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Oil Search and Santos to Merge into LNG Powerhouse Share your comments
Australia's second and third biggest oil and gas companies are set to merge to become one of the largest in the region and in the top 20 globally.
7:33 AM EST | August 02, 2021
TotalEnergies in $750MM+ LNG Deal Share your comments
TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) has revealed that it has entered into a multimillion dollar infrastructure agreement, related to the Gladstone LNG project, with GIP Australia.
5:09 AM EST | July 14, 2021
China Ban on Aussie LNG Should Have Limited Impact Share your comments
Australia's wish for an official probe into COVID-19's origins angers Beijing.
4:30 AM EST | June 07, 2021
Santos Takes FID on $3.6B Barossa Project Share your comments
Santos announces that a final investment decision has been taken to proceed with the $3.6 billion Barossa gas and condensate project.
5:33 AM EST | March 31, 2021
Santos Awards Deal for $3.6B Barossa Project Share your comments
Santos has announced the award of the Barossa project's contract for the construction, connection, and operation of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel.
7:53 AM EST | March 25, 2021
Shell to License Tech for New Refinery Share your comments
PT PRPP has signed a licensing and basic engineering agreement with Shell Catalysts and Technology.
5:18 AM EST | February 25, 2021
Shell Makes $2.5B QCLNG Deal Share your comments
QGC Common Facilities Company Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell (NYSE: RDS.A), has agreed the sale of a 26.25 percent interest in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Common Facilities.
6:43 AM EST | December 21, 2020
$11B+ of Oz Gas Projects to be Sanctioned in 2021 Share your comments
At least $11 billion of Australian gas projects are poised to be sanctioned next year, according to Wood Mackenzie's Australasian upstream 2021 outlook report.
8:17 AM EST | December 11, 2020
Santos Signs Long Term Barossa LNG Supply Deal Share your comments
Santos (ASX: STO) has signed a binding long-term LNG supply and purchase agreement with Diamond Gas International Pte Ltd.
6:51 AM EST | December 07, 2020
BP to Cease Fuel Production at Oz Refinery Share your comments
BP Australia has announced that it will cease fuel production at its Australian Kwinana refinery and convert the facility into an import terminal.
5:57 AM EST | November 02, 2020
$200B Australia LNG Boom Waylaid Share your comments
Cooks on strike and cracked equipment are among the latest maladies to undermine Australia's $200 billion push to become the world's biggest liquefied natural gas exporter.
7:40 AM EST | September 07, 2020
Chevron Starting Sale Process for NWS LNG Stake Share your comments
Chevron will start a sales process for its interest in the North West Shelf project in Australia.
5:53 AM EST | June 18, 2020
Five-year Inpex Contract Goes to LOC Australia Share your comments
This photo shows Ichthys LNG Project onshore facilities under construction. PHOTO SOURCE: INPEX Australia
7:24 AM EST | June 17, 2020
Worley Wins Chevron Contract Extension Share your comments
This photo shows Chevron's Wheatstone project, Australia's first LNG hub. PHOTO SOURCE: Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
7:56 AM EST | April 01, 2020
Cimic Wins Contract Extension for Chevron-run Facilities Share your comments
This photo shows the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project. PHOTO SOURCE: Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
8:23 AM EST | February 13, 2020
McDermott to Conduct Study for $850MM Refinery Share your comments
McDermott would be the exclusive contractor upon final investment decision.
1:29 PM EST | October 30, 2019
ConocoPhillips Allots EPCI Contract for Barossa Pipeline Share your comments
ConocoPhillips Australia has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract to Allseas Marine Contractors Australia Pty Ltd. for the Barossa Gas Export Pipeline.
11:06 AM EST | September 26, 2019
Shell Awards Prelude FLNG Contract Share your comments
Shell Australia has awarded Flowserve a five-year contract.
12:05 PM EST | August 13, 2019
Construction Begins on Atlas Pipeline Project Share your comments
Jemena, an Australia-based company that owns and manages energy infrastructure assets, has started construction on the Atlas Gas Pipeline.
4:49 PM EST | July 08, 2019
Offshore Australia Project Marks Step-Change Share your comments
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger's OneSubsea will deliver a new subsea flowline to an existing natural gas pipeline. PHOTO SOURCE: Subsea Integration Alliance
3:50 PM EST | January 16, 2019
McDermott Wins Australia Tank Project Share your comments
The EPC contract calls for 11 fuel tanks.
3:46 PM EST | January 09, 2019
Total to Sell Part of Ichthys LNG Stake for $1.6B Share your comments
Total signs an agreement to divest a 4% interest in the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
7:52 AM EST | December 13, 2018
Australia Govt Nixes CK's Pipeline Bid on National Security Share your comments
CK Group's $9.4B bid for gas pipeline operator APA Group was knocked back by Australia's government on national security concerns.
4:15 PM EST | November 07, 2018
First LNG Shipment Departs Ichthys Share your comments
Inpex confirms that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas has departed from its operated Ichthys LNG project.
4:54 AM EST | October 23, 2018
First Ichthys LNG Cargo Said Possible This Week Share your comments
The Ichthys LNG export project in northern Australia may load its 1st natural gas cargo as soon as this week, according to sources.
7:38 AM EST | October 16, 2018
Thailand Olefins Project Goes to McDermott Share your comments
MOC has awarded McDermott a technology contract for a petrochemical plant in Thailand's Rayong province.
11:41 AM EST | October 01, 2018
Asia's Oil Market Torrid Amid Iran Sanctions and Mega-Refineries Share your comments
"Refiners will have to buy whatever crude they can get their hands on," said Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultant Energy Aspects Ltd.
9:53 AM EST | September 24, 2018
Indonesia Confirms Pertamina CEO As State Firm Pressed To Curb Imports Share your comments
Indonesia's government confirms Nicke Widyawati as the permanent chief executive of Pertamina.
4:21 PM EST | August 29, 2018
TechnipFMC to Build Pioneering Vietnam Project Share your comments
Although TechnipFMC did not specify the contract amount, it classified the award as 'large.'
2:50 PM EST | August 28, 2018
Vietnam's Trade Ministry To Reply To Nghi Son Refinery's Request Soon Share your comments
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade will respond to a request from the Nghi Son oil refinery to export fuels such as gasoline and diesel 'soon,' it said in a statement.
1:08 PM EST | August 13, 2018
ExxonMobil Offers Aug-Sept Cargo from Australia's Gorgon LNG Share your comments
ExxonMobil Corp has offered to sell a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the 15.6-million-tonnes-a-year Gorgon LNG plant in Australia for August to September delivery.
11:44 AM EST | August 07, 2018
Pertamina Invites Socar, JX Nippon To Partner On Balikpapan Upgrade Share your comments
Pertamina has approached Socar and Japan's JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp for possible partnerships to upgrade Indonesia's Balikpapan oil refinery.
4:37 PM EST | August 01, 2018
Darwin Seeks To Shed Frontier Image To Become World-Class LNG Export Hub Share your comments
Australia's tropical city of Darwin wants to establish itself as a world-scale energy export hub.
1:11 PM EST | July 27, 2018
LNG Import Plan For South Australia Targets First Gas In Mid-2020 Share your comments
A private firm is looking to import LNG to South Australia starting in 2020.
5:02 PM EST | July 23, 2018
Taiwan's Formosa Restarts Naphtha Cracker; Not Yet At Full-Tilt Share your comments
Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp restarted a naphtha cracker late last week.
5:18 PM EST | July 16, 2018
Weak Start for Vitol's Viva Energy on Australian Bourse Share your comments
Vitol and its unnamed partners built Viva Energy after buying Shell's former refinery in Geelong near Melbourne and its petrol stations in Australia for $2.6 billion in 2014.
4:54 PM EST | July 13, 2018
Japanese Refiner Idemitsu Wins Family Backing For Showa Shell Merger Share your comments
Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu have agreed to merge on April 1 next year.
5:12 PM EST | July 10, 2018
Pertamina Discontinues LNG Terminal Project, Seen As Unfeasible Share your comments
Pertamina has decided not to go ahead with what would have been the country's second land-based receiving terminal.
3:40 PM EST | July 09, 2018
Exxon Halts Work on PNG Gas Pipeline Amid Civil Strife in Highlands Share your comments
Exxon Mobil Corp stopped construction on its Angore gas pipeline in Papua New Guinea's strife-hit highlands late last month after building sites were vandalised, the company says.
4:29 AM EST | July 06, 2018
JERA Beefs Up Into Asian Trading Giant With EDF's LNG Business Share your comments
Japan's JERA has bulked up into one of Asia's biggest energy traders.
1:23 PM EST | July 03, 2018
Sources: Malaysia's Petronas Buys First Ever US Oil Cargo, Due In Sept Share your comments
Petronas has bought its first ever US oil cargo of 1 million barrels of Mars crude.
1:18 PM EST | July 03, 2018
Government: Importing LNG To Australia's Southeast Faces Cost Hurdles Share your comments
Plans to import to Australia could help cap soaring local gas prices.
11:52 AM EST | July 02, 2018
Australia No Longer Expects Gas Shortfall Before 2030 Share your comments
Australia no longer faces a looming gas shortage, according to estimates from the nation's energy market operator.
4:31 AM EST | June 22, 2018
Vietnam Arrests More Oil Executives Amid Corruption Crackdown Share your comments
Police in Vietnam arrested four executives of state oil firm PetroVietnam's subsidiaries on suspicion of embezzlement.
5:06 PM EST | June 21, 2018
Vitol Launches Viva Energy Float, Australia's Biggest In 4 Years Share your comments
Vitol kicked off the planned $3.7B float of its Australian refinery and fuel supply network Viva Energy.
3:18 PM EST | June 20, 2018
Trafigura Signs Second Storage Agreement With Singapore LNG Corp Share your comments
Trafigura signs a second deal with Singapore LNG Corp.
12:17 PM EST | June 18, 2018
ExxonMobil Considers Importing LNG To Australia Share your comments
ExxonMobil is considering importing LNG.
12:15 PM EST | June 18, 2018
Pipe Dream? Chevron, Woodside Vie to Shape Australia's LNG Sector Share your comments
After spending a decade and billions of dollars developing Australia's vast gas reserves, Chevron and Woodside are at odds over the pace and timing of the next leg of expansion.
11:16 AM EST | June 15, 2018
Chevron Starts Second Production Unit at Wheatstone LNG in Australia Share your comments
Chevron Corp has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the second unit of its $34 billion Wheatstone development, marking the completion of its two megaprojects in Australia after cost-blowouts and delays.
10:48 AM EST | June 15, 2018
Shell Feeds Gas To Australia's New Prelude Floating Unit Share your comments
Shell has introduced gas to its Prelude FLNG unit.
1:23 PM EST | June 13, 2018