Australian-listed Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN) is excited by its projects in the Bedout basin offshore Western Australia following a disappointing drilling result at the Buffalo field offshore East Timor.
Australia’s Woodside (ASX:WPL) has completed the sale of a 49% non-operating participating interest in the Pluto Train 2 joint venture to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
Australia matched the country’s highest temperature on record, triggering a bushfire warning and temporarily shutting a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant on Friday.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) reported that it has won a contract worth 656.1 billion KRW ($553.4 million) from Chevron to build an offshore facility for the Jansz-Io gas field development offshore Australia.
Saipem has won two new offshore contracts, in Australia and Guyana, worth $1.1 billion, on the Scarborough and Yellowtail projects respectively.
McDermott International has landed a contract for a major LNG scheme off the coast of West Australia.
Power problems on Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel offshore Australia risked the “catastrophic failure” of parts of the ship’s structure, according to a report by the offshore regulator, reported WA Today.
While 2021 has seen a surge in revenue from liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales, this has not been reflected in the share prices of the three Australian companies most leveraged to LNG revenue: Woodside (ASX:WPL), Santos (ASX:STO) and Origin Energy (ASX:ORG), EnergyQuest said in a note today.
Australian exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) hit a record high in 2021 of 80.9 million tonnes, according to estimates based on shipping data from EnergyQuest. Significantly, it is likely that 2021 is close to the peak of Australian LNG production, added the Adelaide-based consultancy.
The Australian offshore regulator NOPSEMA has ordered Shell (LSE:RDSA) to stop production at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit until the energy major can demonstrate the giant floater’s ability to recover power and services safely.
Subsea Integration Alliance, comprising Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, will provide engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea pipelines and production systems for Woodside’s Scarborough project offshore north West Australia after announcing the deal.
US-based Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) will supply Santos’ (ASX:STO) Moomba carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Australia with turbo machinery equipment.
After two years of mediocre activity levels brought on by budget cuts and pandemic-related restrictions there will be an uptick in 2022 as operators work their way through the backlog in Asia Pacific.
Extraordinary global gas prices are benefitting Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters. At current spot prices Australian LNG producers can make even larger margins on spot sales than US exporters, with estimated margins of over US$30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), due to shorter shipping distances to Asia, said Australian consultancy Energy Quest.
Australia, which is profiting from surging gas prices in Asia, remains the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier to North Asia. But its market position in the booming Chinese market is under threat, warned Australian consultancy Energy Quest.
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (SGX:S51) will perform module assembly for the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) train to be built at Woodside’s Pluto development in Australia following a contract award from engineering company Bechtel.
The merger of Australia’s Santos (ASX:STO) and Papua New Guinea-focused Oil Search is now complete following shareholder approvals and the blessings of PNG.
ConocoPhillips intends to become the largest shareholder in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project as it raises its stake in the development as part of a reshuffle of its Asian assets.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) will exit Indonesia after agreeing to sell its assets in the country to local independent Medco Energi (IDX:MEDC) for $1.355 billion. The move could be a blow to Indonesia’s image in the longer run as the nation tries to attract foreign investment, but analysts generally see the deal as positive.
Santos said today that it has signed a $300 million deal to sell a 12.5% interest in the Barossa project in Australia to Japan’s JERA.
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) has been awarded a contract by Bechtel to provide high-efficiency gas turbines and centrifugal compressors to support the expansion of the Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore processing facility in Western Australia, which is operated by Woodside (ASX:WPL).
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) said today that it is targeting $5 billion worth of investment in new energy products and lower-carbon services by 2030.
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) is busy positioning itself for a future in which hydrogen may play a growing role in the energy mix. Significantly, it is working closely with customers in its traditional LNG export markets – particularly Japan and South Korea – to meet demand for cleaner forms of energy.
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) is expanding its portfolio of hydrogen production opportunities to the US as it eyes North America’s heavy transport sector.
Shell has evacuated non-essential staff from its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in northwest Australia as the operator struggled to restore power that knocked out operations last week following a fire last Thursday.