At 06:00 WST on the 23rd of May an 8-1/2” drilling assembly was being made up as final preparations are made to recommence drilling in the 8-1/2” hole section. Since the last update the 8-1/2” hole section was drilled to a depth of 4740m where drilling difficulties halted progress. The 8-1/2” hole was then plugged [...]
Together ConocoPhillips and EVOL LNG bought liquefied natural gas (LNG) centre stage at a live demonstration in Melbourne on Tuesday 21st May 2013, busting myths about the safety of the product at the forefront of Australia’s multi-billion dollar energy industry. United States LNG expert from global energy company ConocoPhillips, Peter Micciche, demonstrated the non-toxic and [...]
MEO Australia said that it has has been awarded a new exploration permit, WA-488-P in the Bonaparte basin, as part of the 2012 Gazettal Round. MEO will hold 100% interest in the permit. WA-488-P covers an area of 4,105 km2 and is located adjacent to MEO’s WA-454-P (100%) permit. MEO has identified a substantial prospect [...]
The stock of investment in committed resources and energy projects remained at about $268 billion according to the Resources and Energy Major Projects – April 2013, released today by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). The number of projects at the Committed Stage has decreased to 73 in April 2013 as a result [...]
Bechtel’s Jamie Taylor, provided an update on construction progress at the Australia Pacific LNG project. The APLNG project is a joint venture between three industry leaders in the fields of CSG and LNG production – Origin (37.5%), ConocoPhillips (37.5%) and Sinopec (25%). Australia Pacific LNG is the largest producer of CSG in Australia, supplying gas [...]
At Leighton Holdings’ Annual General Meeting in Sydney, the Chairman Mr Bob Humphris OAM said that the Board was focused on further improving every aspect of the Company’s operations, after the Group’s position strengthened during 2012. Mr Humphris said: “The Leighton Group has a market position that is the envy of our peers. We are [...]
Australian Gasfields Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy World Corporation, spudded Sheoak-2 on 26th April 2013 in ATP 549P S in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin in SW Queensland. A TD of 2401 mRT was reached on Saturday 11th May 2013. A successful straddle Drill Stem Test was completed over targeted Permian Toolachee Formation reservoir sands [...]
Zinfra said it has entered into an agreement with Bechtel for the design and construction of a 132 kV High Voltage Power Cable System for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The subcontract has an estimated value of approximately AU $36Million and is expected to support up to 50 engineering, manufacturing jobs at Zinfra, [...]
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The Greens announcement that their new natural gas ‘policy’ is for “no new coal seam gas and empowering land holders to say no to coal seam gas” shows the party has a very loose grip on reality and a very poor understanding of Australia’s energy market and existing regulation, APPEA said in statement. The fact [...]
The downstream project of the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project is on schedule and making good progress, Origin energy said in a project update. The APLNG project is a joint venture between three industry leaders in the fields of CSG and LNG production – Origin (37.5%), ConocoPhillips (37.5%) and Sinopec (25%). According to Australia’ s [...]
