Cooper Energy has provided an update on its operations in the Gippsland, Otway and Cooper Basins, with the Athena Gas Plant showing a decrease in processing rates. Otway Basin Due to a mechanical failure that resulted in a two-day plant shutdown, the Athena Gas Plant has shown a 19 per cent decrease in its average …
Cooper Energy has been granted 100 per cent equity in the VIC/P80 exploration permit, located in the offshore Gippsland Basin, for a six-year term. The VIC/P80 permit zone is close to several oil and gas fields including Sole, Basker, Manta, Gummy, and Kipper. The primary three-year term will involve licensing 3D seismic data, as well …
Esso Australia, subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia, has started the construction of a new Air Liquide facility that will capture, and reuse carbon dioxide (CO2) extracted from Gippsland gas. Chair of ExxonMobil Australia Dylan Pugh said that construction of the Air Liquide facility next to the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant will allow CO2 captured during the processing …
Cooper Energy’s production from the Sole gas field, located offshore in the Gippsland Basin, has been constrained due to fouling within the sulphur absorbers of the Orbost Gas Processing Plant, owned by APA Group. Despite the gas processing issues, the company advised that all Sole customer nominations have been met to date, with gas supply …
The Federal Government has released the 2021 offshore petroleum exploration acreage, with around 80,000km2 of new acreage available for exploration in Australia. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said the release comprises 21 areas across the Bonaparte, Browse, Carnarvon, Otway, Sorell and Gippsland Basins off Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and the Ashmore …
ExxonMobil Australia has extended its gas sales agreement with Oceania Glass, which will see the company continue supplying Gippsland gas to support Australian glass production. Employees of Oceania Glass, Australia’s only manufacturer of architectural flat glass, rely on the supply of Gippsland gas to power the furnace at the heart of its manufacturing process. ExxonMobil …
Emperor Energy has completed an agreement with CGG for the purchase of a license to access newly acquired 3D seismic data covering the Judith gas field and Greater Judith structure, offshore Victoria. The new seismic data was acquired by CGG during 2020 as part of a multi-client 3D seismic survey that covered much of the …
Gippsland Basin joint venture (JV) partners ExxonMobil Australia and BHP have signed an agreement with Air Liquide Australia to capture and reuse carbon dioxide (CO2) extracted from Gippsland gas. Under the long-term supply agreement, Air Liquide will build a brand new CO2 processing and purification facility next to the Longford gas plants in Victoria. ExxonMobil …
Esso Australia is confident it will bring new gas supply to the domestic market this year as the West Barracouta project offshore Victoria nears completion. The development is part of the company’s continued investment in the Gippsland Basin and will be tied back to the exisiting Barracouta infrastructure in the Bass Strait. The ExxonMobil Australia …
Lakes Oil is preparing to resume activity at its Gippsland and Otway acreage once the ban on all onshore petroleum exploration in Victoria expires on June 30 this year. As part of the arrangements being implemented by the Victorian Government for the resumption of onshore exploration, Lakes has submitted new work programs for all of …
