"Australia" News

Stena Drilling Retires Semi-Submersible Rig

Oct 04, 2018

Stena Clyde (Australia) Pty Ltd have decided to remove the Stena Clyde from active service and retire the rig from the Stena Drilling fleet.The rig has been warm stacked in Australia for the past three years and is presently in Singapore.  Although…

Inpex Ships First Condensate Cargo from Ichthys FPSO

Oct 02, 2018

Inpex Corporation announced the departure of its first shipment of condensate from the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project.The cargo departed from the Project’s massive offshore floating production, storage and offloading facility - the Ichthys Venturer –moored in the Browse Basin…

Eni acquires Evans Shoal interest off Australia

Dec 21, 2017

Eni has acquired from Shell a 32.5% interest in and operatorship of the Evans Shoal gas field offshore northern Australia. Evans Shoal is in Retention Lease NT/RL7, in the north Bonaparte Basin around 300km northwest of Darwin, where the Darwin liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is operating…

Santos moves to take stake in Beehive, Australia

Dec 12, 2017

Australia's Santos has agreed to partly fund and lead a new 3D seismic survey over the beehive prospect in Australia's Bonaparte Basin in return for an up to 80% farm-in option in the permit. Santos calls Beehive, which sits on the WA-488-P permit…

First Wheatstone LNG cargo sets sail

Oct 31, 2017

The first shipment from Chevron’s Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia has set sail for Japan. Wheatstone is Australia’s first third-party natural gas hub, which will enable future development of natural gas resources offshore Western Australia…

Chevron, Woodside get three blocks off Western Australia

Oct 05, 2017

Chevron Australia and its 50:50 partner Woodside Energy have acquired exploration interests in three blocks in the Northern Carnarvon Basin off the Western Australia coast. Map of new acreage, from Chevron…

Chevron drops Bight exploration - APPEA

Oct 13, 2017

US oil major Chevron has decided to discontinue its exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, according to the country's industry body.  BP dropped its plans for drilling two deepwater wells in the area after a tussle with…

Wheatstone LNG production starts

Oct 09, 2017

Chevron has started LNG production at the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The first cargo is on track to be shipped in the coming weeks. At full capacity, the Wheatstone Project's two train LNG facility will supply 8.9 MTPA of LNG for export to Asia…

Australian wave, tidal sector boost

Aug 08, 2017

Australia’s marine energy companies have united in an industry task force to advance the commercialization of marine renewable technologies. Tidal and wave energy developers Atlantis Resources, Bombora Wave Power, BioPower Systems, MAKO Tidal Turbines…

VIDEO: Prelude FLNG arrives in Australia

Jul 25, 2017

Shell has confirmed that its massive Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) facility has arrived at its location in the Prelude field, offshore Australia. An aerial view of the Prelude FLNG, on its journey from South Korea to Australia…

Australia to fund gas exploration study

Jun 16, 2017

The Australian government will complete a study into offshore gas basins in Southern Australia, as part of a US$90 million investment in domestic gas security and supply. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan said the study of the Gippsland…

Report mostly supports Bight exploration

May 15, 2017

Members on an Australian Senate Inquiry have mostly supported oil and gas activities in the Great Australian Bight, subject to robust regulatory standards, says the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA). The…

Australian government announces lease round

May 15, 2017

The Australian government’s annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release has been announced with 21 areas on offer. The areas are across eight sedimentary basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of Northern Australia, Western Australia…

End of life or afterlife?

May 01, 2017

Susan Gourvenec offers a down under outlook for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities. Operating pipelines provide habitat for marine life. Photos from Woodside. Australia’s…

EnerMech inks Prelude FLNG gig

Mar 21, 2017

EnerMech has been awarded a pre-commissioning subcontract by Technip Oceania, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, for work on the Shell Australia-operated Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project. The work scope includes the pre-installation filling of the risers…

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