Woodside becomes Scarborough operator

Under the agreement, Woodside will become the operator on completion of Woodside’s purchase of ExxonMobil’s 50 per cent interest in the field. Furthermore, the agreement also outlines that: BHP
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ACCC authorises LNG coordination

According to the ACCC, the four LNG producers compete for a limited pool of skilled contractors and specialised equipment to conduct scheduled maintenance. “LNG producers can now schedule maintenance
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Chevron to shutdown Gorgon train

Chevron Vice President and CFO Pat Yarrington said that Gorgon Train 2 has a planned “pit stop”? in May for crews to replicate performance improvement modifications, with maintenance expected
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Wood signs Gorgon deal extension

Effective immediately, the two-year contract extends an agreement in place since 2015 and will continue to be delivered by Wood in Perth. The scope of the agreement covers engineering, design, construction
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Dorado-1 drilling underway

Since arriving on site, the rig successfully completed the ready to operate process, drilled the 36 inch (914.4 mm) conductor hole, finished running and cementing the 30 inch (762 mm) surface casing and
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Calls for trans-Carnarvon pipeline

Speaking at the conference yesterday, Chevron Australia Managing Director Nigel Hearne said a pipeline running from Woodside’s Scarborough field through to the Burrup Peninsula LNG hub – linking
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Woodside calls for action, not talk

Speaking at Woodside’s annual Investor Briefing Day yesterday, Mr Coleman said, “They’re going to have to be really quick because the train has left the station, they need to be running
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PRRT used as a bargaining chip

Industry sources have told the AFR that changes to the PRRT didn’t appear in the 2018-19 Budget in order to be used as a tool to negotiate with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, who have
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Equus moving forward

Basis for design for the development of the project has been completed, with Western Gas issuing a request for proposals to secure a world-class development partner. Project development services being
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