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First Gas Achieved on BW Opal FPSO

Sep 21, 2025

BW Offshore’s BW Opal FPSO has achieved First Gas on September 20, after successfully reaching Ready for Start-Up (RFSU) for the Santos operated Barossa LNG project on September 16, initiating 60% of the contractual dayrate under the charter.First Gas represents a critical juncture in the formal transition from project to operations phase and demonstrates BW Opal’s readiness to deliver stable energy production…

Australia Opens Consultation on Decommissioning Planning and Finance

Nov 19, 2025

The Australian Government has published a consultation paper seeking feedback on reforms to Decommissioning and Financial assurance arrangements for the offshore oil and gas industry.Australia has up to A$60 billion of offshore oil and gas decommissioning…

Australian Offshore Decom Costs Set to Fall as Efficiency Improves, Xodus Finds

Nov 19, 2025

Australia’s estimated offshore oil and gas decommissioning cost has been revised down to $28.3 billion (A$43.6 billion) by 2070, supported by rising sector efficiency and improved forecasting methods, according to new research from global energy consultancy Xodus…

ConocoPhillips Begins Drilling Offshore Eastern Australia

Nov 04, 2025

U.S. independent ConocoPhillips began drilling its first exploration well as part of larger campaign searching for natural gas offshore eastern Australia, 3D Energi, its junior partner in the project, said on Monday.Work began over the weekend on the Essington-1 well…

Incat Crowther Designs OSV for Carpentaria Marine

Nov 02, 2025

Carpentaria Marine Services, a marine services provider in northern Australia, is expanding its fleet after commissioning Incat Crowther to design a new multi-purpose offshore support vessel.Construction of the vessel, which will be deployed…

EnerMech to Deliver Pre-Commissioning Services at Gas Field off Australia

Oct 02, 2025

EnerMech has been awarded a significant contract to deliver pre-commissioning and specialist services for a major offshore gas development located in the East Browse Basin, off the northwest coast of Australia.The full scope of work, which will be carried out between October 2025 and April 2026…

Australia’s Woodside Signs LNG Supply Deal with Türkiye’s BOTAŞ

Sep 25, 2025

Woodside has signed signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) Heads of Agreement with Türkiye’s Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma (BOTAŞ) to will approximately 5.8 billion cubic meters natural gas equivalent of LNG for up to nine years starting from 2030…

Santos Ready to Consider Other Takeover Bids

Sep 19, 2025

Santos is always prepared to consider any takeover offers for the company, the Australian gas producer's CEO Kevin Gallagher said on Friday, adding he would like to stay as CEO as long as he has the support of shareholders and the board.An $18…

ADNOC-Led Consortium Scraps $18.7B Santos Takeover Offer

Sep 17, 2025

International consortium, led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), has withdrawn its indicative $18.7 billion offer to acquire Australian oil and gas producer Santos.The consortium, led by ADNOC’s investment arm XRG, said it will not proceed with a binding offer for Santos…

Australia’s Victoria Postpones First Offshore Wind Auction

Sep 16, 2025

Australia's Victoria state has postponed its inaugural auction for offshore wind farm funding, citing global investment hurdles, in a setback to an industry deemed vital to the country's transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy.The…

Australia Clears North West Shelf LNG Plant Operations Until 2070

Sep 12, 2025

Australia gave final approval on Friday for Woodside to operate the country's oldest and second-largest liquefied natural gas plant until 2070, while imposing 48 'strict' new rules in a bid to limit its environmental impact.The decision to extend…

Woodside Inks 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Petronas

Sep 10, 2025

Woodside Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Petronas for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Malaysia from 2028 for a period of 15 years.The milestone marks the successful…

Fugro Wraps Up Site Survey for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm in Australia

Sep 04, 2025

Fugro has completed a site investigation job for Ørsted at a future offshore wind farm landing site along Victoria’s eastern coastline in Australia.The project featured the first onshore deployment of Fugro’s patented Heat Flow Module (HFM) CPT probe…

Karoon Energy Launches Revitalization Project for Brazil Fields

Aug 29, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has initiated the multi-million dollar revitalization and life extension scheme as part of the Baúna project, comprising Baúna, Piracaba and Patola fields, offshore Brazil.Karoon has reassessed the Reserves and Contingent Resources for the Baúna project…

Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy

Aug 26, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has sent off its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 to Australia to deliver services for Woodside Energy.The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field…

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