestic and foreign investment to search for new energy resources that place Australia firmly on the path to a low carbon economy.
BP is a global energy company with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. It is proud to have been operating in Australia for nearly 100 years and will celebrate its Australian centenary in 2019. BP discovers, refines, distributes and markets the products that define modern life as we know it – energy for heat, light, power and mobility. It is one of the largest suppliers of fuel and lubricants in Australia and a foundation partner in one of the largest operating oil and gas projects – the North West Shelf Joint Venture. BP is also part of the Browse Joint Venture and operates exploration permits in its own right, off the coast of Western Australia. As Operator, BP strives to be world-class, as well as a responsible corporate citizen and employer of choice. BP currently employs around 5,700 people in Australia – investing in the human capital, the innovation and the infrastructure that will underpin Australia’s future growth and prosperity.
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies and through its Australian subsidiaries, has been present in Australia for more than 70 years. With the ingenuity and commitment of thousands of workers, Chevron Australia operates the Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas facilities; manages its equal one-sixth interest in the North West Shelf Venture; progressing the decommissioning of Australia’s largest onshore oilfield on Barrow Island; and is a significant investor in exploration. Chevron Australia Downstream delivers quality fuels and lubricants primarily via its Caltex network of service stations across Australia.
Operating since 2003, CO2CRC is a world leader in carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) research. We own and operate the Otway International Test Centre in Nirranda South, South-West Victoria, Australia.
Our investors and members recognise the strategic importance of CO2CRC systematically progressing the science and engineering of CCUS to ensure an efficient and safe deployment of the technology.
As an incorporated not-for-profit research organisation (company limited by guarantee), we are funded through government grants, membership fees and direct investments from industry and research bodies.
CO2CRC develops and trials next generation low-emission technologies in commercially relevant, first-of-a-kind demonstrations.
Our portfolio is developed together and in-line with industry and government priorities, which, combined with grant funding and the membership model, enables collaboration and financial efficiencies to trial the new low-emission technologies.
ExxonMobil Australia is a part of ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy and petrochemical companies. ExxonMobil creates solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. ExxonMobil Australia’s reliable supply of natural gas and transportation fuels is powering Australian jobs, providing the energy used by local manufacturers, hospitality venues, medical facilities and construction, transport and logistics firms, and supporting the countless industries who rely on their products and services. The ExxonMobil Australia group has been operating in Australia since 1895. Learn more about us at www.exxonmobil.com.au Follow us on Twitter: @exxonmobil_aus.
At INPEX, our energy is helping to shape a brighter future.
We are proudly supporting positive outcomes in Australian communities, through jobs, training and social and economic benefits.
Our people are passionate about safe and sustainable energy solutions to achieve our net-zero 2050 goals.
As operator of Ichthys LNG, we proudly support energy security in the Indo-Pacific region.
We are actively working to introduce carbon capture and storage (CCS) by around 2030 to Ichthys LNG, 260 kilometres offshore Darwin, Australia.
Our Australian new energy business is supporting a more sustainable tomorrow through renewable energy initiatives, native revegetation, carbon farming and future biofuels interests.
Our values guide our actions and our relationships – we are proud to be delivering energy for a brighter future. www.inpex.com.au
Lidiar Group provides Project Advisory & Consulting, Project Management and Project Technical Services. Our breadth of expertise means we can hear your unique challenge, understand how to fix it, and provide a bespoke solution. The depth in our team of specialists allows us to integrate seamlessly with your business.
We believe that owners, developers and contractors in the energy, resources and infrastructure construction sectors should have access to excellent advisory and technical capabilities which allow them to exceed their objectives and deliver complex infrastructure solutions in the modern world. Our advisory and technical service offering complement each other to be able to provide targeted expertise across all stages of infrastructure project development. Lidiar Group functions as both an extension to your organisation’s capabilities and competencies and as an independent delivery companion.
With providers of all levels being driven to push themselves harder than ever before to meet market and stakeholder expectations, Lidiar Group specialises in supporting companies well-positioned for growth.
The Lidiar Group team comes together with a strong ethos for planning and strategy to deliver reliable and consistent success.
The Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia is a non-profit association of individuals involved in the exploration of oil and gas.
The purpose and objectives of PESA are:
* to promote professional and technical aspects of the upstream petroleum industry throughout Australia by providing a medium for gathering individuals interested in oil and gas exploration
* to present views and discuss technical and professional matters relating to the upstream petroleum industry
*to foster and provide continuing education for the benefit of members; and
* to maintain a high standard of professional conduct on the part of its members
Shell has operated in Australia since 1901, continuously evolving our business to help meet the needs of our customers and support the nation’s transition to net-zero.
Today, we remain a significant investor and employer in Australia, contributing to the country’s social and economic prosperity through investing in projects, paying taxes, providing jobs and training, procuring goods and services across our supply chain and investing in the communities in which we operate.
Our integrated gas portfolio includes two Shell-operated gas production and liquefaction businesses, Shell QGC in Queensland, and Prelude Floating LNG (FLNG) off the coast of Western Australia. It also includes non-operated interests in Arrow Energy in Queensland and in Gorgon and North West Shelf in Western Australia.
Shell Energy, our renewables and energy solutions business, is one of Australia’s largest electricity providers to commercial and industrial customers.
Through Shell Energy, we offer renewable and gas power generation and retailing, wholesale energy trading, low-carbon and smart energy solutions services, as well as grid-scale battery storage, creating a truly integrated energy value chain. Through our Powershop business, we offer energy to homes and small businesses in Victoria, New South Wales, South East Queensland and South Australia.
Tri-Star is a family-owned and operated explorer and producer that actively participates in Australia’s resources industry by exploring for and unlocking new sources of gas and minerals.
For over 40 years, we have been involved in key aspects of the minerals and hydrocarbon supply chain, from exploration and development to production and marketing across Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Our extensive exploration activities, including the drilling of Queensland’s first commercial CSG well, lead to the discovery and development of some of the most prospective CSG fields in the world, underpinning the $80 billion CSG to LNG industry in Queensland, Australia’s Bowen Basin
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions across energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.
For more than 40 years, Wood has supported major operators in Australia including Woodside, Shell and Esso. Over 6,000 of our in-region employees design, optimise, maintain and decarbonise energy infrastructure key to the country’s energy sector. Our strong local presence across Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin is strengthened by our global expertise, deep experience and best practices.