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Transocean’s Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Up for $130M Australian Job

10 hours ago

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has signed a six-well contract with an undisclosed operator for its Deepwater Skyros drillship, offshore Australia.The estimated 320-day campaign is expected to start in the first quarter of 2027 and contribute approximately $130 million in backlog, excluding compensation for mobilization and demobilization.The award includes priced options that, if fully exercised…

EnerMech Gets Onboard Woodside’s Pluto Train 2 LNG Project

5 hours ago

EnerMech has secured a contract from Bechtel to deliver chemical cleaning services for Woodside Energy’s Pluto Train 2 LNG project in Western Australia, the company said.Bechtel is responsible for engineering and construction of the expansion…

Chevron's Gorgon LNG Project Gets $2B Investment Go-Ahead

Dec 05, 2025

The Australian unit of U.S. oil giant Chevron said on Friday that the partners of the Gorgon Joint Venture have approved the A$3 billion ($1.98 billion) Gorgon Stage 3 development off Western Australia's northwest coast.The development will…

Australian Union Members Back Pluto LNG 2 Strike

Dec 04, 2025

An overwhelming 99% of Offshore Alliance members have voted to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto LNG 2 facility, according to results released on the organisation's Facebook page on Thursday.Around 400 members of the Electrical Trades Union…

Woodside Enlists ABL for Global Operations Support

Nov 26, 2025

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has secured a global agreement with Woodside Energy to support the operator’s offshore energy construction and operations worldwide, including in Australia and the US.As part of a Global Client Relationship Agreement (GCRA)…

Woodside Extends EnerMech’s Cranes Services Contract off Australia

Nov 21, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a one-year contract extension to deliver crane maintenance and integrity services across six assets for Woodside in North West Australia.The renewed scope covers six offshore assets in North West Australia…

Strike Threat Looms Over Woodside’s Pluto 2 LNG Expansion

Nov 20, 2025

A union group applied to Australia's labour tribunal on Thursday for permission to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto 2 project before the end of the year, in a battle over pay at the under-construction facility.A strike by construction workers…

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 Finds Gas Offshore Australia

Nov 17, 2025

ConocoPhillips Australia has confirmed a natural gas discovery at its Essington-1 exploration well in the Otway Basin, marking the first find in the basin since 2021.The well, located in permit VIC/P79 about 53 km offshore Port Campbell and 12 km from existing production infrastructure…

FairWind Completes Acquisition of Australian Wind Services Firm

Nov 07, 2025

Renewables specialist FairWind has completed its acquisition of Cosmic Group, an Australian wind installation and maintenance provider.The move significantly boosts the company’s presence in Asia-Pacific (APAC), reinforcing its existing presence…

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…

THREE60 Energy Acquires Total Vision

Nov 03, 2025

THREE60 Energy, a leader in the global energy services sector, has announced a step in its Middle East growth strategy with the acquisition of Total Vision (TV), a multidisciplinary engineering and project management services provider in Abu Dhabi…

DeepOcean Gets Onboard Western Australian Decommissioning Project

Oct 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a contract to support the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at oil and gas fields in Western Australia.DeepOcean’s scope of work includes suspension of subsea trees, removal of flowlines, riser and dynamic umbilical…

Woodside Brings Williams Onboard Louisiana LNG as Strategic Partner

Oct 23, 2025

Woodside Energy has signed and closed a transaction with U.S. natural gas infrastructure company Williams for an integrated investment in the Louisiana LNG project, marking a key step in its U.S. liquefied natural gas growth strategy.Under the agreement…

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