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The Taroom Trough Oil & Gas Conference
24–25 November 2026
Stamford PlazaBrisbane
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DAY ONE

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DAY ONE
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8:30am - 9:00am
Registration & Morning Coffee
9:00am - 9:05am
DAY ONE OPENING
9:05am - 9:10am
OPENING REMARKS | Opening remarks from the Chair
9:10am - 9:30am
STATE GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  • The Hon Ann Leahy MP - Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers, Queensland Government
9:30am - 9:50am
Taroom Trough Development Plan
  • Gerard Coggan - Coordinator General, Queensland Government
9:50am - 10:10am
Global wars necessitate sovereign energy supply chains
  • Saul Kavonic - Head of Energy Research, MST Financial
10:10am - 10:30am
Regulatory Framework and Approvals Process
10:30am - 11:10am
Networking and refreshment break
11:10am - 11:30am
Shell QGC’s exploration of the Taroom Trough
  • Senior Representative, QGC
11:30am - 11:50am
The impact of the Taroom Trough on Australia’s fuel security and economic resilience
  • Keld Knudsen - General Manager States & Territories, Director Qld, Australian Energy Producers
11:50am - 12:10pm
Beyond Oil and Gas: What History Can Teach Us About Development in the Taroom Trough
  • Councillor Andrew Smith - Mayor, Western Downs Regional Council
12:10pm - 12:30pm
Infrastructure and logistics: Building the supply chain
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch and networking break
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Best practices in drilling and completions engineering
  • Joshua Leigh - Vice President, Australasia, Halliburton
1:50pm - 2:10pm
Examining drilling and completion technologies for the development of the Taroom Trough
  • Alasdair Wood - Sales Manager, Baker Hughes
2:10pm - 2:30pm
Innovative drilling techniques for unlocking the potential of the Taroom Trough
  • Matt Loth - East Coast and PNG Country Manager, SLB
2:30pm - 2:50pm
The role of the Eromanga refinery in opening up the Taroom Trough oil field
  • Drew Morland - Chief Executive Officer, IOR
2:50pm - 3:30pm
Networking and refreshment break
3:30pm - 4:10pm
PANEL DISCUSSION | Pipeline and transportation infrastructure requirements
  • Sean Fleming - EGM, Gas Transmission and Storage, APA Group
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Lessons from CSG industry in extracting gas in the Surat Basin
4:30pm - 4:35pm
CLOSING REMARKS | Closing remarks from the Chair
4:35pm - 5:05pm
Networking Function
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