Offshore Australia/NZ News


Australia Grants Major Project Status for Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind

Nov 06, 2024

BlueFloat Energy’s Gippsland Dawn offshore wind project has been granted Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian Government, one of 16 diverse projects nationwide to receive this recognition and only the second offshore wind projects being developed to hold this status…

Beach Energy Delivers First Gas from Thylacine West to Otway Gas Plant

Oct 25, 2024

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has delivered first gas from the Thylacine West 1 and 2 development wells following successful connection to the Otway Gas Plant in Victoria.The Thylacine West development wells are located approximately…

Viridien, SLB Conclude Multi-Client Survey in Australia's Bonaparte Basin

Oct 24, 2024

Viridien, formerly CGG, and SLB have completed the data acquisition for a multi-client survey in Bonaparte Basin, offshore Australia.Backed by the industry support and prefunding, the approximately 6,760 sq km ultramodern PSDM seismic data set…

Two DDW Offshore’s AHTS Vessels Set to Sail for Australia Job

Oct 24, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of Akastor, has secured work for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with an international oil company offshore Australia.DDW Offshore has secured two one-year contracts…

Oil Firm Hires DOF Group’s PSV for Work Offshore Australia

Oct 23, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a multi-million dollar contract with international oil company for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Skandi Feisten.The vessel will continue with the current client on a new 18-months firm contract with a further 18-months extension option…

Santos Secures $800M Loan for Darwin LNG Life Extension Ops

Oct 14, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has secured an $800 million loan to finance the life extension works on of the Darwin LNG project in Australia.Darwin LNG has processed LNG for sale into overseas markets since it was commissioned in 2006…

Saipem Installs Trunkline for Woodside’s Scarborough Gas Project off Australia

Oct 11, 2024

Saipem and sub-contractor teams have installed the trunkline for Woodside’s Scarborough gas project, a critical piece of infrastructure that will enable gas transport from the offshore field to onshore facilities in Australia.The installation…

Fugro to Collect Metocean Data for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farms in Australia

Oct 10, 2024

Fugro has been selected by Ørsted to undertake a 12-month floating lidar measurement campaign for its Gippsland offshore wind farms, off south coast Gippsland in Victoria.Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoy will measure wind, wave, current and…

East Timor Eyes Chinese Partners for Stalled Greater Sunrise Gas Development

Oct 09, 2024

East Timor has talked with Chinese firms including state-owned Sinopec about developing the stalled Greater Sunrise gas field, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday, after disagreements with Australia over the shared field's future.The field…

Sea1 Offshore Secures Work for AHTS Fleet in Australia

Oct 04, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has secured a multi-well project for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in Australia.The contract begins in second to third quarter of 2025, for a firm period of around 380 days up to 670 days per vessel…

Santos Inks Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal with TotalEnergies

Oct 02, 2024

Australian gas supplier Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with TotalEnergies’s Singapore subsidiary, TotalEnergies Gas & Power Asia.The contract is to supply 20 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year over a period of 3 years plus one quarter…

Woodside and JERA Ink Long-Term LNG Supply Agreement

Sep 18, 2024

Australia’s Woodside has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japan’s JERA for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan.Under the SPA, Woodside will supply approximately 0.4 million tonnes (six cargoes) of LNG per year over 10 years on a delivered basis…

Santos Pens Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal

Sep 05, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with Glencore Singapore.The contract is to supply 19 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a period of three years plus one quarter…

McDermott Decommissions Offshore Platform in Australia

Sep 03, 2024

McDermott has completed the decommissioning of the Campbell platform and associated offshore infrastructure at the Varanus Island hub in Western Australia.Under a contract awarded to McDermott in January 2024 by Santos, the company provided engineering…

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