About the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture

The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV), in which Esso Australia Pty Ltd and BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd each have a 50 per cent interest, is one of the most enduring partnerships in Australia’s corporate history.

Article

About the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture

This significant partnership began in 1964, with Esso Australia as the operator for oil and gas exploration off Victoria’s Gippsland coast.

The GBJV truly is a partnership that changed the nation with the discovery of the world-class Bass Strait oil and gas fields and created long-lasting benefits that have shaped Australia’s economic prosperity.

Related content

ExxonMobil Australia commences voluntary redundancy program

Newsroom News •

ExxonMobil Australia Chairman, Nathan Fay speaks at the Credit Suisse 7th Australian Energy Conference

23 June 2020

Newsroom Speech •

ExxonMobil Australia Chairman, Nathan Fay, introduces Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas at the 2020 CEDA Economic and Political Overview

Park Hyatt, 
Melbourne, Australia

Newsroom Speech •

Esso Australia drilling West Barracouta domestic gas wells

MELBOURNE, Australia – Esso Australia Pty Ltd (‘Esso’, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd) said today that it had reached total depth on the first of its two West Barracouta gas wells in Bass Strait, which will bring new gas supplies to the Australian domestic market next year.

Newsroom News •

ExxonMobil Australia - Tax Facts

With a total investment of $40 billion, we are a substantial investor in the Australian economy and a major contributor to the wealth of the nation.

Newsroom Article •

Jet fuel storage soaring at Melbourne Airport

MELBOURNE, Australia – The Melbourne Airport Joint User Hydrant Installation (JUHI) joint venture has significantly increased jet fuel storage at Melbourne Airport, today announcing the commissioning of two new jet fuel tanks and associated infrastructure at its site in Tullamarine. The announcement was made at an event attended by The Honourable Lily D'Ambrosio MP, Victorian Minister for Industry; Energy and Resources.

Newsroom News •