Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0774818

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0774818

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sediment transport in upwelling currents and its relevance to an active petroleum system in the Morum Sub-basin, South Australia. Australia had a trade deficit of $3.5 billion in petroleum products in 2005 and this is forecast to increase dramatically in the future. Giant oil fields may exist in the Morum Sub-basin and their exploitation could significantly reduce Australia's trade deficit in petroleum products. It would also reduce Australia's reliance on oil form politically unstable parts of the globe. Any exploration activity and subsequent exploration success would have a significant effect on the rural economy based around Portland, the main port in the area, through which most of the logistics would flow.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2008

End Date: 11-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $123,354.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Sedimentology | Petroleum Geology | Physical Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and gas | Oil and gas | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) |

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