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Greenpeace Protest Disrupts Work at Woodside's Scarborough Offshore Platform

Oct 19, 2026

Woodside Energy has suspended pre-commissioning activities at its Scarborough gas project's floating production unit (FPU) offshore Western Australia following a Greenpeace protest that saw two activists occupy the facility for two days before being taken into police custody.Woodside suspended pre-commissioning work at the Scarborough FPU on Saturday following the activists' unauthorized entry, with operations still on hold as of Sunday…

Woodside Cuts Production Outlook, Scales Back US Ammonia Investment

Oct 21, 2026

Australia's Woodside Energy on Wednesday trimmed the top end of its annual production forecast and said it would scale back its investment in a lower-carbon ammonia project in the US due to slower demand.The country's top independent oil and…

ACCIONA Lands 2GW Offshore Wind Grid Deal in Australia

Oct 16, 2026

ACCIONA has been selected as development partner for a transmission network designed to connect up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity to the electricity grid in Australia's Victoria state.Under a concession agreement, ACCIONA will be responsible for developing…

Inpex-Led Bonaparte CCS Project Gets Australian Offshore Storage Approval

Oct 16, 2026

Australia has declared the West Peron formation suitable for carbon dioxide storage, marking a regulatory milestone for the Inpex-led Bonaparte carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which could permanently store up to 443 million tonnes of CO2 offshore northern Australia…

Sunda Energy Gains Exclusive Status for New Zealand Offshore Permit Bid

Oct 14, 2026

Sunda Energy has advanced to the exclusive phase of its application for an offshore petroleum exploration permit covering the Awakino gas condensate discovery in New Zealand's Taranaki Basin, following the conclusion of a three-month competitive bidding period…

Chevron, EGAS Ink $88M Mediterranean Oil and Gas Exploration Deal

Oct 07, 2026

Chevron and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed an agreement covering at least $88 million of investment in natural gas and crude oil exploration and production in the Lotus offshore area in the Mediterranean Sea.The…

Oil Climbs on US Storm Threat, Saudi Attack Risks

Oct 07, 2026

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.Brent futures LCOc1 rose 81 cents…

Amplitude Energy Takes FID on Otway Gas Project, Sanctions Nestor Well

Sep 30, 2026

Amplitude Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the development phase of its East Coast Supply Project (ECSP) in Australia's Otway Basin, targeting first gas in 2028 and gross production of up to about 90 terajoules per day.The…

Fugro Nets Australian Subsea Asset Integrity Contract

Sep 23, 2026

Fugro has secured a marine asset integrity contract in Australia covering the replacement of critical subsea infrastructure and survey and inspection work, with offshore operations expected to start towards the end of 2027.The contract, awarded by an undisclosed client…

Bounty Oil & Gas Makes Deepwater Liberia Entry

Sep 22, 2026

Bounty Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire PetroQuest Liberia Deep Water, giving it a pathway to an interest in deepwater Block LB-32 offshore Liberia, while raising about $2.5 million (A$3.55 million) to advance the acquisition and exploration work…

Osaka Gas to Buy 5% Stake in Browse Project off Australia from BP

Sep 18, 2026

Osaka Gas has agreed to acquire a 5% interest in the Browse gas project offshore Western Australia from BP Developments Australia, adding an expected 550,000 tonnes per year of LNG to its procurement portfolio.The Japanese company entered into a sale and purchase agreement through Osaka Gas Browse…

LNG Prices Projected to Spike; European Stocks Dwindle

Sep 17, 2026

Global LNG prices could shoot higher this winter as Europe holds its lowest stocks in years and North Asian buyers face increased competition with the Strait of Hormuz still closed, executives said at an industry conference this week.Europe…

Greater Sunrise Gas Production Pushed Back to 2034

Sep 14, 2026

The Greater Sunrise natural gas project has pushed back its earliest possible production start by two years to 2034, East Timor's petroleum minister said, tightening a timeline already plagued by decades of delays.Production at the multi-billion dollar gas field…

Northern Territory Shale Developers Look Towards LNG Production

Sep 04, 2026

Developers of shale gas in Australia's Northern Territory say they plan to replicate the liquefied natural gas boom in the state of Queensland, but without the duplication of infrastructure and overspending that occurred in the 2010s.The territory's…

Iran Creates Oil Bonanza for the Americas

Sep 01, 2026

From Canada to Argentina, oil producers across the Americas have enjoyed a windfall during the Iran war by capturing market share lost by Middle Eastern exporters. The renewed focus on energy security globally could transform this emergency response into a lasting structural change…

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