APLNG starts up first gas generator

The start-up of the generator, designed to provide electrical power to the Curtis Island LNG facility, follows the completion of the project pipeline and first gas arriving at the LNG facility earlier
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VIDEO: Newcastle LNG facility enters commissioning

The milestone means AGL remains on track to deliver the fully operational $310 million gas storage facility by mid-2015. The 1.5 PJ LNG storage tank will be used to support local gas supplies during times
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Chevron cuts Atwood offshore contract

The Atwood Osprey, under contract at the Iago 1B well as part of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, offshore Western Australia, parted several mooring lines and drifted approximately 5.5
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Mooring installation underway at Ichthys

The pile, measuring about 66 m long and weighing more than 450 t, was driven into the seabed in a water depth of 250 m. Ichthys Project Managing Director Louis Bon said that installation of the complex
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APLNG pushes back first LNG target

While Origin had previously flagged a mid-2015 start-up date for the project, the delay in shifting the timetable back a quarter is not expected to represent a full three-month change. LNG from the project’s
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VIDEO: First module for Gorgon’s Train 3 delivered

All hydrotesting activities on the four monoethylene glycol tanks required for Train 1 start-up have been completed, while 16 of the 17 modules for Train 2 are on their foundations. Development of the
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Fortescue looks to run Pilbara fleet on gas

Fortescue Metals Group Development Director Peter Meurs told the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) 2015 Conference that the company is looking to run its whole WA iron
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