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
Leigh Creek Energy awarded PEL in Cooper Basin

Leigh Creek Energy awarded PEL in Cooper Basin

Leigh Creek Energy Limited’s 100 owned subsidiary, Leigh Creek Oil and Gas Pty Ltd, has been awarded Petroleum Exploration Licence 676 (PEL) in key South Australian Cooper Basin oil and gas acreage. On Friday, Leigh Creek Energy said that it selected the Cooper Basin as an area to invest in as it provides a low cost of entry, relatively low risk, potential for near-term revenue as well as a favourable and stable regulator in the South Australian and Queensland governments. Leigh Creek Oil and Gas previously identified prospective areas in the Cooper Basin that aligned with its strategy of providing oppor... more
Roma North Gas Processing Facility Expansion now complete

Roma North Gas Processing Facility expansion now complete

A $15 million expansion of the Roma North Gas Processing Facility is now complete, after Jemena and its project partners finalised testing at the site last month. The project’s construction - which ran for three months - created approximately 50 jobs and saw around $500,000 spent with businesses in Queensland’s Maranoa region. The expansion has increased the processing facility’s capacity by about 50 per cent, so it can now process around 24 terajoules (TJs) of gas per day, up from 16TJs, in line with increasing production from Senex Energy’s Roma North gas field. The project was completed in partners... more
Wellhead

Santos awards contract for Dorado Wellhead Platform

Santos has awarded a contract for the design, construction and installation of the Wellhead Platform (WHP) for the Dorado project, in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Western Australia. The WHP will be an unmanned installation, located in 90 metres water over the Dorado oil and gas field, hosting the development wells and gas reinjection wells with minimal processing facilities, remotely operated from a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility approximately two kilometres away. Dorado is an integrated oil and gas project which is planned to be developed in two phases. The initial developme... more
Port Kembla Power Station awarded CSSI status

Port Kembla Power Station awarded CSSI status

A proposed $1.3 billion hydrogen-gas turbine power station in Port Kembla has been declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI), given its importance to renewable energy capacity in New South Wales. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said it is a massive step towards safeguarding the state’s future energy security while providing jobs during challenging times. “The Port Kembla Power Station will be a gamechanger, not just for NSW but Australia,” Mr Barilaro said. “It will provide the energy capacity our state needs as existing coal-fired power stations reach their end of life, and househo... more
ABB secures $120M order to power J-IC project

Chevron makes $120M order to power J-IC project

Chevron Australia and Aker Solutions have made an order worth approximately $120 million for ABB to supply the overall Electrical Power System (EPS) for the Jansz-Io Compression (J-IC) project. The Jansz-Io field, located around 200 kilometres offshore of the north-western coast of Australia, has been supplying gas to the Chevron-operated Gorgon gas processing facilities on Barrow Island since 2015. After approximately 10 years of production, the reservoir pressure at Jansz-Io will decline, requiring modification of the existing subsea gas gathering network to maintain long-term natural gas supply. The ... more
Senex makes FID for Atlas expansion project

Senex makes FID for Atlas expansion project

Senex Energy Limited has announced that the final investment decision (FID) has been taken for the $40 million expansion of natural gas production at Atlas by 50 per cent to 18 petajoules (PJ) per year. Senex’s Atlas operation is located 20 kilometres south-west of Wandoan in Queensland’s Surat Basin. Atlas supplies much needed natural gas to the east coast market for the production of electricity and everyday consumer products from bricks and beverage bottles. In September 2020, Senex was awarded highly valuable additional acreage by the Queensland Government that would enable production at Atlas to b... more
Origin provides update on Beetaloo Exploration Project

Origin provides update on Beetaloo Exploration Project

Origin, as operator of the Beetaloo Exploration Project, has confirmed that the Velkerri 76 S2-1 well (EP76) has been successfully spudded. The Beetaloo Exploration Project is a joint venture between Origin and Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. The Velkerri 76 vertical well is being drilled to assess the prospectivity of liquids-rich gas in the eastern flank of the joint venture’s permit areas. Core, wireline, and diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT) data will be collected to inform potential future appraisal activity. Environmental approval to drill the Velkerri 76 well was granted in late December 2... more
Hartshead Resources advances gas fields amid fiscal uncertainties

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 the Anning & Somerville Gas Fields, with the 2024 JV budget firmly in place. Hartshead CEO Chris Lewis stated: “The Joint Venture continues to work to move our gas development project forward, looking at innovative funding arrangements to potentially reduce upfront capital expenditure (CAPEX). “Discussions with policymakers and other stakeholders have been encouraging, and I anticipate that a p... more
TotalEnergies and SONATRACH sign MoU for hydrocarbon contract

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 hydrocarbon activities. The MoU outlines a work program for the appraisal and development of gas resources in the North-East Timimoun region. The plan aims to synergise with existing processing facilities for production from the Timimoun field, with the dual objectives of reducing costs and emissions. TotalEnergies - Exploration & Production - Senior Vice President Middle East & North Africa Jul... more
TotalEnergies completes sale of its Canadian assets to Suncor

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 capacity in Texas. This move strengthens TotalEnergies' integration in the U.S. LNG value chain. The Dorado field, located in Texas, is expected to boost TotalEnergies' net U.S. natural gas production by 50 million cubic feet a day (Mcf/d) in 2024, with the potential for an additional 50 Mcf/d by 2028. This acquisition aligns with TotalEnergies' strategy to enhance its LNG integration with a low-cost... more
TotalEnergies and SINOPEC partner on sustainable aviation fuel in China

TotalEnergies and SINOPEC partner on sustainable aviation fuel in China

TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit at a SINOPEC refinery in China. The planned unit, to be jointly owned by SINOPEC and TotalEnergies, will have the capacity to produce 230,000 tonnes of SAF per year. It will process local waste or residues from the circular economy, such as cooking oils and animal fats. SINOPEC has developed its own SAF production technology — called SRJET — while TotalEnergies, already a leading SAF producer in Europe, will contribute its experience and e... more
TotalEnergies restarts production at Tyra Hub, Denmark

TotalEnergies restarts production at Tyra Hub, Denmark

TotalEnergies has announced the restart of production from the Tyra hub in the Danish North Sea, following the completion of a major redevelopment project. The hub is expected to produce 5.7 million cubic metres of gas and 22,000 barrels of condensate per day at the plateau, making Denmark self-sufficient and a net exporter of natural gas once again. Operating the Tyra field on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium, TotalEnergies has completed a significant redevelopment project to restart production from the Tyra hub. The consortium includes TotalEnergies (43.2 per cent), BlueNord (36.8 per cent)... more

Woodside completes 10 per cent sale to LNG Japan

Woodside has finalised the sale of a 10 per cent non-operating participating interest in the Scarborough Joint Venture to LJ Scarborough Pty Ltd (LNG Japan). This sale — which was part of Woodside’s strategic relationship with LNG Japan, announced on 8 August 2023 — includes equity in the Scarborough Joint Venture, potential LNG offtake, and collaboration on new energy opportunities. The sale proceeds for Woodside amount to US$910 million and comprises the purchase price, reimbursed expenditure, and escalation. Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill expressed satisfaction with the sale's completion, noting LN... more

Kinetiko identifies gas-rich zones in South African ER270 Project

Kinetiko Energy Ltd is working on an energy transition initiative for South Africa, focusing on commercialising advanced shallow conventional gas projects, such as ER270, located in the Mpumalanga Province. Kinetiko CEO Nick de Blocq said: “Following an incredibly successful exploration program in 2023 the company spudded the first borehole of the year at 270-08C, slightly north of the town of Memel. “I am delighted to report that early indications from observations of gassy core samples show a huge gassy interval at depth. Coring is currently deeper than 600 metres with terminal depth (TD) expected ar... more