Woodside completes Scarborough acquisition

With the acquisition completed, Woodside now holds a 75 per cent interest in WA-1-R and a 50 per cent interest in WA-61-R, WA-62-R and WA-63-R. These leases include the Scarborough, Thebe and Jupiter gas
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Galilee spuds Glenaras 10

The Easternwell Rig 101 commenced drilling operations last Friday, marking the beginning of its multi-lateral pilot program in the Glenaras Gas Project. The approximately six-week program will see Galilee
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PNG LNG restarts ahead of schedule

Following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake, the supermajor shut down the two LNG trains at the PNG LNG plant near Port Moresby following the shut down of the Hides gas conditioning plant and Hides well pads
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SA’s new Energy Minister welcomed by APPEA

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) congratulated Mr van Holst Pellekaan on the appointment and welcomed the successful election of the new Liberal government on
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P’nyang resources tripled

The certified 1C gross contingent gas resource has more than tripled, to 3.51 Tcf, while the certified 2C gross contingent gas resource has increased to 4.36 Tcf. “Combined with gas resources in
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New Zealand halts offshore exploration

“There will be no further offshore oil and gas exploration permits granted,”? said Ms Ardern. Minister for Energy and Resources Dr Megan Woods said no current projects will be affected by the
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Future Fuels secures funding

The combined investment from the Commonwealth, Australia’s Energy Industry and Universities (cash and in-kind support) will total more than $90 million over the life of the program. The Future Fuels
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AWE farms out NZ permit

The permit is located southeast of New Plymouth in a prolific gas producing region, and includes the planned Kohatukai-1 well. The well is scheduled to be drilled in Q4 2018 to test the dual objectives
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Chevron reveals plans for Gorgon expansion

The Gorgon Joint Venture (JV) announced on 14 April that it would be proceeding with Gorgon Stage Two Project (GS2), with drilling anticipated to commence next year. The additional Gorgon subsea facilities
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