Esso Australia has been given the green light to permanently plug and abandon the Seahorse (SHA) and Tarwhine (TWA) subsea wells in the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria. Read more
Honeybee system key to Kato oil projects
Kato Energy has submitted plans to the Australian offshore energy regulator to develop the Amulet and Talisman fields offshore Western Australia using a relocatable honeybee system. Read more
Pilot Energy earns WA offshore exploration permit
Pilot Energy has moved to 100 per cent ownership of offshore exploration permit WA-481-P after acquiring Key Petroleum’s 40 per cent interest. Read more
Sydney Basin JV explores carbon capture and storage potential
Advent Energy, with joint venture partner Bounty Oil and Gas, has proposed to use a gas exploration drilling program at Baleen offshore the Sydney Basin to investigate the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Read more
Gorgon repairs face further delays
Chevron Australia will take additional time to complete repairs of propane heat exchangers on Train 2 at the Gorgon liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia.
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Dampier Spirit FSO set to retire
Jadestone Energy has signed an offtake agreement for its Stag oilfield in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, which will see the Dampier Spirit floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) retire this month after 32 years of service. Read more
Airborne secures Julimar pipe contract
Subsea 7 has appointed Airborne Oil & Gas for the design, manufacture and delivery of two thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) jumpers for Woodside’s Julimar project offshore Western Australia. Read more
Oil and gas exploration spending suffers: ABS
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported that oil and gas exploration expenditure fell 6.8 per cent in the 2020 June quarter, with Western Australia being the largest contributor to the drop. Read more
APA launches pre-FEED at Judith project
APA Group has commenced pre-front end engineering design (pre-FEED) for Emperor Energy’s Judith gas field in the Gippsland Basin offshore Victoria. Read more
BHP set to drill Pyrenees development
BHP has been given the green light by the national regulator for the drilling of the Crosby-3H1 well at the Pyrenees development offshore Western Australia. Read more