Wholesale gas STTM launched
Thu, 2 September 2010
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has launched the market-based wholesale gas balancing mechanism at hubs in Sydney and Adelaide.
WA gets gas supply boost
Tue, 31 August 2010
Santos has announced that it will develop new gas supplies for the Western Australian domestic market by developing and producing gas from the Halyard and Spar fields, which it owns with Apache Energy.
Register now for SEAAOC 2010!
Fri, 27 August 2010
The 16th annual South East Asia Australia Offshore Conference will take place in Darwin from 22–24 September 2010.
National Power signs up for gas supply
Thu, 26 August 2010
Eastern Star Gas (ESG) has announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been assigned to National Power for supply of gas to a proposed new gas-fuelled power station in northern New South Wales.
Compensating for the Joule-Thomson effect
Wed, 25 August 2010
When choosing a direct electric heater, it is important to take many factors into consideration, including the Joule-Thomson (J–T) effect. Grimwood can analyze your process conditions to accurately confirm the true J-T effect based on the gas composition.
ENA Gas Seminar looks to the future
Wed, 25 August 2010
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) Gas Seminar will be held in Canberra on 12 October 2010 at Old Parliament House.
Potential benefits of consolidation: Origin
Wed, 25 August 2010
Origin Energy Managing Director Grant King has said that with all of the Gladstone-area LNG projects at a similar phase of development, now is the time for companies to discuss the potential benefits of consolidating or combining project assets, both upstream and downstream.
WA gas policy harmful, says Apache
Wed, 25 August 2010
Apache Energy has spoken out against Western Australia’s domestic gas reservation policy and the negative impact it is having on the local gas industry.
Gas discovery a coup for Pluto project
Wed, 25 August 2010
Woodside Petroleum has scored a major coup for the expansion of its $A13 billion Pluto LNG Project after a significant gas discovery off the Western Australian coast.
Pipeline investment for Simplot upgrade
Wed, 25 August 2010
The Tasmanian Government will invest $A2 million in a new natural gas pipeline as part of a re-elected Labor Government upgrade of the Simplot vegetable processing plant in Ulverstone.
Methanex secures supply for Motunui
Tue, 24 August 2010
Methanex Corporation’s New Zealand arm has finalised gas contracts with a number of Taranaki-based suppliers to allow its Motunui methanol plant to continue operating until the end of 2011.
AWEsome discoveries lead to Synergy sales contract
Thu, 19 August 2010
Western Australian energy retailer Synergy is set to receive up to 38 PJ of gas after signing a new sales contract with AWE Limited.
NZ Government seeks reserves reporting revamp
Tue, 17 August 2010
The New Zealand Government has released an options paper aimed at improving the quality of information available about the country’s petroleum reserves.
Council calls for gas plan
Wed, 11 August 2010
The Tasmanian roll-out of the national broadband network has brought the Hobart City Council to urge state and federal governments to incorporate natural gas pipelines in the plans.
BTEX ban hailed by CSG industry
Wed, 11 August 2010
The coal seam gas (CSG) industry will support moves by the Queensland Government to ban the use of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) in fraccing operations, according to the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA).
Metgasco considers options for excess gas
Wed, 11 August 2010
Metgasco is considering various options to commercialise its excess reserves of coal seam gas, after the company announced it had more than sufficient to supply the proposed Richmond Valley Power Station.
New LNG project for Kimberley
Wed, 11 August 2010
LNG Limited and Oil Basins Limited have entered into a strategic alliance agreement to jointly investigate the development of an LNG project in northwestern Australia, to be known as the Kimberley LNG Project.
New design for power station
Wed, 11 August 2010
HRL subsidiary, Dual Gas, will redesign its proposed power station at Morwell, Victoria – fuelled by a combination of syngas and natural gas – to meet new emissions standards.
Call for natural gas blueprint
Wed, 11 August 2010
In light of Australia’s oil self-sufficiency dropping to approximately fifty per cent, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has called on government leaders to establish a taskforce for the implementation of natural gas.
FLEX and Saipem sign MoU for FLNG
Tue, 3 August 2010
FLEX LNG and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for exclusive cooperation towards the development of a floating LNG (FLNG) project for FLEX’s Australian offshore gas reserves.
Stuart’s serious shale potential
Tue, 3 August 2010
Stuart Petroleum has received advice that its PEL 516, located in South Australia’s Cooper Basin, could contain 38–60 trillion cubic feet of shale gas-in-place.
Chevron releases Wheatstone draft EIS
Thu, 29 July 2010
Chevron has released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Wheatstone LNG Development, to be located near Onslow on the Pilbara coast, Western Australia.
Queensland appoints first Gas Commissioner
Wed, 28 July 2010
The Bligh Government has appointed Kay Gardiner as Queensland Gas Commissioner to monitor and guide development of the state’s gas market in the context of the emerging LNG industry.
GippsTAFE gets set for new gas training centre
Tue, 27 July 2010
Gippsland TAFE will open a new state-of-the-art centre Energy Training Centre worth $19.2 million in Chadstone, Victoria, in 2012.
Harvey Norman to sell gas-to-electricity units
Tue, 20 July 2010
Harvey Norman has signed a contract to become a distributor of Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited’s 2 kilowatt BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
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