Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 19 & 20 : 2-Nov-16

Goshawk Energy and a company owned by Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest have applied for oil and gas exploration permits covering about 220,000 square kilometres in Western Australia’s onshore Canning Basin. Forrest has applied for the permits via Squadron Energy, which is a subsidiary of Minderoo. A spokeswoman for Minderoo says the company is not currently considering the use of fracking in the Canning Basin, but environmental groups have urged Forrest to rule out using the technology.

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FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, SQUADRON ENERGY, MINDEROO PTY LTD, GOSHAWK ENERGY PTY LTD, BURU ENERGY LIMITED – ASX BRU, ENVIRONS KIMBERLEY, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX MIN, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CONOCOPHILLIPS, APACHE CORPORATION, HESS CORPORATION, PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, LAKES OIL NL – ASX LKO, EMPIRE OIL AND GAS NL – ASX EGO