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FutureGAS 2010 rounds off with flying colours!

Fri, 12 March 2010 Brisbane’s Sofitel Hotel was buzzing with talk of gas-fired power, whispers of LNG, and fervent discussion surrounding the future of natural gas in Australia at the FutureGAS 2010 Conference and Exhibition.

Australia amps up natural gas production

Fri, 5 March 2010 Natural gas production increased by 10 per cent during 2009, reaching a record 1,897 petajoules (PJ), according to a report by EnergyQuest.

Mouzouris wins UCG drilling contract

Fri, 5 March 2010 Mouzouris Drilling has been awarded a contract for the first stage of Clean Global Energy’s (CGE’s) drilling program in Queensland permits EPC 1506 and EPC 1508.

UCG gas to methane joint venture established

Fri, 29 January 2010 Cougar Energy and Australia Petroleum have signed a terms sheet for a proposed joint venture to assess the potential to convert the underground coal gasification (UCG) gas to methane at Cougar’s coal deposit at EPC 1118 at Wandoan, located in the Surat Basin, Queensland.

Bluewater wins contract for Eni’s Kitan field

Thu, 28 January 2010 Bluewater Energy Services has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Eni Australia for the chartering, operation and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offtake vessel (FPSO) Glas Dowr in the offshore Kitan Oil Field, located in the Timor Sea.

Jacket fabrication complete on Kipper Gas Field

Thu, 21 January 2010 Jacket fabrication on the Kipper Gas Field has been completed and topside fabrication is continuing, according to a quarterly report from joint venture partner BHP Billiton.

Roc reports on Bass action

Thu, 14 January 2010 Roc Oil has released an update regarding its Basker Manta Gummy (BMG) oil and gas field operations, located in the Bass Strait, Victoria.

NT gas projects may face labour shortage: Chamber of Commerce

Wed, 6 January 2010 The Ichthys Gas Field and Greater Sunrise Gas Field Development will not be able to run at the same time due to a shortage of workers, Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Chris Young has warned.

Joint venture expands BassGas Project to maximise gas recovery

Mon, 21 December 2009 The BassGas joint venture has made a final investment decision on a $345 million expansion of the BassGas Project, located offshore Victoria, which will maximise the gas recovery of the Yolla gas field.

Liquid Niugini Gas project gets go-ahead from PNG Government

Fri, 11 December 2009 InterOil has announced that the National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has approved its proposed Liquid Niugini Gas LNG Project, to be located in PNG.

Beach secures partner to exploit shale gas reserves

Tue, 8 December 2009 Beach Petroleum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canadian energy company ATCO Limited to investigate opportunities to develop and commercialise its unconventional gas and liquids resources, in the Cooper Basin, South Australia.

Offshore FEED contracts awarded for Wheatstone

Thu, 3 December 2009 Chevron has awarded contracts to WorleyParsons subsidiary Intecsea and Technip Oceania for front-end engineering and design (FEED) works for the upstream portion of the Wheatstone LNG Development, located off the Pilbara Coast, Western Australia.

Record flow for Antelope

Wed, 2 December 2009 InterOil’s Antelope-2 well, located in PPL 237, in Papua New Guinea, has flowed at a world record rate of 705 MMcf/d, including 11,200 bbl/d of concentrate for a total of 129,000 boe/d.

Metgasco discovers major gas at Kingfisher field

Mon, 30 November 2009 Metgasco has discovered a major source of gas after drilling through gas-bearing sands at its Kingfisher-E1 well, located within PEL 16 in the Clarence Moreton Basin, New South Wales.

Beach and Rentech to investigate unconventional Cooper Basin gas

Mon, 23 November 2009 Beach Petroleum has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United States synthetic fuels and technology company Rentech to commercialise Beach’s Cooper Basin gas resources.

FEED contracts awarded for Woodside’s Pluto LNG

Thu, 12 November 2009 Woodside has awarded dual contracts for Pluto trains 2 and 3 front-end engineering and design (FEED) to joint venture partners Foster Wheeler and WorleyParsons, and to Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR).

Powering up: FutureGAS 2010

Mon, 9 November 2009 To be held in Brisbane between 9 and 11 March 2010, the FutureGAS Conference and Exhibition is shaping up to be one of the most exciting natural gas events for 2010.

New gas discovery could supply two more LNG trains for Gorgon

Fri, 23 October 2009 Chevron Australia has made further significant gas discoveries in the Carnarvon Basin, located offshore Western Australia, that could further boost production for its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG developments.

Certifying CSG

Gas Today — November 2009 Australian coal seam gas companies are attempting to shore up reserves for further project development, including proposed LNG projects in Queensland. Gas Today caught up with Dan Paul Smith and John G Hattner, Senior Vice Presidents at reserve certification company Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., to discuss the gas reserves certification process.

A new phase of gas plays

Gas Today — November 2009 In addition to the well known basins for gas exploration and production, a number of companies are pioneering new areas, and exploration for unconventional gas. Gas Today looks at some of the new gas exploration activities underway.