East Australia faces gas supply shortfall by 2019
Australia’s LNG exports may be prioritised over domestic demand, leaving the east of the country with a gas supply shortfall.
4 June 2015
Ichthys faces six-month delay, says WoodMac
Japan’s Inpex insists Ichthys, its giant Australian export project, is on schedule for startup in December 2016, but energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie thinks otherwise.
28 May 2015
Collapse looms as Aussie resource boom unwinds
The imminent completion of several LNG projects combined with a strong currency and low oil prices means Australia faces a lean period in terms of oil and gas investment.
7 May 2015
Gloss starts to fade on Australia’s LNG boom
Low oil prices have slashed the projected revenues from Australia’s new LNG projects, increasing the likelihood of industry collaboration or even consolidation.
30 April 2015FLNG could prove ‘lifesaver’ for Australian LNG
FLNG technology offers a way forward for Australian LNG, providing the opportunity to develop small and stranded offshore fields, industry representatives say.
24 March 2015
East Timor ready to buy Sunrise stake to keep it onshore
The Timorese government has offered to buy Woodside Energy’s stake in the Greater Sunrise fields to make sure an LNG plant is built onshore.
13 March 2015Majors line up to partner with Linc Energy in SA gas venture
Australia’s Linc Energy has been approached by about 70 companies – including global majors and national oil companies – about farming into its potentially vast shale oil and gas reserves in Sou
24 January 2013
Karoon-Conoco JV upbeat on LNG from Browse Basin
Interfax spoke to James Wootton, Karoon Gas Australia’s head of investor relations and corporate affairs, to learn more about its drilling programme with ConocoPhillips and ambitions for LNG exports
21 January 2013Federal minister stymies Apache drilling plans offshore WA
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has rejected an application from United States energy company Apache Corporation to undertake seismic exploration drilling near the Ningaloo Reef offshore Weste
16 January 2013Beach, Blue Energy secure dominant gas exploration acreage south of Gladstone
Beach Energy and its joint venture (JV) partner Blue Energy have been granted two sizeable exploration permits in Queensland’s onshore Maryborough Basin, giving them a dominant acreage in the region
10 January 2013Blips continue to dog nascent East Coast gas trading market
The cause of a gas trading anomaly in eastern Australia’s Short Term Trading Market (STTM) in November – the third time such an event has occurred – remains unknown, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.
7 January 2013BG taps US Exim Bank for QCLNG construction
BG Group has secured a $1.8 billion loan from the United States Export-Import Bank to support the export of US services and equipment for the Queensland Curtis LNG development.
2 January 2013WA gas discoveries keep coming for Chevron
Chevron has announced two new gas discoveries in Western Australia’s offshore Carnarvon Basin, bringing the number of gas finds that the United States major has made in Australia since mid-2009 to 1
2 January 2013Internal strife could harm Aussie LNG boom
Thanks to its oil and gas wealth, Australia is at the start of a long-lasting economic boom. However, a complex state and federal governance framework, as well as heavy costs, risk cutting off the rush before it peaks.
17 December 2012BHP, PetroChina in $1.6 billion Browse deal
PetroChina and BHP have reached a $1.63 dollar deal which will see the Chinese major replace BHP in Australia’s embattled Browse LNG project.
12 December 2012Santos farms into Northern Territory’s McArthur Basin
Australia’s Santos has farmed into prospective shale gas and oil resources in the Northern Territory’s (NT’s) McArthur Basin, in a move which further diversifies the gas group’s reserve potential for domestic and export supply.
12 December 2012Majors circle Nexus interests in Browse Basin’s Crux
Nexus Chief Executive Lucio Della Martina talks about the potential sale of its 17% stake in the Crux joint venture, as well as the future strategic direction of the company.
23 November 2012Australia backs LNG exports as supply crunch looms
Australia’s new energy white paper prioritises LNG exports as a way of building national wealth, but regulatory reform will be necessary to avoid a domestic gas supply crunch.
9 November 2012France’s Total the latest major lured by Aussie shale gas
French energy major Total has entered the nascent Australian shale gas market in a $190 million farm-in deal with local explorer Central Petroleum.
7 November 2012CNOOC builds Aussie gas presence with upstream stake
Australian authorities have given the green light to China National Offshore Oil Corp. to build a presence in eastern Australia’s upstream gas sector after approving a stake increase in Exoma Energy’s exploration project in Central Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
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