APA to buy and upgrade Orbost plant

Under the terms of the HoA, the two companies have agreed to exclusively negotiate APA’s acquisition, upgrade and operation of the Orbost Gas Processing Plant in Victoria in conjunction with Cooper’s
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Ichthys FPSO secured

The massive 336 m long FPSO, named Ichthys Venturer, is longer than three soccer fields and is an engineering masterpiece, designed for 40 years of operations without dry dock. “The safe
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EnerMech lands Prelude work

The Prelude FLNG contract will be administered from EnerMech’s Henderson base in Perth while engineering and service support will be provided from regional facilities across Australia, including
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WATCH: Ichthys power plant up and running

The project is now a step closer to becoming the world’s first LNG plant to use combined cycle technology. The milestone is a significant step towards power generation at the Project’s onshore
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Woodside secures funds

This represents the first stage of Woodside’s $2.5 billion equity raising, which aims to provide for the acquisition of an addition 50 per cent stake in the Scarborough gas field; and for general
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Woodside signals LNG expansion

Woodside has agreed to buy ExxonMobil’s 50 per cent stake in Scarborough for up to $744 million, which would take Woodside’s stake up to 75 per cent, with part of that due pending a final investment
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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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Ichthys on track for LNG production

Reuters reported last week that Ichthys has already started trial operations at the liquefaction and export plant at Bladin Point, with an INPEX spokesperson saying the plan to begin production
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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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