Bid to boost domestic oil

More than $A1 billion will be spent on exploration over the next twelve months, with BHP Billiton, Woodside and Santos all increasing their drilling budgets for the 2004-05 financial year. According to
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Agrium allocated land for ammonia plant

Agrium Australia’s commercial director Don Lauweryssen told the West Australian that the WA government had offered the company a piece of land called ‘Burrup West’. Burrup West had been
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Three new LNG terminals for China

The new terminals will be constructed in Liaoning, Jiangsu and Shantou, and will have a combined processing capability of 8.5 million tonnes annually. CNOOC has signed a range of agreements within the
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BHP Billiton first quarter results

The drop in production was largely due to maintenance outages in Britain, as well as natural field decline in the Bass Strait and offshore Western Australia. Of the 14 projects that were under construction
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Powerco interim results

Powerco also reported that one of their current major projects, the Tasmanian Gas Reticulation, is nearing completion of stage one. This involved connecting Tasmania’s major commercial and industrial
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AWE spuds Martha-1

The well is at a measured depth of 122 metres and running 30” casing. AWE’s Managing Director, Mr Bruce Phillips said “Martha-1 represents the start of an exploration campaign to pursue
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Indonesian government enacts oil and gas laws

The plans of the recently inaugurated Indonesian government come only a few days after former President Megawati Sukarnoputri enacted two oil and gas regulations in the hope of attracting foreign investment.
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BP to boost Vietnam’s natural gas output

At present, BP supplies natural gas from the Lan Tay-Lan Do field to gas-fired power plants in southern Vietnam. By investing between $US600 million and $US650 million into the development of another
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APA Annual General Meeting

Mr McDonald said APA achieved a fourth year of compound annual growth in its net profit, while at the same time put considerable effort into managing its capital. Highlights for the year included the
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Western Power board meeting today

Last month, the Alinta-led consortium was granted an extension to its period as preferred bidder while it tried to establish a gas tariff with Western Power which would see the billion dollar shipping
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