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

Significant oil discovery made offshore Norway in the northern North Sea

Vår Energi, jointly owned by Eni (69.85 per cent) and HitecVision (30.15 per cent), has announced a new significant oil discovery in production licence 090/090I in the northern North Sea by drilling the exploration well 31/2-22 S in the Blasto Main prospect. Vår Energi AS holds a 25 per cent stake in the licence, with Equinor ASA (Operator) holding 45 per cent, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS (15 per cent) and Neptune Energy Norge AS (15 per cent). The exploration well is located 7.5 kilometres southwest of the nearest Fram Field template and 12 kilometres north of the Troll C Platform in a water depth of 349 m... more

Melbana announces appointment of drilling contractor for Cuba, Block 9

Melbana Energy Limited has entered into a formal agreement with a subsidiary of Sherritt International Corporation to provide it with drilling and related services pertaining to its upcoming two well drilling program in its Block 9 contract area in Cuba, expected to commence in mid-2021. Under the new agreement, Sherritt will provide a drilling rig which is already situated in-country and manage the logistics of Melbana’s purchased inventory and equipment arriving from abroad throughout the drilling program. Sherritt will also provide drilling crews to operate under the supervision of Melbana’s Drilling M... more

Total reinforces commitment to develop Singapore into major LNG maritime hub

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded a third liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supplier licence to Total’s subsidiary in charge of worldwide bunkering activities, Total Marine Fuels Private Limited, for a five-year term starting 1 January 2022. The achievement follows a 10-year agreement signed by Total back in 2019, to develop an LNG bunker supply chain in the port of Singapore. It reaffirms the company’s commitment to contribute to the country’s ambition in becoming a key LNG bunkering hub for Asia. It also underscores Total’s confidence in the role of natural gas for t... more

Framework agreements awarded for 4D surveys offshore Norway

PGS and Shearwater GeoServices have secured framework agreements from Equinor for 4D towed streamer seismic acquisition on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The agreements, which are for a period of two years starting in 2021, have a total estimated value of around NOK 700 million.The agreements can also be applied for the UK continental shelf. Equinor’s Chief Procurement Officer, Peggy Krantz-Underland said it is a new way of working with seismic suppliers. “We are moving away from annual tenders towards a more long-term collaboration model. This will ensure improved predictability and more susta... more

New oil discovery in the Barents Sea

Vår Energi, jointly owned by Eni (69.85 per cent) and HitecVision (30.15 per cent), has announced a new oil discovery in production licence PL532 in the Barents Sea (located off the coasts of Norway and Russia) by drilling the exploration well 7220/7-4 on the Isflak exploration prospect. Vår Energi AS holds a 30 per cent stake in the PL532 licence, while Equinor Energy (Operator) holds 50 per cent and Petoro AS holds 20 per cent. Exploration well 7220/7-4 is located approximately 10 kilometres southwest of the Skrugard discovery and 230 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest in a water depth of 349 metres. ... more

APA Corporation and Total conclude drilling operations at Keskesi

APA Corporation and Total S.A. have advised that the Keskesi East-1 discovery well offshore of Suriname has encountered substantial pressure increases that could ultimately exceed the capabilities of the wellbore design and pressure control equipment. Earlier this year, the Keskesi East-1 discovered oil, volatile oil and condensate in the Upper Cretaceous-aged Campanian and Santonian intervals. Subsequently, the companies continued drilling toward deeper Neocomian-aged targets. However, as a result of the pressure increases, the partners decided to conclude drilling operations at Keskesi before reaching the N... more

Equinor and partners invest in further development of Åsgard field

The partners in the Åsgard licence have decided to invest just under NOK 1.4 billion to further develop the field and implement the Åsgard B low-pressure project. The Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea started producing in 1999 and the transition to low-pressure production is important to secure improved recovery from the field. Equinor’s senior vice president for projects, Geir Tungesvik, said the company is pleased that the Åsgard owners have given the project a go-ahead. “The project will increase production from the current Smørbukk wells and contribute to achieve planned production from the... more