Woodside propels Scarborough ahead
Woodside Energy is pushing ahead with its Scarborough plan, even while the final investment decision (FID) for Browse has been pushed back to the first half of 2021.
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Equinor picks up exploration acreage near Dorado discovery off Australia
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has picked up exploration acreage off Western Australia.
ExxonMobil puts offshore Australian assets up for sale along with other regions
Exxon Mobil is putting some of its offshore Australian assets up for sale as it continues to consider selling off many of its mature offshore assets around the world - from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Sea.
Uniper lines up for Woodside’s Scarborough supplies
Australia’s Woodside Energy has signed a preliminary deal on supply LNG to Uniper Global Commodities.
Shell sued by Australian tax office over Browse stake, report says
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been sued by Australia’s tax authority as the agency pursues multinational companies over tax avoidance, the Guardian reported.
Shell dives into Australian power market with $418m ERM bid
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has taken the plunge into Australia’s energy market with a $418 million deal to buy ERM Power Ltd., the nation’s second-largest electricity retailer to commercial and industrial customers, as it drives toward a goal to become the world’s top power producer by 2030.
Creaking grid jams up Australia’s switch to green energy
Australia’s financing of cleaner power is slowing because the country’s aging grid isn’t being upgraded quick enough to accept new, intermittent generation and transport it efficiently to demand centers.
McDermott, BHGE win Ichthys subsea deals
US energy services giants McDermott and Baker Hughes GE have been awarded contracts for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project off Western Australia.
Shell ships first LNG from world’s largest offshore facility Prelude
Shell has shipped the first LNG cargo from Prelude, the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed.
WATCH: Australian coastguard carries out medevac from oil tanker
Footage has been released of a medical evacuation from a 250metre oil tanker.
Aker gets subsea gig with Chevron off Australia
Aker Solutions will support the delivery of a subsea compression system for Chevron's Jansz-Io field offshore Australia.
Warrego shareholders get behind Petrel takeover
Shareholders of Aberdeen-based Warrego Energy have unanimously approved the firm's acquisition by Australia's Petrel Energy in a reverse takeover.
Subsea 7 reveals trio of Woodside deals
Subsea 7 said today that it had won three engineering studies contracts with Woodside since December 2018.
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.
Halfwave to wield acoustic inspection gear in Australia
Norwegian pipeline inspector Halfwave will wield its acoustic resonance technology (ART) in Australia.
WATCH: Artificial reef installed off Australian coast
Fascinating video footage of the launch of an artificial reef off the coast of Australia has been published.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.