McDermott wins FEED contract for Ichthys LNG Project in Australia
McDermott International has won a contract to deliver front end engineering and design (FEED) services pertaining to the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia from INPEX. The contract is for providing booster compression module FEED with optional engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) field development project. The booster compression module will […]
bp Kwinana oil refinery to be converted as fuel import terminal
bp Australia, a subsidiary of oil and gas giant bp, said that it will stop fuel production at its Kwinana oil refinery in Kwinana Beach and make it into a fuel import terminal to help ensure fuel supply security for Western Australia. Closing of the refinery will leave 650 jobs at risk. Located near Fremantle, […]
Sandvik to sell exploration business to Drillman
Swedish engineering firm Sandvik has agreed to sell its exploration business to Drillman, a subsidiary of the M Group of companies, which is fully owned and operated in Australia. Drillman caters to the geotechnical, mineral exploration, horizontal, directional, and upstream gas drilling and other sectors with equipment and technical support. As part of the deal, […]
DOF Subsea wins contract from Woodside for CWLH field
Woodside Energy has given a contract to DOF Subsea Australia for providing transportation and installation (T&I) services in support of flowline installation operations in the Cossack Wanaea Lambert and Hermes (CWLH) field in Australia’s North West Shelf. The contract awarded by the Australian oil and gas company covers project management, engineering, transportation, and installation services […]
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. […]
