Projects
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 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 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 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.
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Equinor’s methanol factory in Norway restarts production
Equinor has confirmed that the methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden in Norway is now back in production following its decommissioning due to a fire that occurred in December 2020. The company advised that safe start-up preparations have gone according to plan and the facility is now supplying methanol to the market.
The air gas factory and methanol plant were shut down as a result of a fire which broke out in the compressor building in the methanol factory area. No personal injuries occurred in the fire.
Lena Skogly, plant manager at Tjeldbergodden, said their number one priority has been safe and secure start... more
LNG supply agreement builds momentum for Woodside FID
Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with RWE Supply & Trading GmbH (RWE) for the supply of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Woodside’s global portfolio for a term of seven years commencing in 2025.
The quantity of LNG to be supplied under the SPA is approximately 0.84 million tonnes per annum. The SPA is not subject to final investment decision (FID) on any project.
The SPA builds on Woodside’s and RWE’s strong relationship developed through existing mid-term and spot business in Asia-Pacific and the Atlantic basin.
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Carnarvon progresses with plans to drill Buffalo-10 well
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has awarded the drilling management services contract for its Buffalo-10 well, located offshore of Timor-Leste in the Bonaparte Basin. The contract will include completion of detailed well design, procurement of long-lead items and contracting the drilling rig and associated services, including the shore base location.
The objective is to drill the Buffalo-10 well in the second half of 2021. The well is targeting the crest of the proven Buffalo oil field and will be suspended as a future production well.
On 17 December 2020, Carnarvon announced a binding agreement with Advance... more
Qatar Petroleum makes final decision on North Field East
Qatar Petroleum announced on Monday that it has made a final investment decision (FID) on the North Field East (NFE) Project, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is forecast to raise Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 110 Mtpa.
Aside from LNG, the project will produce condensate, LPG, ethane, sulfur and helium. It is anticipated to commence production in the fourth quarter of 2025 and its total production is expected to reach approximately 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The decision to proceed with the investment was rev... more
Equinor reports discovery near the Troll field in the North Sea
Equinor and its partners DNO Norge, Petoro and Wellesley Petroleum have struck gas and oil in production licence 923 in the North Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at between 7 and 11 million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent, corresponding to 44 – 69 million barrels of oil equivalent.
“It is inspiring to see how creativity, perseverance and new digital tools result in discoveries that form the basis for important value creation, future activity and production in accordance with Equinor’s climate ambitions,” said Nick Ashton, Equinor’s senior vice president for exploration in Norway.
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Melbana’s Cuba operations reach significant milestone
Melbana advises that contracts have been signed for the manufacture and supply of the steel pipe required to drill its two high impact exploration wells onshore of Cuba in its Block 9 contract area (Block 9 PSC).
This is an important milestone and one that begins the countdown to testing the potential of the target prospects in Block 9. Contracts for the supply of other key items of inventory are also being finalised and expected to be signed shortly.
Melbana Energy’s Executive Chairman, Andrew Purcell, said: “The ordering of long-lead items marks the beginning of a defined timeline to the commencemen... more
Eni awarded a new Production Licence in the UK North Sea
Eni has announced the successful award of a new Production Licence, resulting from an application made in the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round.
The Licence, named P2511, covers an area of approximately 340 square kilometres and is located approximately 250 kilometres offshore of the UK in the Northern North Sea in water depths ranging from 100 to 130 metres.
It is situated near the UK/Norwegian border where several significant discoveries were recently made.
The Licence has an Initial Exploration Term of six years. Eni UK will assume the role of operator with a 100 per cent participating interest.
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