Government announces fuel security review

Liquid fuel, such as petrol, diesel and jet fuel, accounts for 37 per cent of Australia’s energy use, including 98 per cent of transport needs. “The assessment is the prudent and proper thing
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Ichthys imports LNG for cooldown

The facilities must be chilled before production can begin, typically by using fuel from other sites, indicating the plant is getting closer to starting output. According to
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Cooper awarded Gippsland permit

The permit adjoins the company’s VIC/L21 licence which holds the depleted Patricia-Baleen gas field and its associated subsea production infrastructure. The exploration permit is located in close
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Leigh Creek modules complete

The aboveground plant workshop fabrication by Ottoway Engineering and other contractors is complete and is ready for mobilisation and final site fabrication. Once the Activity Notification (AN) process
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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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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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Santos delivers Scotia

Initial full field production exceeds 40 TJ/day, in line with expectations. The project, situated in the Bowen Basin, 340 km northwest of Brisbane, will supply about 70 TJ/d at peak production in late
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Woodside nears Wheatstone win

At the end of the Q3 FY18, Train 2 was 97 per cent complete with all construction systems completed and handed over to commissioning. Acid gas removal unit degreasing and main refrigerant compressor mechanical
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NT fracking moratorium lifted

Mr Gunner said implementation of the recommendations of the final report of the inquiry would now begin so that Territorians could benefit from the creation of new jobs while protecting our unique natural
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