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I love natural gas!

Mon, 15 March 2010 The Gas Today team loves natural gas – do you?

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.

Wärtsilä gas generators to support wind power

Gas Today — February 2010 Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a 170 megawatt gas-fired power plant to be installed in Antelope Station, located near Abernathy, Texas, USA.

QLD to partner PNG on major gas projects

Wed, 3 March 2010 Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser will lead a trade mission to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in March in a bid to develop new partnerships for PNG’s major projects including gas projects.

Gas-fired generation in Australia set to increase: Ferguson

Wed, 3 March 2010 Gas will be the source of more than one third of Australia’s electricity generation by 2030, according to a report launched by Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson.

STTM – a new wholesale gas market for Adelaide and Sydney

Gas Today — February 2010 The Australian Energy Market Operator is currently implementing a new wholesale gas short-term trading market that will initially operate in Sydney and Adelaide. The new market represents a major change to the way gas is bought and sold in South Australia and New South Wales.

Gas sector attracts more women

Fri, 19 February 2010 An increasing proportion of women are choosing careers in Queensland’s resources sector, according to a survey conducted by the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).

Draft EIS lodged for APLNG

Mon, 1 February 2010 Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) has lodged its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the Queensland Government for the APLNG Project.

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.

Natural gas boosts Australia’s 2008-09 export figures

Thu, 21 January 2010 Natural gas export figures boosted the value of Australian exports in the 2008–09 financial year, which saw the overall figure increase by 22.6 per cent to $283.8 billion from $231.5 billion in 2007–08.

Transfield Worley Services wins Woodside contract

Fri, 15 January 2010 Transfield Worley Services has signed a heads of agreement with Woodside Energy for the proposed delivery of brownfield project and maintenance services.

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.

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.

Turbine synchronised to grid at Darling Downs

Thu, 10 December 2009 Origin Energy has synchronised the first turbine of its Darling Downs Power Station to the Queensland electricity grid.

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.

ETS amendments should assist LNG industry: APPEA

Thu, 26 November 2009 Amendments to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) released by the Federal Government are less constraining on Australia’s LNG industry, according to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).

Gladstone LNG projects may drop off: Patersons

Fri, 13 November 2009 Not all of the seven proposed coal seam gas (CSG) to LNG projects planned, to be located in Gladstone, Queensland, will be built, according to a Patersons Securities report.

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).

HoA signed for PNG LNG

Thu, 5 November 2009 The joint venture partners of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) LNG Project have signed a Heads of Agreement with Unipec Asia, a subsidiary of Sinopec, for the long-term supply of 2 million tonnes per annum (MMt/a) of LNG.

Environmental approvals granted for PNG LNG

Thu, 29 October 2009 The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Environment and Conservation has approved the environmental impact statement for the PNG LNG Project.

Bilfinger Berger Services celebrates 60 years in power

Thu, 22 October 2009 In October, Bilfinger Berger Services marked 60 years in the Australian power industry with a lunch in Melbourne.

North West Shelf domestic gas and LNG: 25 years

Thu, 22 October 2009 This year, the North West Shelf celebrates 25 years of domestic gas production and 20 years of LNG exports throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Growing with gas: Adams talks Jemena

Gas Today — November 2009 Jemena builds, owns, operates, develops and manages approximately $9 billion worth of gas and electricity assets in Australia. Gas Today caught up with Managing Director Paul Adams to discuss current developments in the nation’s gas distribution and transmission sector.

International: taking a global approach to protecting the gas industry

Gas Today — November 2009 Recent growth in the gas industry has increased demand for innovative and sustainable protective coatings, providing solutions for gas exploration, production, transportation and storage.

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