There’s a lot going on here at the bug house and we thought it was time – or perhaps a little overdue! – for a bit of an update. First up, we are excited to announce the launch of our new satellite office in Brisbane. In fact, it is Queensland’s only dedicated commercial office for […]
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Celebrating 40 Remarkable Years: MGPalaeo’s 2023 Year in Review
Another year done and dusted, and what a year it was! There were some monumental changes here in the bug house, some you’ve heard about and some you have not… But before we reveal all, this year also marked an important milestone – our 40th year in business. From humble beginnings on Roger and Dianne’s […]
Open-file Palynological Datasets from the Great Artesian Basin
The largest open-file collection of fully reviewed and standardized palynological data in Australia is now available for download. As the demand for water increases due to population and industry growth, understanding the hydrogeological characteristics of aquifers becomes even more crucial to our future. For this reason, groundwater has become an important part of our portfolio […]
The Perth Basin: Challenging Misconceptions and Unveiling its Palynological Potential
Western Australia’s Perth Basin has emerged as a key piece of Australia’s energy puzzle and is a hub of ongoing exploration and discovery, with resources including oil and gas, CCUS, geothermal, groundwater, and hydrogen. But to truly unlock the basin’s potential, we must delve deeper into the realm of palynology – and clear up some […]
APT and MGPalaeo in Australian oil and gas partnership
MGPalaeo have entered into a joint venture agreement with petroleum systems specialist Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) to provide integrated multi-client and post-well analyses for E&P companies operating in Australia. The parties’ first study will focus on the Roebuck Basin on the central North West Shelf of Australia. “To date there has been very little innovation […]
The AUSTRALIS Viewer and A New Core Workshop
There is a lot happening in the bug house this month: we’ve recently launched our all-new AUSTRALIS Viewer platform, plus we have two integrated core workshops coming up, with registrations now being accepted. The AUSTRALIS Viewer Our new AUSTRALIS Viewer lets you explore all the wells with fully reviewed and standardized well data from spud […]
COVID-19 Update
From the team at MGPalaeo: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following advice and guidelines from the Australian Government, the majority of MGPalaeo staff will be working from home from today, Tuesday 24 March, until further notice. The health and safety of our staff and their families is our top priority, but we aim to […]
Biostratigraphy Review of the Onshore Otway Basin (Victoria)
MGPalaeo is excited to announce the release of a new biostratigraphy project undertaken for the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV). The task was to review and supplement the current biostratigraphic dataset for the onshore Otway Basin in Victoria. This project was the result of a collaborative effort with Stephen Gallagher, Fabian Stanislaus and Vera Korasidis […]
From the Pinnacles to post-glacial Permian Plays of the Perth Basin
Here’s something a little different this time, as we wanted to give a summary of the recent Perth Basin fieldtrip that Amely helped run, plus discuss our upcoming Perth Basin core workshop. As such, the following is by Chris Watts: We’ve sadly packed away our hiking boots following a three-day geological fieldtrip through the Northern […]
The Bedout Workshop – a core workshop week full of firsts!
We are extremely pleased to announce that our recent Bedout Sub-basin core workshop was the highest attended core workshop in MGPalaeo’s history, with 46 participants from all over Australia and overseas joining us on our journey through the Lower Keraudren Formation. This much interest in the Bedout Sub-basin meant it was impossible to fit everyone […]