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Engineering firm on the move and growing fast

Thu, 2 February 2012 Continuing growth in the oil and gas sectors has sparked a period of record growth for national engineering and surveying firm Fyfe.

Mock ROV developed for offshore testing

Thu, 2 February 2012 Velocious Australia has added to its portfolio of subsea engineering and remote technology services through the development of a new mock remotely operated vehicle.

Inpex and Total announce Ichthys FID

Fri, 13 January 2012 Inpex Corporation and Total S.A. have today confirmed the final investment decision on the $A32 billion Ichthys LNG Project, with first production targeted at the end of 2016.

Orders in for world’s largest FLNG

Thu, 12 January 2012 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation has received orders for three compressor trains and a power generation system for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Project, located approximately 200 km offshore the coast of Western Australia.

New year sees start of new offshore regulators

Mon, 9 January 2012 Two new offshore regulating bodies – the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator – have completed their first week of operation.

New Zealand gas finds buyer

Thu, 8 December 2011 Vector has entered into a new agreement with TAG Oil (NZ) Limited (TAG) to purchase up to 3.5 PJ/a of gas from the Sidewinder field until 31 December 2014.

CSG to power vegetable production project

Wed, 7 December 2011 Dart Energy has signed a gas sales agreement with Maria’s Farm Veggies in the Fullerton Cove area near Newcastle, New South Wales, to supply gas for a state-of-the-art horticultural glasshouse project.

New APPEA Chairman and board announced

Mon, 28 November 2011 The Board of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has announced the election of David Knox as Chairman and Rob Cole as Vice Chairman.

UCG development plan for Indonesia

Mon, 28 November 2011 Cougar Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indonesian mining company PT Medco Energi Mining International (MedcoEnergi) to assess and identify coal deposits in Indonesia suitable for application of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology, and to undertake the preparation of a preliminary study for their commercial development.

Company news: Falcon, Woodside, Adelaide, APLNG, John Holland, Santos

Wed, 23 November 2011 International company Falcon Oil and Gas are hot on the heels of Beach Energy’s shale success, having successfully produced gas at each shale interval during its testing program of the Shenandoah-1 well, located in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory.

Offshore exploration permits awarded

Tue, 22 November 2011 Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson has awarded nine new offshore exploration permits, enabling petroleum exploration investment worth $A380 million.

CSG first in NZ

Mon, 21 November 2011 L&M Energy has drilled New Zealand’s first in-coal seam lateral well as part of its Ohai CSG Pilot Project in New Zealand.

New CNG station expands NGV network

Encana Natural Gas has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) station in southern Alberta, Canada.

Beach makes a move on Adelaide Energy

Mon, 7 November 2011 Beach Energy has launched a takeover bid for Adelaide Energy, priced at $A0.20 a share, as the company progresses plans for unconventional exploration in the Cooper Basin.

A new shift in the global energy scene: Australian shale

Beach Energy’s Holdfast-1 well became Australia’s first exploratory shale gas well in South Australia’s Cooper Basin on 12 July 2011. Gas Today Associate Editor Lauren Molan speaks with Managing Director Reg Nelson to discuss how the junior explorer turned an unconventional idea into a real-life revolution, and sheds light on the future of Australia’s newly established shale industry.

Striking a claim on shale

Fri, 4 November 2011 A joint venture between Beach Energy, Senex Energy and Strike Energy will begin a shale gas exploration program in the Cooper Basin, located in South Australia, in 2012.

Gas supply agreement supports field commercialisation

Thu, 13 October 2011 A joint venture between ERM Power, Empire Oil and Gas, and Wharf Resources has entered into a gas supply agreement to sell 15,000 terajoules of gas to Alcoa from the Gingin West-1 and Red Gully-1 gas fields located in Western Australia’s onshore Perth Basin.