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  • Tamboran plans US Listing on NYSE to boost funding for Beetaloo Basin Project

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    Tamboran plans US listing on NYSE to boost Beetaloo Basin Project funding

    Tamboran Resources Corporation (ASX: TBN) has announced its intention to list its shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) through a US Initial Public Offering (IPO) under the ticker "TBN". ... more

  • QPM launches drilling operations for Teviot Brook South wells

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    QPM launches drilling operations for Teviot Brook South wells

    Queensland Pacific Metals Ltd (ASX:QPM) has announced the start of drilling operations for seven new production wells at the Teviot Brook South area in South East Queensland,. This initiative is part of the ... more

  • QPM announces 38 per cent increase in Moranbah Project Reserves

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    QPM announces 38 per cent increase in Moranbah Project reserves

    Queensland Pacific Metals Ltd (ASX:QPM) has reported a substantial increase in reserves at its Moranbah Project in Queensland, with 2P reserves rising by 38 per cent from 240PJ to 331PJ. The independently ce... more

  • Tamboran signs major gas supply agreement with NT government

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    Tamboran signs major gas supply agreement with NT government

    Tamboran Resources Corporation (TBN) has announced the signing of a binding Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) with the Northern Territory government to supply 40 TJ per day (~19 TJ per day net to Tamboran) from the pro... more

  • Tamboran plans US listing on NYSE to boost Beetaloo Basin Project funding
  • QPM launches drilling operations for Teviot Brook South wells
  • QPM announces 38 per cent increase in Moranbah Project reserves
  • Tamboran signs major gas supply agreement with NT government

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

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 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’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

Tamboran progresses key pipeline agreements with APA Group

Tamboran Resources have entered into three formal and binding agreements with APA Group to support the development of Tamboran’s Beetaloo Basin assets. This includes: an Early Development Agreement relating to the development of the ~35-kilometre Sturt Plateau Pipeline (SPP) that is planned to connect the proposed 40 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) Sturt Plateau Compression Facility (SPCF) to the Amadeus Gas Pipeline (AGP) and, subject to achieving project milestones and executing further agreements, is targeting an online date as early as H2 2025 an Early Development Agreement for development o... more

Pilot enters binding agreements to raise $3.5 million

A syndicate of sophisticated investors has agreed to inject $3.5 million into Pilot Energy (ASX:PGY) to progress the company’s flagship Mid West Clean Energy Project (MWCEP) in Western Australia. The syndicate is being led by Greg Columbus, a director of Discovery Investments Pty Ltd and current Non-executive Chairman of Talon Energy. This is the second time this investor syndicate led by Columbus has participated in the issue of convertible notes in 2023. The six binding convertible notes will be issued in two tranches. The first five notes will be issued to members of the investor syndicate and will ... more

Plans released for new Port Hedland LNG plant in WA

Pilbara Clean Fuels Pty Ltd is progressing a development concept for a new, mid-scale, low carbon footprint LNG plant to be located at Port Hedland in Western Australia. The project will provide an Australian LNG fuel supply capability through a new facility for the conversion of pipeline natural gas to LNG, responding to market demand for cleaner marine bunker fuel for dry-bulk iron ore carriers operating ‘round-trip’ voyages between the Pilbara and Asia. Market studies show increasing worldwide adoption of LNG as a marine fuel, with supply availability one of the key drivers. The base-case plant c... more

Indonesian Energy Minister approval a crucial step for Mako project

The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Arifin Tasrif has approved the gas price and volume allocation for Conrad Asia Energy’s Mako field project within the Duyung Production Sharing Contract (PSC), marking a significant milestone in the project’s development and the country’s energy sector. This approval, conveyed through an Allocation Letter from the Indonesian Minister of Mining and Natural Resources, sets the stage for Conrad to finalise fully-termed gas sales agreements (GSA). It signifies a crucial step forward in the commercialisation of the Mako gas field, located in the prol... more

Trion project receives Social Impact Assessment approval

The Trion oil and gas project has received approval for its Social Impact Assessment from the Mexican Ministry for Energy. Located in the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of 2,500 metres, approximately 180 kilometres off the Mexican coastline, Trion is a greenfield development that would represent the first oil production from Mexico’s deep water. Trion is being developed by Woodside Energy in a joint venture with PEMEX and its first oil production is targeted for 2028. Submitted in May 2023, the Social Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive assessment of the project and outlines how Woodside will ... more

INPEX progresses global decarbonisation projects

INPEX continues to advance decarbonisation initiatives around the world, with a focus on carbon capture, ammonia and hydrogen.  Following last year's award of the Tokyo metropolitan area carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, along with joint venture partners Nippon Steel and Kanto Natural Gas Development, a contract has been awarded to Wood to deliver concept design services for the project's transportation network. The pre-front end engineering design (FEED) scope will focus on a network of onshore and offshore pipelines that will gather CO2 from emissions-heavy steel and power plants in the Tokyo Me... more

FPSO arrives in Senegal ahead of production start

The Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility has safely arrived offshore Senegal — marking a significant step toward achieving First Production from the Sangomar field which is targeted for mid-2024. The arrival of the FPSO from Singapore at its final destination approximately 100 kilometres offshore Dakar, Senegal, marks the commencement of the next phase of the project: commissioning the FPSO and hooking up the 23 production, gas and water injection wells that make up the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1. Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said the milestone marked a... more

Owner’s engineer chosen for green hydrogen project in Spain

Wood has been selected as owner’s engineer on a major green hydrogen production project in Teruel, Spain. The first-of-a-kind Catalina Project, developed by a consortium led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners through its Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund I K/S, will combine 1.5GW of wind and solar energy to power a 500-MW electrolyser producing green hydrogen. As the owner’s engineer, Wood will lead as a technical authority of Catalina’s green hydrogen generation plant including technology selection, preliminary studies, front end engineering and design (FEED) and EPC tendering ... more

Joint study to establish ammonia supply base in Fukushima

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., IHI Corporation, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have started a joint study to establish an ammonia supply base in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. In the study — in addition to researching to form a base for importing, storing, and supplying clean ammonia from overseas in the Soma area of Fukushima Prefecture — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will also conduct a demand survey of hydrogen and ammonia for establishing a wide-area supply base for ammonia. All five companies will begin research on the decarbonisation of plants, such as thermal p... more

Energy giants collaborate on e-methane production in UAE

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar, INPEX CORPORATION, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to conduct a joint feasibility study on e-methane production in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Since 17 July 2023, Masdar and INPEX have been working together on a study in Abu Dhabi to manufacture e-methane utilising inexpensive renewable energy. Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have recently joined this initiative, with plans to offtake e-methane in quantities equal to 1 per cent of each company's annual city gas demand. Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas... more