Valmec wins pipe works

Valmec reached two agreements with APA Group, the first being the construction of a compressor station at the Murrin Murrin facility on the Goldfields Gas Pipeline in Western Australia. The second agreement
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Woodside planning Pluto expansion

At Pluto, feasibility studies on small-scale and mid-scale (0.7 to 1.5 MMt/a) LNG trains were concluded, broadening the options for capacity enhancement at the project. Studies on a pipeline connection
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Mira begins production

The Mira-6/2 horizontal-vertical well combination was brought online by APLNG in December last year and commenced producing gas after two days. This combination and the other three vertical wells (Mira-3,
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CoAG report: gas prices moderating

The report finds that, after increasing in 2016, wholesale gas prices for large industrial customers fell in all east coast states in 2017. “In 2017, the media often reported anecdotes about contract
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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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AEMO calls for more supply

With average consumption of 50 GJ/a, Victorians use more gas for cooking, heating and hot water than households in any other state across Australia. Gas is also critical for power generation. Due to Hazelwood’s
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NGP construction resumes in the Top End

After a break over the wet season, McConnell Dowell’s project team on the Northern Gas Pipeline project in the Northern Territory is back on the ground to continue construction on the pipeline between
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APA extends east coast GTA

The contract extension provides for southerly services on APA’s East Coast Grid for an additional two years when the existing contract expires on 31 December 2018. The extension is expected to generate
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Casino Henry JV snaps up Minerva

The JV is made up of Cooper Energy, AWE Limited and Mitsui E&P Australia. The agreement, which is conditional on completion of regulatory approvals and assignments, provides for the transfer of the
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