Drilling and exploration
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Exxon closes in on drilling Dory prospect
ExxonMobil could begin drilling its massive Dory prospect in Bass Strait this week, in what could be one of the largest gas discoveries seen in the region for decades.
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Esso begins gas exploration program
Esso Deepwater Gippsland, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has commenced a new offshore gas exploration drilling program in the Gippsland Basin.
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Santos develops fourth Cooper rig
Santos has begun operating a fourth rig in the Cooper Basin to further exploration for natural gas.
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Barikewa-3 well strikes gas
Joint venture (JV) partners Santos, Oil Search and Cue have discovered a significant gas resource in the Barikewa-3 well in Papua New Guinea.
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Galilee shows potential
The Australian reported exploration in the region, which is yet to have any commercial gas reserves proved up, has seen pipeline operators begin preliminary talks to build connectors to the east coast grid. Companies currently exploring the region include Galilee Energy, Vintage Energy and Comet Ridge, which recently reported that they believed the expanse showed significant potential. The news comes after Venice Energy predicted new gas shortages on the east coast could emerge as early as the middle of 2019,…
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Real Energy completes diagnostic fracture injection test
Real Energy has completed a diagnostic fracture injection test (DFIT) on the Tamarama-3 well at its Cooper Basin-located Windorah Gas Project.
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Cooper Sole-3 flow-back testing proves successful
Cooper Energy's first two production wells for its Sole Gas Project (Sole-3) have experienced successful testing of clean up and flow-back operations.
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Barossa contracts secured
The Barossa-Caldita Joint Venture has made progress on the front end engineering and design (FEED) phase of the Barossa offshore project with the award of three major engineering contracts.
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