The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Gas Market Inquiry 2017-2025 report confirms actions taken by the gas industry to bring more gas into the domestic market have ensured current domestic supply, but more investment and development is required to maintain that supply in the medium-term. APPEA chief executive Andrew McConville said the ACCC report showed the industry has increased s...
IN northern Australia, heat and humidity present many challenges to the oil and gas industry. The mean maximum temperature in Darwin is over 31oC for ten months of the year and mean relative humidity is over
GLOBAL energy industry research firm Rystad Energy has released a base-case production profile for the Perth Basin predicting it will reach a peak gas production rate of over 400 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) by about 2024, surpassing that
AUSTRALIAN-based, Indonesian oil producer, Bass Oil Limited has set a new oil production record at its 55% owned Tangai-Sukananti KSO for November 2019. Monthly average oil production for November was 975 bopd up 36% over October and 9% higher than
EXXONMobil Global Services Company has entered into an enabling agreement with ASX-listed Worley relating to ExxonMobil’s refining and chemicals operations sites in Texas and Louisiana. This will allow ExxonMobil companies to contract with Worley to continue to provide services to
NEOEN, one of the world’s leading and fastest growing independent producers of exclusively renewable energy, has announced a 50% expansion of its Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia.. The 50 MW/64.5 MWh expansion, supported by Tesla, will further showcase the
ONE of Australia’s largest solar farms, APA Group’s Darling Downs Solar Farm, has been officially opened by Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy the Honourable Dr Anthony Lynham MP. The farm, a photovoltaic generation facility comprising 423,360 solar
“I THOUGHT you were getting safety boots? They look like your office shoes” Those were my wife’s exact words when I recently unboxed a pair of new boots from Oliver Footwear’s Executive range. As always, my wife was right. They
SAMSUNG Electronics has unveiled the new Galaxy XCover Pro, a smartphone designed and engineered for frontline workers across a variety of industries around the world. The Galaxy XCover Pro completely re-imagines the enterprise-ready smartphone, delivering a rugged, yet stylish device
THE board of BP p.l.c. today announced that Brian Gilvary, BP chief financial officer (CFO), has decided to retire from the company and step down from the BP board on June 30, 2020. Mr Gilvary has had a 34-year career with BP, including
GAS infrastructure specialist the APA Group reports that its long standing chief financial officer, Peter Fredricson, has indicated his intention to retire. In the interests of an orderly and smooth transition to a new CFO, Mr Fredricson will remain with
S&P Global Ratings says the declaration of force majeure on some LNG import cargoes by China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC, A+/Stable/–) will not affect the ratings on the company or Australian LNG exporters. CNOOC has declared force majeure on some LNG
SENEX Energy Ltd reports that it is successfully delivering its Surat Basin natural gas development programme on schedule and on budget, with production outperformance at both Roma North and Atlas. Key points: Roma North gas production outperformance; rates exceeding 13.5
SENEX Energy Ltd has announced that Project Atlas achieved first gas sales into the east coast market ahead of schedule, with gas being sold to Queensland power generator CleanCo. Following start-up of the first two trains of the five-train, 15
A new 30-inch diameter pipeline will run 3.2 kilometres, connecting the Woodside-operated Pluto LNG Plant to the NWS Project’s Karratha Gas Plant (KGP), and is the first component of the infrastructure needed to transport gas between the two facilities. Under
