As the world seeks to decarbonise, East Timor hopes that a plan for a giant carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub will help it find financial backing for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that would process gas from the Greater Sunrise fields.
Australian operator Santos (ASX:STO) is preparing to decommission the floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility, as well as platforms, at Bayu Undan offshore East Timor, as soon as possible, as it accelerates plans for a giant carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub at the mature field.
Australian oil and gas company Woodside is planning to build a pilot carbon capture and utilisation plant in Western Australia. The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and Woodside are collaborating on a carbon-to-products pilot project that proposes to recycle greenhouse gases into useful products.
The remuneration package for Kevin Gallagher, chief executive of Australian oil and gas company Santos (ASX:STO), has been criticised as too high with over 25% of shareholders voting against his pay packet.
Australia’s Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN) reported that the recent Pavo-1 exploration well drilled offshore Australia proved up a “substantial volume of light oil in excellent quality reservoirs” and “significantly increases Carnarvon’s oil resources for potential development through the Dorado facilities.”
Santos today announced completion of the sale of a 12.5% interest in the Barossa project off northern Australia to Japan’s JERA, the world’s largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), following the completion of all regulatory approvals.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Woodside (ASX:WPL) is considering new investment opportunities, including the Browse and Greater Sunrise fields, on expectations that new supply will be needed to alleviate global energy market tightness.
The Australian subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola has acquired the rights to an up to 1-GW onshore wind project in the Australian state of Queensland. This further expands its operations in the local market as part of a wider green energy expansion strategy.
The Australian government has pledged A$67 million (US$49.7 million) of funding to help development of two carbon capture and storage (CCS) hubs – one led by Woodside and the other by Mitsui E&P. The funding will also be used to support the appraisal of a third potential storage site in Western Australia.
The Australian government said yesterday that it will provide additional funding of up to A$70 million (US$52 million) for BP’s (LON:BP) proposed A$252.5 million green hydrogen hub at Kwinana in Western Australia.
Santos’ (ASX:STO) Apus-1 exploration well near the Dorado oilfield offshore Western Australia has failed to find commercial hydrocarbons, reported partner Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN).
ExxonMobil said Thursday that it is carrying out early front-end engineering design studies (pre-FEED) to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) that would cut greenhouse gas emissions from multiple industries in Australia’s Gippsland basin. However, collaboration with other industries and supportive government policies will be key to the project’s success.
Invictus Energy expects to start drilling its major Zimbabwean prospect by July, bringing the long-awaited dream of founder and managing director Scott Macmillan to the test.
The merger between Woodside and BHP’s entire petroleum business will see the combined decommissioning costs for the new super independent hit $6.7 billion over the next 30 years, according to Woodside’s prospectus filed to the London Stock Exchange this week.
Global integrated solutions specialist EnerMech has been awarded a five-year onshore and offshore inspection services, lifting equipment and crane maintenance contract by Japan’s Inpex at its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in northern Australia.
Shell (LON:SHEL) said today that exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes have resumed from its Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) facility offshore Australia. This will help ease the pressure on the tight regional market for LNG.
KBR said it has won an ammonia technology contract from South Korea’s Daelim Industrial, or DL E&C, for NeuRizer's carbon-neutral fertiliser project in Australia.
The Indonesian government is preparing to launch domestic legal action against Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) (BKK:PTTEP) relating to economic and environmental damages suffered by local people around Kupang following the 2009 Montara oil spill.
Woodside’s Scarborough gas field development offshore Australia that will feed an expanded Pluto LNG export complex has received key primary approvals from the Commonwealth-Western Australian Joint Authority to support execution of the project.
Australia stands to gain from a surge in energy prices on prospects that the war in Europe will exacerbate global oil and gas shortages as nations shun supplies from Russia, according to the government forecaster.
The processing of gas from the offshore Pluto fields has started ahead of schedule at the North West Shelf Project’s (NWS) Karratha gas plant (KGP), Woodside reported today. This accelerated production of Pluto gas has been enabled by the start-up of the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.
Santos (ASX:STO) today released its 2022 Climate Change Report which sets out the Australian company’s latest climate transition strategy and action plan to become a net-zero emissions energy and fuels business by 2040.
Australia’s Woodside and US-based Heliogen have signed an agreement to deploy a 5 MW electric (MWe) module of Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology in California and jointly market Heliogen’s innovative technology in Australia.
Australian-listed Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN) said today that it has raised A$70 million (US$52.7 million) via an institutional placement to help bring the large Dorado liquids development offshore Australia to a final investment decision (FID) this year.
Energy consultancy Xodus has been awarded the Rigid Pipeline Non-Metallic Component Characterisation study by NERA as part of National Energy Resources Australia's (NERA’s) National Decommissioning Research Initiative (NDRI).