Shell starts production from world’s largest floating LNG platform
Shell has started production from the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.
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Warrego set for reverse takeover by Australian firm
Aberdeen-headquartered oil firm Warrego Energy will be acquired by an Australian company in a reverse takeover.
Where cheap power matters more than risk of climate disaster
Few places better illustrate the tension between pursuing profit and tackling climate change than Australia’s Abbot Point port in northern Queensland.
Shell’s up next, and last, in $200bn Australia LNG bonanza
And then there was one.
Ichthys LNG project begins gas exports
Total said today that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Ichthys has left Darwin, Australia, following the production start-up at the end of July.
Jacobs to sell energy business to WorleyParsons for $3.3bn
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. agreed to sell its energy, chemicals and resources unit to Australia’s WorleyParsons Ltd. for $3.3 billion to focus on its higher growth and margin aerospace and infrastructure businesses.
1st Ichthys LNG cargo is said to be possible as soon as this week
The Inpex Corp.-operated Ichthys LNG export project in northern Australia may load its first natural gas cargo as soon as this week, according to people with knowledge of the venture’s preliminary sales plans.
Production gets going at Ichthys LNG project
Japanese oil firm Inpex said today that production had begun at the Ichthys LNG project offshore Australia.
Jadestone makes £147m acquisition of Montara project
Independent oil firm Jadestone Energy has completed a £147.1million acquisition of the Montara project off the coast of Australia.
Modec in contention for Barossa FPSO
Japanese firm Modec is in contention to provide a floating production vessel for the Barossa project in Australia.
Baker Hughes, GE picked for Gorgon subsea supply contract
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) will supply subsea production equipment to Chevron for the second phase of the Gorgon LNG project off Australia.
BP pulls plug on £980m Australia petrol station purchase
BP has decided to back out of the £978 million (USD $1.3 billion) acquisition of Woolworths' retail business in Australia.
North Sea firms eye LNG market Down Under
Western Australia is a region characterised by its huge liquefied natural gas market, aiming to overtake Qatar as the world’s largest LNG exporter by 2020.
TechnipFMC clinches upgrade contract for Pluto
Australian firm Woodside has handed oil field service giant TechnipFMC the contract for upgrading the Pluto platform for water treatment.
Central processing facility for Ichthys LNG ready for action
Japanese firm Inpex said today that it had finished commissioning the central processing facility for the Ichthys LNG project off western Australia.
WATCH: Shell using drones to monitor thousands of wells in vast Surat Basin
Energy giant Shell has released a video of special remotely piloted drones which are used to inspect thousands of wells and pipelines in Australia.
Wood in two-year Gorgon contract extension
Wood has extended a deal to provide a range of services for the Gorgon Stage Two development off western Australia.
Harbour tables revised $10bn takeover offer for Australia’s Santos
Australian firm Santos has received a revised $10.4billion takeover offer from US business Harbour Energy.
Australia’s £14billion missed opportunity shows tax problem
Australia is on track to match Qatar as the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporter next year. The boost to the budget bottom line? Virtually nil.
Northern Territory lifts fracking suspension
The Northern Territory (NT) government in Australia has lifted a moratorium on fracking.
Warrego saves 10 Aberdeen jobs with farm-out deal
An Aberdeen-headquartered oil firm has safeguarded 10 Scottish jobs after striking a deal to farm out 50% of a prospect in western Australia.
Xodus wins contracts worth over £2million in Australia and south-east Asia
Aberdeen energy service firm Xodus Group has secured £2million worth of contracts in Australia and south-east Asia.
Pertamina admits it is responsible for Borneo oil spill
Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina has admitted it is responsible for a deadly oil spill in Borneo.
Stats Group targets Australian expansion with new partnership
Aberdeenshire-based Stats Group is aiming to expand its operations in Australia through a new partnership.
Powerful quake shakes Papau New Guinea month after disaster which halted offshore work
A strong earthquake has shaken Papua New Guinea a month after a more powerful quake killed at least 125 people in the Pacific island nation.