Jemena’s Western Sydney Green Gas Project approved by NSW govt
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has approved the AUD 15 million Western Sydney Green Gas Project (WSGG project) proposed by Jemena, which is set to serve as the largest hydrogen demonstration project in Australia. Jemena said that the Western Sydney Green Gas Project will make use of solar and wind power to […]
Crux gas project in Browse Basin : Shell Australia bags NOPSEMA approval
Royal Dutch Shell has bagged approval from the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for moving ahead with the Crux gas project in Western Australian waters. In 2018, the company’s subsidiary Shell Australia filed an offshore project proposal (OPP) to NOPSEMA for the development of the Crux gas field in Browse Basin. […]
Australia Pacific LNG to take full ownership in Murrungama block
Armour Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) for the sale of its 10% stake in Petroleum Lease 1084 (PL1084), called the Murrungama block in the Surat Basin in Queensland, Australia for AUD4 million. The closure of the deal is subject to certain conditions. Australia Pacific LNG, which currently […]
Santos to supply natural gas to Gold Fields’ mines in Western Australia
Australian energy company Santos has signed a new gas supply agreement with South African gold miner Gold Fields for its three gold mines located in Western Australia. As per the agreement, Santos will supply approximately 5.5 petajoules of natural gas from its Varanus Island gas plant to Gold Fields for a period of three years, […]
APA Group’s renewable methane plant gets ARENA funding
Renewable methane plant : The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a funding of AUD 1.1 million to natural gas transmission company APA Group to construct a modular renewable methane production demonstration plant at its Wallumbilla Gas hub located near Roma in Queensland. The ‘power to gas’ demonstration plant will generate nearly 620kg of […]
88 Energy, XCD Energy announce merger to create Alaska-focused oil company
88 Energy acquisition of XCD Energy : Australian energy companies 88 Energy and XCD Energy have finally agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction to establish an oil company focused on the North Slope in Alaska, US. Presently, 88 Energy has operations in most of the Project Icewine, which is spread over nearly 480,000 acres. […]
Scarborough gas field: NOPSEMA approves Woodside’s project proposal
The Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has given its approval to the offshore project proposal (OPP) for the Scarborough gas field development filed by Woodside Petroleum. The Scarborough field, which is contained in the Indian Ocean, offshore Western Australia, contains an estimated contingent resource (2C) dry gas volume of 11.1 […]
Northern Endeavour FPSO contract bagged by Upstream Production Solutions
Northern Endeavour FPSO contract : GR Engineering Services said that its fully-owned subsidiary Upstream Production Solutions (Upstream PS) has been given a contract by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISR) of the Australian government to provide operations and maintenance services to the Northern Endeavour floating production, storage and offtake facility Northern Endeavour […]
Ichthys LNG Project : Halliburton wins drilling and completion services contracts
Ichthys LNG Project : Halliburton said that it has won seven drilling and completion services contracts for the next phase of field development of the offshore Ichthys gas field operated by INPEX in the Browse Basin in northern Australia. According to the US oilfield services company, the well development campaign is expected to begin in […]
Pyxis Hub Project : Woodside takes FID on offshore gas project in Australia
Woodside Energy has confirmed taking a final investment decision (FID) for the Pyxis Hub Project in production license WA-34-L, contained within the Greater Pluto field area in the offshore Carnarvon Basin in North West Australia. The Pyxis Hub Project, which is aimed to be brought into production in 2021, will be a subsea tieback of the […]
