PM strikes gas deal

The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and Treasurer Scott Morrison met with Origin, Santos and Shell yesterday in
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Beach snaps up Lattice

Lattice Energy was Origin’s upstream oil and gas business, with the acquisition transformational for Beach as it will significantly enhance its scale and create
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PNG LNG cargo up for grabs

According to Reuters, the tender closes on Wednesday and offers two November-loading cargoes, one in January 2018 and one in March
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Louth-1 comes up dry

Louth-1 failed to encounter significant hydrocarbons, and is currently being plugged and abandoned. The well reached a total depth of 2,469 m in the Merrimelia Formation. The PEL 92 JV is made up of Beach
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Duo spuds Frey-1

So far, the well had been drilled to 626 m and was drilling ahead in a 215.9 mm (8 ½ inch) hole in the Makunda Formation. Frey-1 is designed to test the hydrocarbon potential of the top Namur Sandstone
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Empire CEO resigns

Mr Walker said that the position no longer represented the role for which he believed he was to fulfil when he was hired. As set
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Xanadu oil confirmed

Since the last report, a suite of wireline logs over a 330 m section of the well have now been acquired due to the highly encouraging results while drilling. The reservoir of interest is the top section
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Central unveils Mereenie JMA

The JMA terms were agreed today by the Mereenie Joint Venture participants – Central Petroleum Mereenie Pty Ltd and Macquarie Mereenie Pty Ltd. “The Mereenie JMA provides independence and
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