South Australia announces energy plan

The government says the $550 million plan will increase security, boost competition and put downward pressure on prices. The plan involves: Building a government-owned 250 MW gas-fired power plant to
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Woodside questions APPEA focus

Mr Coleman questioned the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association’s (APPEA) policy positions regarding the east coast, as well as gas reservation and climate change. “While
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Cooper shakes up executive level

Mr Gordon has been Executive Director since joining the company in 2012, following the merger with Somerton Energy, and will continue to work at Cooper in a non-executive capacity. “Hector Gordon’s
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Chevron appeals ATO bill

In April, a Federal Court full bench unanimously rejected Chevron’s appeal against an ATO ruling that it used an intra-company loan to avoid tax on its Australian operations. It was expected that
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Gasfields Commission set for revamp

The Gasfields Commission and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 was introduced on Wednesday this week and will aim at better serving landholders, communities and the onshore gas industry. “The
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Budget review: cooking with gas

The Turnbull Government has allocated $5.2 million to a cost-benefit analysis study into the construction of gas pipelines from the Northern Territory and Western Australia to the east coast, through the
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Prelude on track for 2018 start-up

The timeline was confirmed by Shell’s Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl in the company’s first quarter results. “Prelude remains on schedule, we’ve indicated that start-up was
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Arrow enters Tipton FEED

Located 30 km west of Dalby in Queensland’s Surat Basin, the project involves a significant upgrade of existing facilities and would more than double production capacity from Tipton to more than
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Central inks gas sale agreement

Under the GSA, Central as operator has the right to supply gas from Mereenie, Dingo or Palm Valley, and is structured as a delivered $AUD fixed price gas supply contract (subject to escalation based on
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