Projects

  • Wood Australia awarded Greater Sunrise Concept Study contract

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    Wood awarded Greater Sunrise Concept Study contract

    The Sunrise Joint Venture (SJV), comprising TIMOR GAP (56.56 per cent), Woodside Energy (33.44 per cent), and Osaka Gas Australia (10.00 per cent), has awarded the Greater Sunrise Concept Study contract to Wood... more

  • Hartshead Resources advances gas fields amid fiscal uncertainties

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    Hartshead Resources advances gas fields amid fiscal uncertainties

    Hartshead Resources NL (ASX: HHR) has announced that despite uncertainties surrounding future fiscal policies, the P2607 Joint Venture (JV) remains committed to advancing the Phase 1 Gas Field Development of th... more

  • TotalEnergies and SONATRACH sign MoU for hydrocarbon contract

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    TotalEnergies and Sonatrach sign MoU for hydrocarbon contract

    TotalEnergies and Sonatrach have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to finalise a hydrocarbon contract in the north-east Timimoun region in Algeria — under the auspices of Law n°19-13 governing hydroc... more

  • TotalEnergies completes sale of its Canadian assets to Suncor

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    TotalEnergies acquires 20 per cent interest in Dorado leases

    TotalEnergies has announced the acquisition of Lewis Energy Group's 20 per cent interest in the Dorado leases operated by EOG Resources in the Eagle Ford shale gas play, enhancing its natural gas production cap... more

  • Wood awarded Greater Sunrise Concept Study contract
    17 Apr, 2024
  • Hartshead Resources advances gas fields amid fiscal uncertainties
    10 Apr, 2024
  • TotalEnergies and Sonatrach sign MoU for hydrocarbon contract
    10 Apr, 2024
  • TotalEnergies acquires 20 per cent interest in Dorado leases
    09 Apr, 2024
Tamboran progresses key pipeline agreements with APA Group

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

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
New LNG production at Port Hedland

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
Galilee Energy welcomes progress on Glenaras gas project

Galilee Energy welcomes progress on Glenaras Gas Project

Galilee Energy has welcomed the Central West Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development (RAPAD) and VisIR partnership which will progress the proposed 930-kilometre electricity transmission line from Hughenden to Bileola. The RAPAD Board, the Barcaldine Regional Council (BRC) and VisIR have formalised plans for the RAPAD Power Grid development with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The RAPAD Power Grid will comprise of 5.2GW of HVDC transmission technology, and approximately 4,200 megawatts of solar generation. The initiative is part of the state government’s Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan (Q... more
### QPME proud of growth and safety achievements at Moranbah Project

QPME prioritises growth and safety at Moranbah Project

In the three months since assuming operatorship of the Moranbah Project, QPM Energy (QPME) has focused on maintaining safe and stable operations while implementing a series of production optimisation and improvement initiatives. The energy company has attributed the successful transition of operations to the establishment of an organised management and operating team, as well as the implementation of correct gas field operating practices. These have ensured zero lost time injuries and have improved field performance too. QPME has also increased its production from 22.9 TJ per day to approximately 27TJ p... more
Santos delays FID for Narrabri gas project until 2025

Santos delays FID for Narrabri gas project until 2025

Santos has announced in its latest ASX investor update that a final investment decision (FID) on its Narrabri gas project will not take place until 2025. This comes after the Australian federal government recently announced it will reassess the company’s Hunter Gas Pipeline under Commonwealth environmental laws. The project decision will remain open until 8 December 2023. Santos’s FID delay also follows after the New South Wales government’s cancellation of the Narrabri Special Activation Precinct (SAP), after consideration of the 2023 NSW Government’s Strategic Infrastructure Review. The purpo... more
Mobil continues investing in its Melbourne terminal

Mobil continues investing in its Melbourne terminal

A subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia — Mobil Oil Australia — is investing in additional fuel storage infrastructure at its Melbourne terminal, as it hopes to support Australia’s fuel security and cement the company’s role as a critical supplier of fuel for Victoria and the east coast. The investment will bolster the 100 million litres of storage which the company added to its Melbourne terminal in June 2023. Mobil Australia Sales Manager Andrew McNaught said: “Mobil continues to invest in strengthening our Australian fuel supply chain and maintaining the safe and reliable delivery of fuel where a... more
Neptune conducts first Walk to Work campaign at Cygnus field

Neptune conducts first Walk to Work campaign at Cygnus field

Neptune Energy has announced the start of the first Walk to Work (W2W) campaign at the Cygnus gas field in the UK Southern North Sea. A programme of brownfield modifications, maintenance and inspection activities will be supported by Bibby Marine’s WaveMaster 1 vessel, reducing time, costs and environmental impacts. The vessel is equipped with a ‘motion-compensated transfer gangway’, enabling crews to safely walk between the vessel and the Cygnus Bravo platform. It is an efficient and less carbon-intensive means of accommodating the 50 personnel carrying out the work, in comparison with multiple heli... more
bp delivers carbon offset LNG cargo to CPC Corporation, Taiwan

bp delivers carbon offset LNG cargo to CPC Corporation in Taiwan

BP Singapore Pte. Limited has successfully delivered a ‎carbon offset liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to CPC Corporation, Taiwan. The LNG cargo arrived at the Yung An terminal in Taiwan in September. This is bp’s first delivery of carbon offset LNG in the Asia-Pacific region, following its ‎first delivery globally to Sempra LNG at the Energia Costa Azul terminal in Mexico in ‎July 2021. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions associated with the LNG cargo, ‎from wellhead to discharge terminal for the specific source and voyage, were ‎estimated using bp’s GHG quantification method... more
TotalEnergies signs agreements for development of Iraq's natural resources

TotalEnergies signs agreements for development of Iraq’s natural resources

TotalEnergies, the Iraqi Ministries for oil and electricity and the country's National Investment Commission have signed major agreements covering several projects in the Basra region, intended to enhance the development of Iraq's natural resources to improve the country’s electricity supply. Iraq, a country rich in natural resources, is currently experiencing electricity shortages while it faces a sharp increase in demand from the population. TotalEnergies, with the support of the Iraqi authorities, will invest in installations to recover gas that is being flared on three oil fields and as such supply g... more
Hurricane

Shell identifies damage to offshore facility from Hurricane Ida

During an initial flyover of its assets in the afermath of Hurricane Ida, Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, observed damage to its West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities. Shell did not observe any visible structural damage to the rest of its offshore assets. When it is safe to do so, the company will send personnel offshore to provide a closer inspection of these facilities to understand the full extent of the damage and the degree to which the production in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be impacted. The WD-143 facilities serve as the transfer station for all production from... more
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Shell gives nod to Timi, its first offshore WHP powered by renewables

Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi gas development project, situated approximately 200 kilometres off the coast of Sarawak, in Malaysia. The Timi development features SSB’s first wellhead platform (WHP) in Malaysia that is powered by a solar and wind hybrid renewable power system. The unmanned platform is approximately 60 per cent lighter than a conventional Tender Assisted Drilling (TAD) wellhead platform. The project also includes the drilling of two wells. Wael Sawan, Shell Upstream Director said Timi demonstrat... more
Troll phase 3

Equinor’s Troll phase 3 project starts up in Norway

On 27 August, production started from Equinor’s Troll phase 3 project in the Norwegian North Sea. The project has a break-even price below $10 and CO2 emissions of less than 0.1 kg per barrel oil equivalent. The new wells are tied in to the Troll A platform and Troll phase 3 will extend the platform’s life past 2050.  Recoverable volumes from Troll phase 3, which will produce the Troll West gas cap, are estimated at as much as 347 billion cubic metres of gas. Converted into oil equivalent this amounts to 2.2 billion barrels.  Investments are approximately NOK 8 billion. Arne Sigve Nylund, executive v... more
Eni starts production of the Cuica Field, offshore of Angola

Eni starts production of the Cuica Field, offshore of Angola

Eni has commenced production of the Cuica Field, in Block 15/06, offshore of Angola, via the Armada Olombendo Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The Cuica field was discovered by the exploration well Cuica 1 in March this year. It is located in a water depth of 500 metres, approximately three kilometres from the Olombendo FPSO. Eni advised that production commenced on 30 July 2021, just over four months from the field’s discovery. The company states that the early production of the development, that will increase and sustain the Olombendo FPSO production plateau, includes an oil pr... more