The conference is being held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, on Monday, September 9, and Tuesday, September 10, 2002, and following the enormous success of the event last year is already attracting a large number of delegates.

McDonald said the Good Oil Conference was designed to provide Australian petroleum explorers and producers with a forum to promote prospects and farm-out opportunities to investors and brokers. It was being marketed internationally to attract some of the biggest Australian and overseas investors.

Considerable interest was being shown in the conference which showcased a country that many believed to be the great new frontier of the world's petroleum industry, particularly in the field of gas.

Holding the Good Oil Conference in Fremantle had proved to be very popular with last year's delegates, particularly those from the Eastern States, who enjoyed the ambience of one of the prettiest and most colourful port cities in Australia.

A giant seafood dinner, which was regarded as one of the highlights of last year's conference, will be a feature of this year's event.

McDonald said that while the program of presenters had been filled there were still a few exhibition booths available. Anyone interested could contact him on 08 9388 2222.

Further information about the conference was also available on the www.riuconferences.com.au website.

The companies presenting at this year's conference include Oil Company of Australia Ltd, Arrow Energy NL, Amity Oil Ltd, Cooper Energy Ltd, ARC Energy NL, Australian Worldwide Exploration Ltd, Bounty Oil & Gas NL, Sydney Gas Company NL, Voyager Ltd, Empire Oil & Gas NL, Victoria Petroleum NL, Kimberley Oil NL, Beach Petroleum NL, ROC Oil Company Ltd, Tap Oil Ltd, Hardman Resources Ltd, Oil Search Ltd, Indo-Pacific Energy Ltd, Queensland Gas Company Ltd, Norwest Energy NL, West Oil NL, Strike Oil NL and First Australian Resources Ltd.

The Good Oil Conference is a project of Resource Information Unit and the Oil&Gas Gazette.