International

Billions more to be spent

Capital expenditure (capex) into Oceania’s conventional gas and coal bed methane (CBM) projects would add up to $48.6 billion and $4.6 billion respectively over the eight-year period. Conventional
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Industry must prepare for transition: Deloitte

Speaking at the Australasian Oil & Gas (AOG) Conference media breakfast in Perth yesterday, Deloitte Australia’s oil and gas leader Bernadette Cullinane discussed how unambiguously fitter, leaner
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Australia and US sign LNG alliance

The Australia-US Strategic Partnership on Energy in Indo-Pacific was recently signed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his recent visit to the US, according to
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Greater Sunrise dispute settled

Conciliation proceedings were conducted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 25 February 2018. The dispute arose over the maritime border between the countries, which
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PNG expansion on the cards

The meetings all but confirm that ExxonMobil’s PNG LNG Project and Total’s proposed Papua LNG Project will collaborate, with Oil Search holding significant stakes in each project and acting
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PNG LNG restarts ahead of schedule

Following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake, the supermajor shut down the two LNG trains at the PNG LNG plant near Port Moresby following the shut down of the Hides gas conditioning plant and Hides well pads
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Chevron reveals plans for Gorgon expansion

The Gorgon Joint Venture (JV) announced on 14 April that it would be proceeding with Gorgon Stage Two Project (GS2), with drilling anticipated to commence next year. The additional Gorgon subsea facilities
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AWE farms out NZ permit

The permit is located southeast of New Plymouth in a prolific gas producing region, and includes the planned Kohatukai-1 well. The well is scheduled to be drilled in Q4 2018 to test the dual objectives
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Hydrogen offers potential for new export industry

We are seeing advancements in renewably produced fuels potentially opening up both domestic and international markets to Australia at a time when there is great uncertainty about the future of energy supply
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