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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.

WA rejects Rudd Gov’s proposed national resource regulator

Fri, 5 March 2010 Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has opposed the Productivity Commission’s recommended change to national regulation and approvals processes for offshore petroleum, mining and greenhouse gas storage projects, saying that the state Government “will not hand over sovereignty of our natural resources”.

Wrapping up major gas projects in Australia

Gas Today — February 2010 Despite global financial uncertainty and the possibility of major economic reform under carbon reduction legislation, Australia’s gas industry hasn’t slowed. Katherine St Lawrence looks at some of the major projects currently under development across the country.

ConocoPhillips secures professional services for offshore gas projects

Fri, 19 February 2010 AGR Group subsidiary AGR Asia Pacific has entered into an agreement with ConocoPhillips for the provision of professional engineering services and support to operations in the waters between Timor-Leste and Australia.

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.

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.

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.

Neptune wins Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Facility contract

Fri, 8 January 2010 Neptune Marine Services has been awarded a combined services contract from ConocoPhillips on the Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Facility, located in the Timor Sea.

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.

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.

Longtom reserves exceed expectations

Fri, 20 November 2009 Nexus Energy has upgraded estimates of 1P reserves of gas-in-place for its Longtom Gas Field Development, located in VIC/L29 in the Gippsland Basin, offshore Victoria.

All roads lead to Ichthys for WA

Tue, 17 November 2009 Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has said he will consider building an access road from Point Torment, located near Derby, to a proposed new port in the Kimberley, in an attempt to convince Inpex to base the Ichthys Gas Field Development in the state.

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).

SEAAOC celebrates 15 years of gas

Gas Today — November 2009 The 2009 South East Asia Australia Offshore Conference celebrated its 15th year at the newly opened Darwin Convention Centre.

Gorgon gorging on LNG – new gas in WA

Gas Today — November 2009 The Gorgon LNG Development has dominated industry news recently, with the joint venture partners announcing their final investment decision, construction contracts and gas sales and purchase agreements.

FLNG for Shell’s offshore gas fields

Thu, 8 October 2009 Shell will use floating LNG (FLNG) to develop its Prelude and Concerto gas discoveries, located in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia.

Blacktip gas goes into production

Tue, 15 September 2009 Gas production has begun from Eni’s Blacktip Gas Field Development, located in the southern Bonaparte Basin, approximately 110 kilometres off the coast of the Northern Territory.

APLNG moves toward FID

Fri, 21 August 2009 A substantial amount of pre-front-end engineering and design (FEED) and pre-engineering work has been completed for the Australian Pacific LNG (APLNG) project, and there is “substantial progress” towards a final investment decision at the end of next year, Origin Energy Managing Director Grant King has said.

Chevron and Shell find gas in deepwater

Wed, 19 August 2009 Two deepwater gas discoveries have been made in the Clio-2 and Kentish Knock-1 wells, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

Bass Strait - delivering gas for 40 years

Gas Today — November 2007 Bass Strait’s Gippsland Basin gas field has delivered clean and cheap energy to Victoria for over 40 years. Today, with the demand for gas growing and with petroleum driving the state’s wealth, gas exploration and production in the area looks set to continue for years to come.

Review of Taranaki Basin

Gas Today — May 2008 Over the last five years, New Zealand’s gas reserves have grown substantially, with the country having considerably more than the OECD average. This is in no small part due to the considerable exploration being done in the Taranaki Basin, which covers an area of 100,000 sq km, and includes both onshore and offshore fields.