Comet Ridge awaits permit renewal from NSW Gov

Comet Ridge has advised it is waiting for word from the New South Wales Government for the intentions on the renewal of PEL 6 and PEL 427 after the Future of Gas Statement was published last month.
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Strike undeterred by COVID-19 challenges

Strike Energy chairman John Poynton has described 2020 as a year like no other in the history of the company, but one where it has overcome significant challenges. Read More

Squadron acquires Port Kembla LNG terminal

Squadron Energy, owned by Western Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, now owns 100 per cent of Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) after buying out Japanese joint venture partners JERA and Marubeni.
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Waitsia JV edges closer to stage two

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has started the approval process for stage two of Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy’s Waitsia gas project.
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Santos awards contracts to Downer

Downer has been awarded a number of contracts in the oil and gas sector with Santos and at the Darwin liquified natural gas facility in the Northern Territory.
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Oil Search records 4% production boost

Oil Search has reported that total company production during the second quarter was 7.89 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), including 6.4 mmboe from the Papua New Guinea LNG project. Read More

NOPSEMA approves BP Ironbark drilling plan

BP has been given the green light by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) to drill the Ironbark-1 exploration well in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.
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Melbana on track to begin drilling program

Melbana Energy has advanced its planning to drill two wells in Block 9, onshore Cuba, after receiving the first payment from Sonangol as part of the farm-in agreement.

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