European gas prices gain on Australia LNG workers’ ultimatum
European natural gas advanced as workers serving a key export project in Australia prepare for a strike that could significantly dent global supplies in the run-up to winter.
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Death at North Rankin marks ‘concerning trend’ Australian regulator says
The Australian regulator, NOPSEMA, has said that the recent incident at the North Rankin Complex (NRC) that led to the death of Michael Jurman marks a “concerning trend" in the sector.
Woodside to hunt for Gulf of Mexico M&A after record profit
Woodside Energy Group, Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer, says it will review potential acquisitions in the Gulf of Mexico after reporting its highest-ever profit.
Woodside Energy to book nearly $4.4bn depreciation hit
Australia's Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) said today that it would book a nearly $4.4 billion expense this year, as changes in its asset depreciation calculation method outweighed a tax benefit and a reversal of an impairment charge.
Australia’s Woodside pumps record oil and gas, eyes more FIDs in 2023
Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) produced record volumes of oil and gas in 2022, the Australian LNG exporter announced today as it released its fourth quarter financials. Woodside is also getting ready for numerous final investment decisions (FIDs) on various projects in 2023.
Santos Barossa LNG project hit again by indigenous culture worries
The development of the Santos-operated Barossa offshore gas development that will backfill the Darwin LNG export plant in Australia looks set to be further delayed after the offshore regulator suspended planned construction of an offshore pipeline due to indigenous heritage concerns.
Japan’s INPEX pursues giant CCS hub as part of clean energy future in Australia
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) will form a key plank in INPEX’s (TYO:1605) efforts to progressively decarbonise its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations in Australia’s Northern Territory. It will also help Japan’s biggest energy company establish the foundations for the next generation of clean fuels.
Air Liquide wins Woodside hydrogen deal
Woodside Energy has awarded a major contract to Air Liquide Engineering and Construction (Air Liquide) for the liquefaction equipment at its proposed H2OK hydrogen project in Ardmore, Oklahoma, US.
Gas producers in Australia slam Labor’s near nationalisation of market
Australia’s Labor government is planning to seize control of domestic gas prices when it introduces extraordinary new legislation to parliament on Thursday in what has been likened to a near nationalisation of gas markets.
East Timor’s NOC calls Woodside ‘corporate bully’ in latest Sunrise LNG spat
East Timor’s national oil company (NOC) TimorGAP has branded Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) a “corporate bully” after the Australian LNG developer refused to agree to a production-sharing contract (PSC) that would commit gas from Greater Sunrise to be processed onshore East Timor.
Woodside boss makes blunder with East Timor LNG comments
The chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) appears to have made a blunder with her comments that the company is open to revisiting a greenfield LNG export development in East Timor. Significantly, the melodrama around the project will likely continue.
Woodside open to onshore LNG export project in East Timor
Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) is reconsidering the potential development of Greater Sunrise via an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in East Timor. This marks a significant about-turn for the Australian LNG developer.
Chevron finds nearly half its Australia staff have been bullied
Chevron found almost half of employees and contractors in Australia have been bullied in the past five years and a third experienced sexual harassment, adding to shocking revelations of abuse across the nation’s key resources sector.
Woodside production guidance lower than expected on delays
Woodside Energy’s (ASX:WDS) latest production guidance for 2023 has fallen short given delays at new oil projects in West Africa and the US, as well as a maintenance shutdown at the Pluto LNG export complex in Australia.
Woodside and Mitsui join New Zealand green hydrogen export project
New Zealand’s renewable energy company Meridian has selected Australia’s Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) as its partner to develop a large-scale hydrogen and ammonia facility at Southland in New Zealand.
Woodside and Japan’s JBIC to work on energy supply chains
Woodside Energy and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at securing a stable supply of energy for Japan and to assist in achieving its decarbonisation goals.
Woodside teams up with US carbon capture company LanzaTech
Woodside Energy and LanzaTech, a US-based carbon capture and transformation company, have announced a strategic collaboration after signing a deal.
Woodside reports record sales, ups guidance
Australia’s largest oil and gas producer Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) reported record output and sales in the third quarter on the back of stronger natural gas prices and the completion of its merger with BHP’s petroleum business.
Woodside carries out further studies with Japanese partners on ammonia supply chain
Australia’s Woodside Energy has signed a joint research agreement with numerous Japanese partners to study the creation of a ammonia supply chain from Australia to Japan.
Woodside signs up for Commonwealth’s US LNG
Australia’s Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) will take up to 2.5 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Commonwealth’s LNG export facility under development in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, after confirming a 20-year deal.
Woodside to supply LNG to Europe in Uniper deal
Australia’s Woodside Energy (ASX:WDS) will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its global portfolio to Europe, including Germany, starting in January 2023 after signing a flexible long-term deal with Uniper.
Santos and Chevron win Australia CCS permits and commit $136m
Australia’s Santos (ASX:STO) and US giant Chevron (NYSE:CVX) have committed to spending around A$200 million (US$136 million) to assess the geological potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects offshore Australia after winning two greenhouse gas (GHG) acreage permits.
Woodside-led venture, including BP, Shell, and Chevron, win Australia CCS permit
A Woodside-led (ASX:WDS) joint venture that includes BP (LON:BP), Shell (LON:SHEL), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), as well as Japan’s Mitsubishi and Mitsui, have been awarded greenhouse gas (GHG) permit G-10-AP in the northern Carnarvon basin offshore Western Australia, as they pursue a potential CCS project.
Woodside has choice of capex options worth US$14bn
Australia’s Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) has a range of capital expenditure options that cover a US$9 billion projected spend on oil and gas projects out to 2024 and another US$5 billion pencilled in for new energy projects by 2030.
Woodside in talks to sell share in Scarborough gas field
Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) is in talks with 'high quality' companies seeking to buy a share in its $5.7 billion Scarborough gas project that will supply an expansion of the Pluto LNG export complex in Australia. But the company will not sell unless it gets the right price, Chief Executive Meg O'Neill said on Tuesday.