CSIRO is developing and applying geothermal capabilities to help secure Australia's energy future in a low emissions world.

Geothermal energy from hot rocks is a promising renewable energy option that could underpin a non-fossil fuel based economy of the future.

CSIRO scientists have created ‘rogue waves’ more than 20 metres high and smashed them into virtual oil and gas production platforms to compare different mooring designs.

A new research partnership between CSIRO and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (VicDPI) will delve deep into Victoria’s basins to unearth new oil and gas reserves.

New exploration concepts and technologies are being developed by researchers working through the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship with the long-term aim of replenishing Australia’s resource base.

The CSIRO hydraulic fracturing group are pioneering new applications for caving-type mining operations, gas drainage from coal seams, geothermal reservoir development and carbon storage operations.

CSIRO is providing technologies to help improve Australia's oil and gas self-sufficiency as well as develop sustainable energy resources for the future.

CSIRO has developed a simulation tool (FLAMED) to simulate gas migration in coal seams. FLAMED incorporates flow with the geomechanical behaviour of coal seams.

A video about better prediction of oil and gas deposits for which CSIRO Petroleum’s Characterisation Team received a CSIRO Medal in 2004. (2:30)

Dr Cedric Griffiths is a geologist with a fascination for using computers to predict what lies underground in the Earth’s strata.

Mr Tony Allan is a CSIRO expert in the stratigraphy of Papua New Guinea, using Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy to advance petroleum.

Australia's most authoritative magazine on sustainability in the environment, industry and community. ECOS is published bi-monthly by CSIRO PUBLISHING both in print and online.

CSIRO’s earthmatters magazine is a free magazine, published three times a year which focusses on the hard issues faced by today’s exploration and mining industries.

Sensing technologies for hydrocarbons and their potential use as exploration devices is being delivered through the CSIRO Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship (2 pages).

Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy (SIS) is used for high resolution chronostratigraphic control of sedimentary sequences.