Projects

  • Queensland Pacific Metals receives $3m grant for Frontier Gas Exploration

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    Queensland Pacific Metals receives $3m grant for Frontier Gas Exploration

    Queensland Pacific Metals Ltd (ASX: QPM) has announced that its subsidiary, QPM Energy, has been awarded a $3 million Frontier Gas Exploration Grant by the Queensland government. This grant, part of the Quee... more

  • Azule Energy and Rhino Resources enter strategic agreement for offshore Namibian block

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    Azule Energy and Rhino Resources partner in offshore Namibian block

    Azule Energy, in a significant move marking its first international deal since its inception in 2022, has partnered with Rhino Resources Namibia for a strategic farm-in agreement concerning Block 2914A (PEL85) ... more

  • Successful first oil production at Eldfisk North Project in the North Sea

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    Oil production starts at Eldfisk North Project in the North Sea

    The Eldfisk North Project, located in the Greater Ekofisk Area in the North Sea and operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, has commenced its first oil production several weeks ahead of schedule. The Eld... more

  • BlueNord ASA provides update on Tyra II commissioning

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    Technical issue with gas compressor to delay Tyra II commissioning

    BlueNord ASA has announced an operational occurrence with the intermediate pressure (IP) gas compressor will impact the commissioning of the new Tyra II facilities in the North Sea. The investigation has con... more

  • Queensland Pacific Metals receives $3m grant for Frontier Gas Exploration
    13 May, 2024
  • Oil production starts at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico
    14 Apr, 2023
  • Woodside driving forward renewable hydrogen in Tasmania
    12 Nov, 2021
  • Equinor signs contracts for Northern Lights project
    21 Oct, 2020
Woodside reports successful reserves update as a result of merger with BHP

Angel CCS Joint Venture and Yara Pilbara Fertilisers to Explore CCS

The Angel CCS Joint Venture has joined forces with Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Yara Pilbara) to investigate the feasibility of employing carbon capture and storage (CCS) to decarbonise Yara Pilbara’s existing operations near Karratha, Western Australia. The proposed large-scale, multi-user CCS hub, operated by Woodside Energy, aims to assist Australian and international industries in their decarbonisation efforts. Yara Pilbara has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Angel CCS Joint Venture to explore the potential of CCS in reducing emissions from their operations in the... more
Jemena to reverse Eastern Gas Pipeline, enhancing gas supply to Victoria

Jemena reverses pipeline to enhance Victoria’s gas supply

Energy infrastructure company, Jemena, is planning to reverse the 797-kilometre Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP) — potentially sending up to 300 TJ/d of gas south from New South Wales into Victoria. The EGP, commissioned in 2000, traditionally brought gas from Bass Strait to the New South Wales and Sydney market, supplying over 70 per cent of gas across New South Wales at times. The reversal project aims to make the EGP bi-directional, allowing it to deliver 200TJ/d south from Port Kembla Energy Terminal (PKET) — owned by Squadron Energy — by Winter 2026. With PKET over 90 per cent complete, it is Austr... more
Strike signs GTA with APA

Strike signs Walyering gas transportation agreement with APA

Strike has signed a two-year gas transportation agreement (GTA) with APA Group Pty Ltd, enabling the delivery of 10 TJ/d into the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) from the Walyering gas processing facility. This will be facilitated through a new inter-pipeline connection at Mondarra, currently under construction and commissioned by APA. This infrastructure is expected to be operational by late 2024. This agreement provides Strike access to the significantly larger and more active market connected to the DBNGP, where approximately 95 per cent of daily gas in Western Australia is sold and cons... more
Woodside extends investment in education initiative

Woodside extends investment in education initiative

Woodside Energy and its joint venture partners have extended their support for education in the City of Karratha, signing five-year community partnership agreements for the ongoing delivery of the Karratha and Roebourne Education Initiative (KREI). The extension builds on more than 15 years of investment by the Woodside-operated North West Shelf Project to bridge the gap between the opportunities and resources available to students residing in the Pilbara and their metropolitan peers, and support students on their pathway to employment. The renewed agreements with the Department of Education and St Luke’... more
Five-well drilling program commences in Bowen Basin

Five-well drilling program commences in Bowen Basin

Denison Gas Limited has announced the commencement of a five-well drilling program to facilitate the expansion of production and reserves throughout its Denison North and South Project regions. Targeted plays for the wells include tight gas, conventional gas, and coal seam gas in established gas fields as well as new formations in promising regions. Denison Gas CEO Benson Wong said: “This campaign will both ensure ongoing strong production and build our 2P reserves, providing options for future growth and cementing our place as an alternative supplier into the Australian domestic gas market.” The in... more
Santos announces Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund

Santos announces Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund

Santos and its joint venture partners in the Barossa Gas Project will invest up to $10 million in Northern Territory coastal Aboriginal communities and homelands as the development phase of the project progresses. Investments will be aimed at improving community and homeland infrastructure and services as well as programs that enable Aboriginal people to maintain cultural practices and carry out cultural obligations, care for their country and establish pathways to skilled, well-paying, secure jobs and business opportunities. In addition, the Barossa Gas Project joint venture partners announced they are su... more
Santos delays FID for Narrabri gas project until 2025

Santos’s $5.8 billion Barossa gas pipeline project proceeds after court win

The Australian Federal Court has ruled in favour of Santos in the case of Munkara v Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd — dismissing the application and discharging the injunction that prevented pipelay activities south of the kilometre 86 (KP86) point along the Barossa Gas Export Pipeline. As per the ruling and in accordance with the project’s Environmental Plan, Santos will continue its pipelaying activity for the Barossa Gas Project. Organisations such as the Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA) and the Australian Energy Producers have issued statements of support for this decision. ... more
Eni to deliver carbon-neutral LNG cargo to CPC Corporation, Taiwan

Eni to deliver carbon-neutral LNG cargo to CPC Corporation, Taiwan

Eni and CPC Corporation, Taiwan have reached an agreement for Eni to deliver a carbon-neutral LNG cargo to CPC Corporation at the Yung An receiving terminal. The LNG will be sourced from the Bontang liquefaction terminal in Indonesia as part of Eni’s contract with Eni Muara Bakau B.V., the joint venture operated by Eni which owns and operates the Jangkrik gas field. The cargo will be certified as carbon-neutral according to the internationally recognised PAS2060 [1] standard. As part of the transaction, the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the entire value chain of the LNG cargo, inc... more
Equinor and partners boost production from Vigdis field

Equinor and partners boost production from Vigdis field

A pump on the seabed gives the Vigdis oil field in the North Sea a boost that increases production by around 16 million barrels. The Vigdis subsea field has produced oil via the Snorre field for 24 years. When the field came on stream in 1997, it was expected to produce 200 million barrels. Yet according to operator Equinor, it has actually produced twice as much, and based on new estimates, the recoverable resources now sit at 475 million barrels. Asbjørn Løve, vice president for the Snorre field, said: “Increasing production from existing fields is important for value creation on the Norwegian contin... more
Neptune Energy installs world’s longest ETH production pipeline

World’s longest ETH production pipeline installed at Fenja field

Neptune Energy has completed the installation and testing of the world’s longest electrically trace-heated (ETH) subsea production pipeline at its operated Fenja field in the Norwegian sea. The 37 kilometre ETH pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the field to the Njord A platform, operated by Equinor. The innovative use of the ETH pipe-in-pipe significantly reduced the potential cost of the development by enabling the field to be tied back to existing infrastructure. Neptune Energy’s Director of Projects and Engineering in Norway, Erik Oppedal, said completing the installation and testing of ... more
Mero

Investment decision made on giant Mero development’s latest phase

TotalEnergies and its partners have made the investment decision for the fourth phase of the Mero project (Libra block), located deep offshore, 180 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the prolific pre-salt area of the Santos Basin in Brazil. The Mero 4 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit will have a liquid treatment capacity of 180,000 barrels per day and is expected to start up by 2025. It follows investment decisions for Mero 1 (startup expected in 2022), Mero 2 (startup expec... more
New oil find offshore of Mexico

Eni makes new oil find offshore of Mexico

Eni has reported an oil find in Upper Miocene sequences on the Sayulita Exploration Prospect in Block 10 in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina Sureste Basin, offshore of Mexico. According to preliminary estimates, the new find may contain between 150 and 200 million barrels of oil equivalent (Mboe) in place. Sayulita-1 EXP, which led to the find, is the seventh successful well drilled by Eni offshore Mexico in the Cuenca Salina/Sureste Basin and the second commitment well of Block 10. It is located approximately 70 kilometres off the coast and just 15 kilometres away from the previous oil discovery of... more
TotalEnergies announces another successful well in offshore Block 58

TotalEnergies announces another successful well in offshore Block 58

TotalEnergies and Apache Corporation have encountered oil in the Sapakara South-1 well on Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. The announcement follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West, Kwaskwasi and Keskesi. Located four kilometres southeast of the Sapakara West-1 discovery, Sapakara South-1 was drilled in a water depth of about 850 metres. Sapakara South encountered 30 metres net pay of oil, in a good quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoir. Kevin McLachlan, Senior Vice President Exploration at TotalEnergies, commented: “We are pleased by this new successful well at Sapakara South-1, ... more
Shell announces FID for Whale development

Shell announces FID for Whale development

Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has announced the final investment decision (FID) for Whale, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Whale production facility is in the Alaminos Canyon Block 773 and is adjacent to the Shell-operated Silvertip field, approximately 16 kilometres from the Shell-operated Perdido platform and roughly 321 kilometres southwest of Houston. The development, owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (60 per cent operator) and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (40 per cent), is expected to reach peak production of approximately 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per ... more